International Diabetes Federation | IDF

IDF Position Statements

Position statements are aimed at reflecting IDF's official position on a number of topics related to diabetes. They can be seen as IDF’s response to current events concerning diabetes as well as a powerful instrument of communication with the general public and media in particular.

• This is where we stand: IDF position statements (article published in Vol 50 Issue 4 of Diabetes Voice)
• IDF Position Statements: a call for action (article published in Vol 49 Issue 1 of Diabetes Voice)    

The following position statements are currently available:

2008

• Type 2 diabetes in young people: a serious disease requiring improved diabetes care

2005

• The Diabetic Foot: Amputations are Preventable
• Animal, Human and Analogue Insulins
• The Rights of the Child with Diabetes in the School
• The Role of Urine Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes

2004

• Diabetes and Obesity / FR
• Joint statement on Integrated Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
• Diabetes Education

2003

• Diabetes and Kidney Disease / FR
• Diabetes and Smoking
• Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

For further information, please contact communications@idf.org.