WDD News

Go Blue for Breakfast

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 11:44

The World Diabetes Day 2014 campaign is asking everyone to Go Blue for Breakfast in November by organising a healthy breakfast activity in your local community to highlight the importance of eating healthy to help prevent type 2 diabetes and avoid the serious complications of the disease.

You can join the campaign by:

WDD 2014: Healthy eating and diabetes

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Wed, 05/14/2014 - 17:10

The World Diabetes Day 2014 campaign marks the first of a three-year (2014-16) focus on healthy living and diabetes. This year's activities and materials will specifically address the topic of healthy eating and its importance both in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and the effective management of diabetes to avoid complications.

Taking big steps - A look back at World Diabetes Day 2013

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Fri, 02/14/2014 - 14:26

World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2013 marked the fifth and final year of the 2009-2013 campaign on ‘Diabetes education and prevention’. The campaign’s outreach priority was to help local communities understand that diabetes is a global health threat with serious and far-reaching consequences by engaging them with important messages related to education and prevention.

World Diabetes Day - 14 days later

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 15:48

From Abu Dhabi to Zanzibar the world once again came together on 14 November to mark World Diabetes Day. In a powerful of display of unity around a shared cause, millions have been going blue for diabetes throughout the month of November, raising awareness of the ever-increasing threat posed by the diabetes pandemic and working to improve the lives of the 382 million people currently living with diabetes.

Message from the IDF President for World Diabetes Day

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Thu, 11/14/2013 - 09:47

Message from the IDF President

Today we mark World Diabetes Day. It is a day of celebration for those with diabetes who demonstrate that with access to the right diabetes care, education and essential medicines life can be lived to its fullest.

Diabetes: protect our future

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 16:15

Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day, the day that marks the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting and the opportunity for millions of people around the world to come together and produce a powerful and united voice calling on the world to act on diabetes to protect our future.

IDF Partner raises awareness and money for Life for a Child

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 10:05

Boehringer Ingelheim, a partner of the International Diabetes Federation will be  donating a further €25,000 to the Life for a Child (LFAC) programme to help children in need. This is the fifth year they have supported this programme.

Support our World Diabetes Day Thunderclap!

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 16:42

Help our World Diabetes Day message be heard by joining our World Diabetes Day Thunderclap initiative and showing your support for the millions of people with diabetes who do not have access to the care they need to manage their condition effectively.

Thunderclap is a website that allows people to pledge to Tweet or Facebook a message all on the same day and at the exact same time, in order to achieve the maximum effect. We need to reach at least 250 supporters at the latest on November 14, but the more supporters we get the more successful the campaign will be.

World Diabetes Day Activity Roundup

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 16:35

With 20 days to go to World Diabetes Day on 14 November, here is a selection of the latest planned activities that we've received from around the world:

40 days to World Diabetes Day - How you can mark the day

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Fri, 10/04/2013 - 17:09
With just 40 days to go to World Diabetes Day on 14 November, here's a reminder of some of the activities that you can do to mark the day in your area:
 
  • Pin a personality with the blue circle. Read more.
  • Light a monument or building in blue, the colour of the global symbol for diabetes awareness. Read more.

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