World Diabetes Day News

Spa4Diabetes kicks off World Diabetes Day Campaign with Red, Pink & Blue Event

LorenzoP — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:52:05 +0200

In the USA, Spa4Diabetes, a friend of the World Diabetes Day 2008 campaign, has responded to the International Diabetes Federation's call on groups worldwide to raise awareness of diabetes on World Diabetes Day 2009 by teaming up with heart and breast cancer groups to organize a joint awareness event in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Five months to go to World Diabetes Day!

LorenzoP — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:48:53 +0200

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Campaign posters now available

Meet IDF at the ADA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans

LorenzoP — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:40:20 +0200

Members of staff of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the leader of the World Diabetes Day campaign, will be present at the 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), taking place in New Orleans on June 5-9. All delegates attending the meeting are warmly invited to visit the IDF stand to find out more about the World Diabetes Day 2009-2013 campaign and other IDF projects and activities.

World Diabetes Day car takes third at the Caliente 250

LorenzoP — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:47:18 +0200

Desert Dingo Racing's '69 VW Beetle - the official World Diabetes Day off road race car - took third in class in the Caliente 250 desert race outside Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) on May 9. This follows on from their 5th place finish in the Mint 400 on March 29.

Boston Scientific launches social media campaign for diabetes awareness

LorenzoP — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:32:07 +0200

Boston Scientific, a World Diabetes Day official partner, has launched a new social media campaign to spread information about diabetes to people around the globe. The campaign consists of a Twitter feed, a Facebook Group, and a YouTube Channel (see the links below). WDD Team members at the company have been posting important facts about diabetes as Twitter updates and Facebook Group Member messages.

Six months to go to World Diabetes Day!

LorenzoP — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:56:43 +0200

Understand diabetes and take control

After a consultation period that included IDF member associations and other key stakeholders from the diabetes world, the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization selected 'Diabetes Education and Prevention' as the theme for the 2009 to 2013 World Diabetes Day campaigns.

The campaign slogan this year is: "Understand Diabetes and Take Control."

World Diabetes Day hits the social network sites

LorenzoP — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:00:21 +0200

World Diabetes Day, the global public awareness campaign led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), is now present on multiple social networking sites in order to reach new audiences and further engage its global network of supporters.

Oviedo city hall to stay blue all year round

LorenzoP — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:51:04 +0200

Authorities in Oviedo, Spain, have communicated that their city hall, one of the over 1100 monuments and buildings around the world that were lit in blue in 2008 to mark World Diabetes Day, will stay lit in blue all year round.

World Diabetes Day race car takes fifth in the Mint 400

LorenzoP — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:25:12 +0200

Scott Anderson and Carrie Molho set a blistering pace in the official World Diabetes Day off-road race car at the recent Mint 400 near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Desert Dingo Racing's '69 VW Beetle - the official World Diabetes Day off road race car - took fifth in class in the historic Mint 400 desert race outside Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) on March 29 and team members used the event to spread the word about the growing threat of diabetes.

WDD website goes trilingual!

LorenzoP — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:57:26 +0200

The International Diabetes Federation’s World Diabetes Day website is now available in three languages, English, French and Spanish:

http://www.worlddiabetesday.org
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/fr
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/es