World Diabetes Day Champions

Do you have an interesting idea that will grab public and media attention? Do you want to change the way that people think about diabetes? Are you lobbying your local or national government to improve diabetes care and prevention? Are you helping to implement change that will improve care for people with and at risk of diabetes? You could be eligible to become a World Diabetes Day champion. Find out how you can become a World Diabetes Day Champion.

World Diabetes Day Champions

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A1C Champions - A network of people with diabetes who share their personal experiences as well as the management and lifestyle strategies that helped them get better control.
Bas van de Goor Foundation
Bas van de Goor Foundation - improving the quality of life of people with diabetes through sport.
Better Hearing Institute
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) - encouraging its network of more than 20,000 hearing health professionals across the United States to join the global effort to promote World Diabetes Day.

Desert Dingo Racing: A team of high tech professionals campaigning a Class 11 VW Beetle in desert racing. Desert Dingo has teamed with IDF in support of its campaign to raise awareness of diabetes issues worldwide.

Diabetes Hands Foundation - The Diabetes Hands Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that connects people touched by diabetes and raises diabetes awareness. It runs 2 social networks (TuDiabetes in English and EsTuDiabetes in Spanish) that offer support and information to more than 150,000 people every month.

Diabetes Daily - Diabetes Daily is a friendly support network with 15,000 members. It features active forums, live chats, original recipes, and breaking news. Members can use Diabetes Daily tools to import blood sugars directly from their meter, analyze the data, and share the results.
Diabetes al Día

Diabetes al Día - spanish-language website providing all the latest information on diabetes, its risk factors, and complications.
Diabetes Dude - 9 year-old Noah Brokmeir has type 1 diabetes and is running a successful diabetes awareness campaign throughout the USA, using plastic blue flamingoes to spread his message.

Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation - The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation is a registered charity in the United Kingdom. It's mission is to discover a cure for diabetes and support, advise and educate people living with diabetes and the general public.

Diabetes Mine.com - a gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes.
Escuela para diabéticos

Escuela para diabéticos - an association based in Panama focused on raising awareness of diabetes and promoting diabetes care, cure, and prevention in the country.
Food Revolution Day - an initiative of the Jamie Oliver Foundation. The day (19 May) is a chance for people who want to stand up for real food to come together to share stories, their passion and resources, pass on knowledge, highlight the world’s food issues and promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.
HolaDoctor  and UnivisionSalud are two of the most visited health pages by the Hispanic community in the USA and other Spanish speaking countries. With a variety of channels dedicated to different diseases, the diabetes channel provides important information on prevention, treatment, complications, physical activity, healthy diet and advice on healthy lifestyles. The weekly newsletter MiDiabetes includes news about the latest medical breakthroughs on diabetes treatment and useful information to help people with diabetes improve their lives.

Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust - The Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) is a registered charity concerned with listening to the needs of people living with diabetes, understanding their needs, and doing its utmost to offer help and support.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) - the leader in setting the agenda for type 1 diabetes research worldwide and the world's largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research.
Riding on Insulin - a nonprofit organisation founded by Sean Busby, a professional snowboarder living with type 1 diabetes, that hosts ski and snowboard camps across the world for kids and teens living with diabetes with an emphasis on how to manage blood sugars where altitude, humidity and climate all play a role.