Diabetes Karnataka 2026

About Conference

The DiabetesKarnataka-2026 conference is a pioneering event, bringing together clinicians from across Northern and Southern Karnataka on a single platform to advance medical education.

MedBel Global Healthcare & Research Foundation is proud to present this inaugural Conference, DiabetesKarnataka-2026, to be held at the Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Belagavi, on June 13th & 14th, 2026.

Our program features a comprehensive lineup of Orations, Keynote Addresses, Honor Lectures, and Plenary sessions, alongside interactive debates, workshops, and theme-based symposiums. We are also pleased to offer specialized hands-on training sessions.

Through collaborative discussion, we are dedicating specific sessions and topics to meet the interests of our participating Pharmaceutical, Technology, and industry partners.A distinguished "galaxy" of eminent national and international speakers will headline this two-day event.

DiabetesKarnataka is a program with high practice impact from a team with high credibility. The program is designed to provide doctors with sessions that are relevant to practice, with a focus on learning newer therapies and skills while honing and strengthening existing ones. DiabetesKarnataka provides a special opportunity for the industry to showcase itself and connect, interact and network with healthcare professionals. We have worked hard to ensure that physical and online connect with stakeholders is unmatched.

We look forward for your continued collaboration and association with MedBel.

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Highlights of Conference

Unlock a unique blend of global innovation and local expertise. We’ve handpicked our faculty and scientific content to tackle your toughest clinical dilemmas, ensuring every session provides maximum relevance for practitioners. We have integrated the collective experience of a world-class faculty into a program designed to maximize the clinical utility of recent developments in Diabetology and Endocrinology. These interactive learning experiences are curated to elevate your clinical decision-making and advance your practice to the next level. These include:

  • Keynote address
  • Orations by eminent personalities
  • Plenary sessions featuring expert panels discussing different aspects of diabetes
  • Workshops for hands-on learning and skill development
  • Debates on controversial topics related to diabetes management and treatment
  • Networking opportunities for attendees to connect with peers, researchers, and industry experts
  • Symposia focusing on specific topics or areas within research and management
  • Basic science and research methodology workshop

