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GI expert receives award for significant contribution to diabetes movement

1 December 2009

Dr Neville Howard, President, Diabetes Australia-NSW has announced GI expert Professor Jennie Brand-Miller as the recipient of the 2009 Sir Kempson Maddox Award.

This prestigious award is given by Diabetes Australia-NSW each year to a person who has made a significant contribution to the diabetes movement and towards helping to improve the lives of people living with diabetes.

Professor Brand-Miller received the award at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney for her contribution to the diabetes movement on a national and international level.

A Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Sydney, Jennie’s research interests focus on all aspects of carbohydrates including diet and diabetes, insulin resistance and glycemic index (GI).

Professor Brand-Miller’s team of researchers are internationally recognised for their work on nutritional aspects of food carbohydrates while she has become one of the world’s leading authorities on GI, a ranking of carbohydrates in food according to their effect on blood glucose levels (BGLs) after eating.

The work of Professor Brand-Miller and her colleagues has seen the creation of the GI food labelling system, unheard of 30 years ago. A low GI diet has in recent years been found to help lower blood glucose levels in people with diabetes.

Professor Brand-Miller has co-authored a number of books for people with diabetes including ‘The New Glucose Revolution’ series - helping people to manage diabetes and pre-diabetes using the glycemic index.

“It is a great honour to present Diabetes Australia-NSW’s highest award to someone who has done so much for people living with diabetes,” said CEO Nicola Stokes.

“Jennie’s work embodies the purpose of Diabetes Australia-NSW to make a positive difference to the lives of people living with and at risk of diabetes and we look forward to her continued success.”

The Diabetes Australia-NSW Sir Kempson Maddox Award has been awarded since 1986 and is named in memory of Sir John Kempson Maddox, a founder of The Diabetic Association of Australia and a pioneer in diabetes treatment in the 1930’s.

Sir Kempson Maddox was knighted for his services to medicine in June, 1964.


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