Meet the BCV

The IDF Blue Circle Voices (BCV) network is composed of people living with or affected by diabetes in countries across the seven regions of IDF. Learn more about them by clicking on their pictures below:

  • Abigail Baaba Boison

    Abigail Baaba Boison

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2005 Ghana Read more
  • Adel Hossam

    Adel Hossam

    Carer of grandmother living with type 2 diabetes Egypt Read more
  • Adelina Garcia González

    Adelina Garcia González

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2011 Guatemala Read more
  • Ahmed Raza

    Ahmed Raza

    Carer for his sister living with type 1 diabetes Pakistan Read more
  • Aisha Lawal

    Aisha Lawal

    Carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2006 Nigeria Read more
  • Alaa Elhaj

    Alaa Elhaj

    Carer of her mother living with type 2 diabetes since 1994 Sudan Read more
  • Alexandra Costa

    Alexandra Costa

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1995 Portugal Read more
  • Amine Alemdar

    Amine Alemdar

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1996 Turkey Read more
  • Amjad Ali

    Amjad Ali

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2011 Pakistan Read more
  • Amrinder Malhi

    Amrinder Malhi

    Carer of his father, who had late onset of type 1 diabetes United Kingdom Read more
  • Amrit Pudasaini

    Amrit Pudasaini

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2014 Nepal Read more
  • Aniceth Muchunguzi

    Aniceth Muchunguzi

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2013 Tanzania Read more
  • Anna Norton

    Anna Norton

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1993 United States Read more
  • Anne Ahere Coulibaly

    Anne Ahere Coulibaly

    80% of her family live with diabetes Cote D'Ivoire Read more
  • Anwar Shakir

    Anwar Shakir

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2011 Pakistan Read more
  • Asayile Philip Malanga

    Asayile Philip Malanga

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2009 Malawi Read more
  • Awadallah Alawad

    Awadallah Alawad

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2001 Sultanate of Oman Read more
  • Bachir Nasr

    Bachir Nasr

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2014, and carer for his mother living with type 2 diabetes since 2017 Lebanon Read more
  • Barb Wagstaff

    Barb Wagstaff

    Carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2000 Canada Read more
  • Basem Futa

    Basem Futa

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1994 Saudi Arabia Read more
  • Bastian Hauck

    Bastian Hauck

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1997 Germany Read more
  • Bernard Enyia

    Bernard Enyia

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2008 Nigeria Read more
  • Betsy Ray

    Betsy Ray

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1966, and a relative of someone with type 1 diabetes United States Read more
  • Betsy Rodríguez

    Betsy Rodríguez

    Person living with type 1 diabetes since 1991 and mother of a woman with type 1 diabetes since 1992 United States Read more
  • Bridget McNulty

    Bridget McNulty

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2007 South Africa Read more
  • Brigitte Papayannakis

    Brigitte Papayannakis

    Person living with type 2 diabetes since 2016 Germany Read more
  • Bruna Talita Patricio

    Bruna Talita Patricio

    Bruna Talita Patricio Brazil Read more
  • Bruno Helman

    Bruno Helman

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2013 Brazil Read more
  • Carlos Alberto Otero Linares

    Carlos Alberto Otero Linares

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2001 Peru Read more
  • Carol Hendricks

    Carol Hendricks

    History of gestational diabetes (1983), now living with type 2 diabetes South Africa Read more
  • Charlie Churchill

    Charlie Churchill

    Living with LADA since 1989 United Kingdom Read more
  • Chia-Hung Lin

    Chia-Hung Lin

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1988 Taiwan Read more
  • Chimezie Anyiam

    Chimezie Anyiam

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2013 Nigeria Read more
  • Chris Aldred

    Chris Aldred

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1994 United Kingdom Read more
  • Christine Maalouf

    Christine Maalouf

    Carer of her father living with type 2 diabetes since 2016, and of her sister living with type 1 diabetes since 2007 Lebanon Read more
  • Clarissa Solari Grolero

    Clarissa Solari Grolero

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1982 and diabetes educator at the Asociación de Diabéticos del Uruguay Uruguay Read more
  • Crystal Johnson

    Crystal Johnson

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1991 Canada Read more
  • Cyrine Farhat

    Cyrine Farhat

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2007, carer for her father living with type 2 diabetes Lebanon Read more
  • Delphine Arduini

    Delphine Arduini

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1994 France Read more
  • Doaa Abd Elfattah

    Doaa Abd Elfattah

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2003 Egypt Read more
  • Edgar García Márquez

    Edgar García Márquez

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2006 Mexico Read more
  • Ehab Ali

    Ehab Ali

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2014 Bahrain Read more
  • Eileen Ann Pringle

    Eileen Ann Pringle

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2007 South Africa Read more
  • Elise Douglas

    Elise Douglas

    Carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2004 United States Read more
  • Ericka Padilla Abarca

    Ericka Padilla Abarca

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2017 Costa Rica Read more
  • Erum Ghafoor

    Erum Ghafoor

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2005 Pakistan Read more
  • Estefania Malassisi

    Estefania Malassisi

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1997 Argentina Read more
  • Fadlo Fraige Filho

    Fadlo Fraige Filho

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2008 Brazil Read more
  • Fathimath Asila Mohamed

    Fathimath Asila Mohamed

    Person living with bronze diabetes since 2012 Maldives Read more
  • Feruza Takhirova

    Feruza Takhirova

    Granddaughter, daughter and niece of people living with type 2 diabetes Uzbekistan Read more
  • Firmin Kodjo Nouama

    Firmin Kodjo Nouama

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2012 Cote D'Ivoire Read more
  • Formbuh Deric Nkimbeng

