537 million people live with diabetes

1 in 10 people are living with diabetes

Get the latest updates on the management of diabetes complications and diabetes in crises at the IDF Virtual Congress 2023 - 4 to 7 December.

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Advocacy

Through coordinated advocacy at the global level and at the national level through our members, IDF works to effect change for the millions of people living with diabetes.

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Awareness

IDF awareness activities aim to keep diabetes firmly in the public spotlight and promote the importance of coordinated and concerted action to tackle the impact of the condition.

World Diabetes Day Insulin at 100

Education

IDF education initiatives aim to support the development of health professionals and improve understanding of the condition among people living with diabetes.

IDF School of Diabetes Understanding Diabetes

In focus

IDF Virtual Congress 2023

Join us on 4-7 December for four days of high-level virtual sessions on the management and treatment of diabetes complications and the impact of crisis situations on people with diabetes.

IDF 2023

World Diabetes Day

Know your risk, Know your response is the slogan for the World Diabetes Day 2023 campaign, which focuses on the importance of knowing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and highlighting the need to access the right information and care to manage diabetes-related complications.

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Oral agents and type 2 diabetes

A new free online course for healthcare professionals in the IDF School of Diabetes on the management of type 2 diabetes using oral glucose-lowering agents.

IDF School of Diabetes

IDF Diabetes Atlas

Get the latest epidemiological and diabetes-related impact data through our IDF Diabetes Atlas reports.

Atlas reports

Understanding Diabetes

Improve your understanding of diabetes with one of the free interactive online courses from the IDF School of Diabetes.

Understanding Diabetes

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The voices of people with lived experience of diabetes

Diabetes and kidney disease

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with up to 40% of people living with diabetes affected by CKD. This IDF Diabetes Atlas report looks at the relationship between diabetes and kidney disease across the globe and ways to reduce its impact.

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Policy brief

Renewing the fight: a call to action on diabetes and chronic kidney disease

A policy brief developed by IDF and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) to offer healthcare professionals and diabetes advocates recommendations targeted at policymakers for effectively preventing, managing and treating diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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