Walgreens to speak at diabetes conference

Walgreens has announced its participation for the second year as a sponsor of Children with Diabetes (CWD), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and support to families living with type 1 diabetes, at their upcoming Friends for Life (FFL) conference.

The retailer will showcase several offerings and healthcare solutions for diabetes at the annual event, hosted July 9-14 in Orlando, Fla. 

Walgreens has an assortment of diabetes products and services like blood glucose meters and testing strips, at-home A1C test kits, and highly trained pharmacists that specialize in diabetes care.

As a part of the booth experience, Walgreens and Instacart are offering a pop-up shop with Walgreens brand diabetes supplies, first-aid essentials, sun care items, and more. The pop-up shop will utilize Instacart’s Scan & Pay technology, where customers may simply use their mobile device’s camera to scan product barcodes in their cart, then check out quickly using digital payment.

As part of its commitment to the event’s mission, Tracey D. Brown, executive vice president and president, Walgreens Retail and chief customer officer, and Shauna Markes-Wilson, Walgreens director of pharmacy and retail operations for the Georgia/Florida North region, will be speaking at the conference. Walgreens will also highlight how it is driving clinical trials in diabetes.

Walgreens talent acquisition team will also be on-site to speak to fellows in endocrinology, recent Ph.D. graduates, and healthcare professionals to continue its commitment to embed itself into the diabetes community.