Organising Core Committee

Dr. Girish K Sonwalkar

President - Organising Core Committee

Dr. Girish K Sonwalkar

President - Organising Core Committee

Dr. Saiyadali A A

Secretary - Organising Core Committee

Dr. Saiyadali A A

Secretary - Organising Core Committee

Organising Committee

Dr. Madhav Prabhu

Chairman

Dr. Madhav Prabhu

Chairman

Dr. Varadaraj Gokak

Co-Chairman

Dr. Varadaraj Gokak

Co-Chairman

Dr. Vanishri Ganakumar

Co-Chairman

Dr. Vanishri Ganakumar

Co-Chairman

Dr. Raghavendra D Sagar

Member

Dr. Raghavendra D Sagar

Member

Scientific Committee

Dr. Vikrant Ghatnatti

Chairman

Dr. Vikrant Ghatnatti

Chairman

Dr. Arathi Darshan

Co-Chairman

Dr. Arathi Darshan

Co-Chairman

Dr. Manjunath Goroshi

Member

Dr. Manjunath Goroshi

Member

Dr. Uday N A

Member

Dr. Uday N A

Member

Registration Committee

Dr. Sanjay Kambar

Chairman

Dr. Sanjay Kambar

Chairman

Dr. Smita Koujalgi

Co-Chairman

Dr. Smita Koujalgi

Co-Chairman

Dr. Naveen Golabhavi

Member

Dr. Naveen Golabhavi

Member

Dr. Tazyeen Saher

Member

Dr. Tazyeen Saher

Member

Stage & Cultural Committee

Dr. Basavaraj A Bijjargi

Chairman

Dr. Basavaraj A Bijjargi

Chairman

Dr. Soumya Maste

Co-Chairman

Dr. Soumya Maste

Co-Chairman

Dr. Shweta G Sonwalkar

Member

Dr. Shweta G Sonwalkar

Member

Dr. Dnyanesh N Morkar

Member

Dr. Dnyanesh N Morkar

Member

Transportation & Accommodation Committee

Dr. Vijaymahantesh Nidagundi

Chairman

Dr. Vijaymahantesh Nidagundi

Chairman

Dr. Vilas Honnakatti

Co-Chairman

Dr. Vilas Honnakatti

Co-Chairman

Dr. Sooraj Patil

Member

Dr. Sooraj Patil

Member

Dr. Amar Patil

Member

Dr. Amar Patil

Member
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Registration

Doctors
Standard Rate Valid till 12th June 2026

₹1,000.00

Above price is inclusive of 18% GST

  • Delegate Kit
  • Admission to Scientific Sessions
  • Participation Certificates
  • CME Credit Hours
  • Food Coupons
Corporate Delegates & Healthcare Professionals
Standard Rate Valid till 12th June 2026

₹2,500.00

Above price is inclusive of 18% GST

  • Delegate Kit
  • Admission to Scientific Sessions
  • Food Coupons
Students
Standard Rate Valid till 12th June 2026

₹1,000.00

Above price is inclusive of 18% GST

  • Delegate Kit
  • Admission to Scientific Sessions
  • Participation Certificates
  • Food Coupons
Conference Agenda

Scientific Program

  • Day 1 13 Jun 2026
  • Day 2 14 Jun 2026

Day 1 - Sat, 13 June 2026

Hall A

Registration

02:30 pm - 02:50 pm
Registration
Opening Remarks

02:50 pm - 03:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Basics of Diabetes
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Mahantashetty B S, Dr. (Lt. Col.) Pawan Kumar, Dr. Laxman Jambagi

03:00 pm - 03:20 pm
Basics of Diabetes
Dr. Ramesh Doddanavar

Glucagon
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Naren Nimbal, Dr. Suresh Bhate, Dr. Hafiz Z F

03:20 pm - 03:40 pm
An Overview
Dr. Akashkumar N Singh

Type 1 DM Symposia
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Babu Rajendra Naik, Dr. Meenakshi B R, Dr. Shaila Pachapure, Dr. Mohith N

03:40 pm - 04:00 pm
Optimum Care for T1D in India in different resource settings
Dr. Archana Sarda

Keynote Address
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Dixit M D, Dr. Darshan, Dr. Chandrashekhar Kachapur

04:00 pm - 04:20 pm
How to Transform Healthcare
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty

Symposia
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Vijay Desai, Dr. Uday Bande, Dr. Ajit Kanakaraddi

04:20 pm - 04:40 pm
Clearing the air around inhaled Insulin
Dr. Neeta Deshpande

Nutrition Symposia
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Sanjay Kambar, Dr. Sourabh Hiremath, Dr. Chetan Ganteppanavar, Dr. Vanishri Ganakumar

04:40 pm - 05:00 pm
Nutritional Strategies to Blunt Postprandial Hyperglycemia
Ms. Natasha Vora

Symposia
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Rekha Patil, Dr. Vijay Hanchinal, Dr. Prakash Babliche, Dr. Shambhulinga Purad

05:00 pm - 05:20 pm
Pharmaceutical Quality
Dr. Kamini Desai

Break - High Tea

05:20 pm - 05:30 pm
Break - High Tea
Diabetes and Fertility
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Praveenkumar Kusubi, Dr. Shobhana Patted, Dr. Shweta Sonwalkar, Dr. Shweta Ghatnatti

05:30 pm - 05:50 pm
Sugar, Sperm and Silence: The unspoken epidemic of Diabetes stealing Fatherhood
Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Mantravadi

Diabetes & Hypertension
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Naveen Angadi, Dr. Swamy K, Dr. Mahantesh Gadag, Dr. Pavan Patil

05:50 pm - 06:10 pm
How low should we go? Key learnings on Intensive BP control in Diabetes and Hypertension
Dr. Suraj Kubihal

Panel Discussion - Obesity
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Neeta Deshpande

06:10 pm - 06:40 pm
Panel Discussion - Obesity
Dr. Basavaraj Patil
Dr. Manjunath Goroshi
Dr. Vanishri Ganakumar
Dr. Vikrant B Ghatnatti
Ms. Mamta A H
Ms. Natasha Vora

