The Global Challenge

All women with diabetes deserve the right to a healthy future

There are currently over 204 million women living with diabetes; a total that is projected to increase to 308 million by 2045.

Urban planning to reduce diabetes rates

"We must raise awareness of the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity, and incorporate healthy environments into urban planning."

Tips for the newly diagnosed

if you have been diagnosed with diabetes recently, it helps to have a plan of action to help you manage and get on top of your diabetes, says online information forum diabetes.co.uk.

Diabetes: A Global Emergency

It is of paramount importance that individuals and organisations working for the benefit of people with diabetes and people at risk of diabetes continue and strengthen their efforts.

The world needs a healthier diet to halt the type 2 diabetes epidemic

The health status of the world’s diet is poor, and we are all paying for it. Research from the IDF Diabetes Atlas estimates that every 6 seconds one person dies from diabetes. Yet, many of these 5 million lives could have been saved.

Lack of infrastructure a barrier to quality diabetes care in China

In a country like China, where one finds a quarter of all diabetes cases in the world, the government and its partners are continuously trying to catch-up with this growing and costly epidemic.

Tackling the diabetes epidemic in developing countries

Over 80% of the global diabetes population lives in developing countries, which have scarce resources and too many health priorities. Therefore people living with diabetes in these areas do not receive the care they need.

Improving diabetes care for children around the globe through international benchmarking

The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) has a very simple motto: “A better world for children with diabetes".

Education is key to beating the global diabetes challenge

The global diabetes challenge is expected to grow rapidly over the next few decades, prompting the need for more in-depth education on the condition.

Why political leadership and goodwill on diabetes is required now

With 387 million people living with diabetes globally the epidemic not only threatens individual health but presents itself as one of the greatest barriers today to better governance, sustainable development, economic growth and improved livelihoods.