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For people living with diabetes, access to affordable treatment, including insulin, is critical to their survival.

We asked people living with diabetes what they need most support with to manage their condition and over 1 in 3 answered exercise & lifestyle.

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Diabetes - Education to protect tomorrow.

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Explore the World Diabetes Day events around the world!

Access free diabetes education

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How to get involved!

SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT DIABETES IN NOVEMBER!

World Diabetes Day is a global occasion on which people with diabetes, health professionals, diabetes advocates, media, the general public and government organisations unite to raise awareness of diabetes. Your participation – both in the build-up to and following 14 November – is key to the success of the campaign. Taking part can be exciting and hugely rewarding!

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2021-23 is Access to Diabetes Care. The focus of the campaign in 2022 is access to diabetes education, with the slogan “Education to protect tomorrow.”

You can support the call and raise awareness of the need for more diabetes education in a number of ways:

Take and share our education courses: boost your diabetes knowledge with free courses and training from the IDF School of Diabetes.

Support our call to action to policymakers by sending a letter to your national health minister or other policymaker through our online tool.

Support our survey on access to diabetes education: share our survey that explores access to diabetes education among healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes.

Display our visual assets: download and display posters, infographics and banners in your community.

Organise an event: walk in blue for diabetes, light up a local landmark or arrange a local diabetes fair. Submit your activities and images online.

Share a blue circle selfie: take a photo with the diabetes blue circle and share your diabetes story online.

If your region or community is observing physical distancing guidelines due to COVID-19, you can arrange online activities.

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Raise awareness of the impact of diabetes and the importance of physical activity.

Regular physical activity is an important part of diabetes management and reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Whether indoors or outdoors, every step counts to help stay healthy!

Join the Global Diabetes Walk, an initiative created by the World Diabetes Foundation in support of World Diabetes Day. Take to the streets to raise awareness of the impact of diabetes and the importance of physical activity. If outdoor activities in your community are restricted, walk or exercise in your home or workplace and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to join in.

Whichever way you exercise make sure to wear blue and show your support for World Diabetes Day and the "Education To Protect" campaign.

EXERCISE IN BLUE.

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Take charge of your diabetes care with our free online courses.

More than 90% of diabetes care is self-care. Do you have the knowledge to make informed decisions about your condition? This World Diabetes Day, take charge of your diabetes care with our free online courses.

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Get access to a free diabetes training.

1 in 9 people will have diabetes by 2030. Healthcare professionals are under pressure to provide the best care and protect tomorrow. How up-to-date is your knowledge? This World Diabetes Day access free diabetes training to find out:

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Support our call for greater access to education to stop the rise of diabetes and prevent complications.

More than half a billion people now live with diabetes. This World Diabetes Day, join our call for education to protect tomorrow. Support our call for greater access to education to stop the rise of diabetes and prevent complications.

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Highlight the importance of accessible and quality diabetes education to protect tomorrow.

To mark World Diabetes Day 2022 under the theme “education to protect tomorrow,” the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has launched a global survey to explore the levels of access that healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes have to diabetes education. 

If you are a healthcare professional or a person living with diabetes, we invite you to spare 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey. Your answers will help us inform World Diabetes Day 2022 activities and highlight the importance of accessible and quality diabetes education to protect tomorrow.

This research is being conducted anonymously by IDF’s independent research partner, Arlington Research.

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Access to diabetes care.

1 IN 10 ADULTS ARE NOW LIVING WITH DIABETES.

New figures from the 10th Edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas reveal that 537 million adults around the world are living with diabetes

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Over of 50% of type 2 diabetes is preventable.

DISCOVER DIABETES. Too few people could spot the signs of diabetes in their own families. Test to discover Diabetes to find out if you could spot it in yours.

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The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that as many as 212 million people, or half of all adults currently living with diabetes, are undiagnosed. Most of these have type 2 diabetes.

IDF has created an online diabetes risk assessment which aims to predict an individual’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next ten years. The test is based on the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) developed and designed by Adj. Prof Jaana Lindstrom and Prof. Jaakko Tuomilehto from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.

The test takes only a couple of minutes to complete. It is a quick, easy, and confidential way to find out your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Age over 50 Years.

The same considerations apply in this age group as those that apply individuals aged 20-50 years.

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Age 10 to 25 years.

The relative proportions of different types of diabetes in this age group differ by ethnic group.

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Know your risk of Type 2 diabetes!

The first step to preventing type 2 diabetes is knowing your risk. Find out through our interactive tool.

TAKE THE TEST.

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425 million people currently living with diabetes worldwide.

My Diabetes, my family. All in it together.

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Toolkit for developing a multisectoral action plan for non-communicable diseases: module 2: establishing stakeholder engagement and governance mechanisms.

To maintain a structured and well-organized implementation plan it is important to have a lead agency or sector. The ministry of health or a similar authority in government will be critical in facilitating development and implementation of the multisectoral action plan.

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Toolkit for developing a multisectoral action plan for non-communicable diseases: module 3: establishing a framework for action.

World Health Organization (WHO).