Keynote Address
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Kiran Aithal, Dr. Nargund K L, Dr. Ramesh Dodabhangi, Dr. Santosh Chikkodi

06:40 pm - 07:00 pm
Diabesity and Cardiovascular Risk
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal

Inauguration

07:00 pm - 07:30 pm
Inauguration
Oration
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Mallikarjun V Jali, Dr. Sudhir Jambagi, Dr. Prakash K Phadnis

07:30 pm - 08:00 pm
Changing landscape of Diabetes Management - Challenges to a Physician
Dr. Aravind Sosale

Gala Dinner - Close for the day

08:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Gala Dinner - Close for the day

Day 2 - Sun, 14 June 2026

Hall A

Diagnostics in Diabetes
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Arun Byakodi, Dr. Mallikarjun A P, Dr. Akash N, Dr. Vivek Tirlapur

09:15 am - 09:25 am
Clinical Dry Chemistry Analyser
Mr. Babu

From evidence to impact
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Desai V N, Dr. Vijaykumar Bhavi, Dr. Sangamesh Asuti, Dr. Arun Patted

09:25 am - 09:40 am
Semaglutide in real world practice
Dr. Vikrant B Ghatnatti

Obesity and Bone
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Arathi Darshan, Dr. Jayaprakash Appajigol, Dr. Annappa Pangi

09:40 am - 10:00 am
An Overview
Dr. Nitin Kapoor

Oration
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Pattanashetti V M, Dr. Varadaraj Gokak, Dr. Santosh Hazare, Dr. Ravi Patil

10:00 am - 10:30 am
Gastroenterology and Diabetology at the crossroads
Dr. Nageshwar Reddy D

Symposia
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Manjunath Anakal, Dr. Goornavar S M, Dr. Avinash Patil, Dr. Subash Pujari

10:30 am - 10:50 am
Breaking through Insulin initiation barriers with premixes
Dr. Lohit Kumbar

Tea Break

10:50 am - 11:00 am
Tea Break
Debate: Sulphonylureas are obsolete in today's age for treatment of Diabetes
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Vanishri Ganakumar

11:00 am - 11:15 am
For
Dr. Nitinkumar B Agarwal

11:15 am - 11:30 am
Against
Dr. Soumya S Inamdar

Diabetes and Limbs
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Abhijit Gogte, Dr. Hemant Koujalgi, Dr. Rohini Kulkarni, Dr. Suresh B Angadi

11:30 am - 11:50 am
Diabetes Foot Care - For everyone Everywhere
Dr. Sunil V Kari

Language matters in Diabetes
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Suresh Bhate, Dr. Vinaykumar M, Dr. Krutika Morappanavar, Dr. Siddanna Kamat

11:50 am - 12:20 pm
What doctors need to know
Dr. Chitra Selvan

Diabetes and Neurology
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Wali G M, Dr. Sooraj Patil, Dr. Shridhar Kulkarni, Dr. Prakash Dharana

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
Cognition and Diabetes
Dr. Smitha Bhat

Diabetes and Kidney
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Nitinkumar B Agarwal, Dr. Rajendrakumar B Parakh, Dr. Chirag G, Dr. Jayaraj Sindhur

12:40 pm - 01:00 pm
The Silent Gap: Misdiagnosis, Missed Signals and the Diabetic Kidney
Dr. Sandeep G Huilgol

Panel Discussion
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Madhav Prabhu

01:00 pm - 01:30 pm
Early Diagnosis of End Organ Damage in Diabetes Mellitus
Dr. Mallikarjun S Khanpet
Dr. Sachin Mahuli
Dr. Varadaraj Gokak
Dr. Vijayanand B Metgudmath

Closing Remarks

01:30 pm - 01:45 pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Girish K Sonwalkar

Lunch and Close of the Conference

01:45 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunch and Close of the Conference
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Venue

Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, WGGJ+WMM, Kakati, Belagavi, Karnataka 591113, Karnataka - INDIA


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