Association Luxembourgeoise du Diabète

About

The Luxembourg Diabetes Association, Association Luxembourgeoise du Diabète (ALD) was founded in 1979. It is open to all those affected by diabetes. The main goals of ALD are:

• Advocacy for people with diabetes from an economic, social and cultural point of view
• Information and education for people with diabetes and their families
• Prevention and early detection of diabetes
• Medical and social assistance for people with diabetes

To help achieve these goals,  ALD established “La Maison du Diabète” in 2003, a service affiliated with the Ministry of Health.

Main Focus

• Information centre
• Education programmes
• Individual counselling by specialized nurse or dietician

Activities

ALD organises the following activities and services:

• Educational programmes and group information sessions
• Customised counselling provided by a nurse or dietician specialising in diabetes (also in Portuguese upon request)
• The ALD magazine which appears 4 times a year and contains news articles about diabetes, treatment, diet, physical activity, the life of the association…
• Documentation centre, information brochures (food, sports, travel, school, pregnancy …)
• Loan and exchange of defective equipment
• Conferences for general public, training for professionals
• Social and leisure activities
• Since 2006, ALD has had a special section for parents of children and adolescents with diabetes