About
The Società Italiana di Diabetologia (SID, Italian Society of Diabetology) is a non-profit scientific association that counts over 2500 active professional members from every field of diabetes care, teaching and research. SID is intensely active in organising high quality diabetes meetings and delivering continuous medical education for diabetes professionals
SID supports diabetes research primarily through Diabetes Research Foundation (FO.DI.RI Onlus)
SID and FO.DI.RI Onlus promote and support research studies in diabetes and metabolic diseases.
SID is organised in 16 regional sections to closely align with the administrative architecture of the Italian Health System.
SID is the first diabetes society to be a member of the World Obesity Federation.
Main Focus
- Contribute to the advancement of research and knowledge, the implementation of prevention strategies, the constant improvement of care in relation to diabetes, obesity and their chronic cardiovascular, renal and metabolic complications.
- Foster the continuous improvement of the quality of life of people affected by such diseases.
- Improve the role of the diabetologists and their team by encouraging research, developing continuing education projects, privileging relationships among institutions, patient associations, other scientific societies and people with diabetes, obesity and their cardiovascular, renal and metabolic complications.
Activities
- Promoting the education and training of health care professionals in the field of diabetes
- Promoting patient initiatives aimed at improving diabetes care
- Organising events to raise awareness of diabetes and raise funds to support research and assistance in the field of diabetes
Publications & Newsletters
SID has 3 journal for medical doctors:
- Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease (NMCD), in collaboration with the SISA and SINU Societies
- Il Diabete
- ACTA Diabetologia, in collaboration with the AMD