A meeting was held in Cape Town on 2/12/2006, to establish Diabetes in Asia Study Group, to promote awareness of diabetes, to encourage research in the characterization of diabetes within the regions, to promote exchange of opinions, and foster advocacy. This group is a continuation of the Diabetes in Asia Conferences, a movement which was started in 1999.

Steering Committee
The new office bearers elected during the Nepal Conference:

President	Professor Samad Shera (Pakistan) Email
Vice President	Dr. Mahen Wijesuriya (Sri Lanka) Email
Secretary General	Dr. Arun Baksi (UK) Email
Treasurer	Dr. Abdullah Al Hamaq (Qatar) Email
Members	Professor Morsi Arab (Egypt) Email
	Professor Abdul Basit (Pakistan) Email
	Dr. Madhur Battarai (Nepal) Email
	Professor Akhtar Hussain (Norway) Email
	Dr. Shashank Joshi (India) Email
	Professor Hajera Mahtab (Bangladesh) Email
	Ms. Sharoud Al-Jundi Matthis (Qatar) Email
	Professor Viswnathan Mohan (India) Email
	Professor Adel Al Sayed (Egypt) Email
	Dr. Aly El Sharif (Egypt) Email
	Professor Sidartawan Soegonda (Indonesia) Email
	Dr Zumin Shi (China) Email

Membership
Individuals within the fields of diabetes care, research, and advocacy will be eligible to be members of DASG.
Individuals wishing to be members should make a written application to the secretary, which will then be considered by the committee for approval.
The annual membership fee will be 10 $, payable to DASG.

Strategies to achieve the objectives

1. Holding periodic meetings and conferences.
2. Conducting studies to characterize the state of diabetes within the Asian Regions.
3. Promoting the publications of activities and guidelines.
4. Active involvement of governments and non governmental organizations.
5. Seeking active collaboration with national and international groups such as (IDF and WHO).
6. Encouraging the development of human resources to increase our capacity to fight diabetes in Asia.