Talabi Diabetes Center (TDC) is a not-for-profit grassroots oriented facility established in 2005 by the Olumuyiwa Talabi Family of Isara, in the Remo North Local Government area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The Center believes that diabetes is not a death knell; hence it is dedicated to ensuring that people with diabetes live a normal, productive and fulfilled life. To this end, AWARENESS CREATION, EDUCATION and CARE, are paramount to the Center.
The mission of the Center is to make a difference in the fight against diabetes: starting the combat at the grassroots.
Our vision is to overcome diabetes through the development of a sustainable, cost-effective and user-friendly intervention management strategy.
Diabetes is a serious complex condition which can affect the entire body. Diabetes requires daily self care and if complications develop, diabetes can have a significant impact on quality of life and can reduce life expectancy.
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (diabetes for short) in 1984, I did not attach any importance to the diagnosis. I just took diabetes as one of those diseases that will get cured after taking prescribed medications.
With these high hopes, I set out to look for a cure from far and near. Unfortunately, everywhere I went I got an unmistakable response of “NO CURE”! (It was in this process that I got to know that diabetes per se, is not a disease; but the manifestation of a diseased or compromised organ (the pancreas) of the body). Although this response to my search was devastating since I know that diabetes kills, I was encouraged by the assurance given by all that I can effectively manage the situation and live a fulfilled life as long as I wholeheartedly…
In 2006, The Center in collaboration with the Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Shagamu.
The Centre's Outreach activities are always preceded with Advocacy Visits to the kings, Community Heads and Leaders of towns and Communities
