Building on the success of the first summit, the second T2gether meeting was held in Brussels on May 9–11, 2025 and brought together new T2gether members to further explore the barriers to and facilitators of engagement in T2D advocacy, identify synergies at national and European levels and gather input for the continued development of the advocate training programme.
IDF Europe Type 2 Diabetes Community “T2gether”
The type 2 diabetes platform, now known as “T2gether” was launched by IDF Europe with an initial summit held in March 2024. The platform aims to promote more engagement on the part of people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D), in an effort to amplify the voice of people living with the condition. The platform will provide members with the necessary skills, training and networks to become strong and confident advocates who can represent their community at a national and pan-European level.
For more information about T2gether or the upcoming summit, please contact marian.brennan@idf-europe.org
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On May 10-11, 2025, IDF Europe hosted the second T2GETHER Summit in Brussels – our annual event aiming to grow and strengthen our T2D Advocacy Platform.
People living with T2D from 14 countries came together to connect, share experiences and advance T2D advocacy across Europe. Cardiovascular advocates living with T2D also joined the event, highlighting the importance of looking beyond individual conditions.
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On March 16-17, 2024, IDF Europe held a Summit in Brussels with the current members of the platform and other people living with T2D who are interested in joining the community. Some 35 people from all over Europe and all walks of life joined the event and showed great enthusiasm for the opportunity to engage and share their personal experience with people living with the same condition.
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We recently interviewed Vilen Michev, a T2D Platform member from Bulgaria, who shared his experience at the first T2D Summit in Brussels and what motivates him to engage in advocacy.