    Formbuh Deric Nkimbeng

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2004 Cameroon Read more
  • Francesca Ulivi

    Francesca Ulivi

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2011 Italy Read more
  • Françoise Georgel

    Françoise Georgel

    Carer to son with type 1 diabetes since 2015 Belgium Read more
  • Gabriel Alejandro Molinero Mayorga

    Gabriel Alejandro Molinero Mayorga

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2013 Ecuador Read more
  • Gerard Rovira

    Gerard Rovira

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2016 Spain Read more
  • Geraud René Kassi

    Geraud René Kassi

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2014 Cote D'Ivoire Read more
  • Gianni Hong

    Gianni Hong

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2008 Taiwan Read more
  • Glynis Beaton

    Glynis Beaton

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1992 Guyana Read more
  • Gopika Krishnan

    Gopika Krishnan

    History of gestational diabetes India Read more
  • Gráinne Flynn

    Gráinne Flynn

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1993 Ireland Read more
  • Heather Koga

    Heather Koga

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2013 Zimbabwe Read more
  • Hyo-Kyung Ryu

    Hyo-Kyung Ryu

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2015 Korea (South) Read more
  • Ian Castle

    Ian Castle

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2016 United Kingdom Read more
  • Jacqueline Van Blerk

    Jacqueline Van Blerk

    History of gestational diabetes and carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2012 New Zealand Read more
  • Jane Muthoni

    Jane Muthoni

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1980 Kenya Read more
  • Janelle Alexander Dupre

    Janelle Alexander Dupre

    History of gestational diabetes (2012) Saint Lucia Read more
  • Jérôme Kazabukeye

    Jérôme Kazabukeye

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2018 Burundi Read more
  • Jerry Gore

    Jerry Gore

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2001 France Read more
  • Jimmy Patel

    Jimmy Patel

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2017 India Read more
  • Joshua Emmanuel Uchena

    Joshua Emmanuel Uchena

    Carer of person living with type 2 diabetes since 2014 Nigeria Read more
  • Jovan Nikolic

    Jovan Nikolic

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2017 Montenegro Read more
  • Juliana Baptista

    Juliana Baptista

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1987 Brazil Read more
  • Julie Seow

    Julie Seow

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1983 Singapore Read more
  • Justin Murray

    Justin Murray

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2019, carer for his mother living with type 1 diabetes Qatar Read more
  • Kawtar Belkhadir

    Kawtar Belkhadir

    History of gestational diabetes (2016) Morocco Read more
  • Kawter Esheenn

    Kawter Esheenn

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2004 Libya Read more
  • Kelley Kent

    Kelley Kent

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1993 United States Read more
  • Kelly Kunik

    Kelly Kunik

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1977. Daughter, sister, niece, and cousin of people living with type 1 and 2 diabetes United States Read more
  • Kenneth Tait

    Kenneth Tait

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1999 United Kingdom Read more
  • Kris Maynard

    Kris Maynard

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1999 United States Read more
  • Kui Shu

    Kui Shu

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1977 China Read more
  • Liliana Tieri

    Liliana Tieri

    Mother and carer of a person with type 1 diabetes Argentina Read more
  • Linda Ferns

    Linda Ferns

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2005 South Africa Read more
  • Lucila Gomes

    Lucila Gomes

    Carer of her daughter living with type 1 diabetes since 2007 United Arab Emirates Read more
  • Lucy Johnbosco

    Lucy Johnbosco

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2000 Tanzania Read more
  • Mahmoud Wahba

    Mahmoud Wahba

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1998 Egypt Read more
  • Mami Samaniego

    Mami Samaniego

    Mother of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 1990 Paraguay Read more
  • Mariana Gómez

    Mariana Gómez

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1985 Mexico Read more
  • Marijke Slaats

    Marijke Slaats

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2010 Netherlands Read more
  • Mário Márcio Ferreira de Barros

    Mário Márcio Ferreira de Barros

    Person living with type 1 diabetes since 2006 Brazil Read more
  • Mario Raúl Jubín Crispieri

    Mario Raúl Jubín Crispieri

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2008 Uruguay Read more
  • Marwa Abd El-Salam

    Marwa Abd El-Salam

    Person living with type 1 diabetes since 1990 Egypt Read more
  • Melanie Stephenson

    Melanie Stephenson

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2001 United Kingdom Read more
  • Michael Donohoe

    Michael Donohoe

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1996 United States Read more
  • Mila Ferrer

    Mila Ferrer

    Carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2006 United States Read more
  • Mmusoothata Mokgalagadi

    Mmusoothata Mokgalagadi

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2006 South Africa Read more
  • Mohamed Hamid

    Mohamed Hamid

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2007 Morocco Read more
  • Montsheng Botlhoko

    Montsheng Botlhoko

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2011 South Africa Read more
  • Mouna Haraoui

    Mouna Haraoui

    Founder and President of the Chronic Care Center, an NGO focused on treatment of type 1 diabetes in Lebanon Lebanon Read more
  • Narsimha Raju

    Narsimha Raju

    Carer of a person with type 2 diabetes India Read more
  • Niloufar Noushzadi Motlagh

    Niloufar Noushzadi Motlagh

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1999, and carer of a person with diabetes Iran (Islamic Republic of) Read more
  • Nupur Lalvani

    Nupur Lalvani

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1996 India Read more
  • Olanma Joy Iheonunekwu

    Olanma Joy Iheonunekwu

    Person living with type 2 diabetes since 2005 Nigeria Read more
  • Oren Liebermann

    Oren Liebermann

    Person living with type 1 diabetes since 2014 Israel Read more
  • Osarenkhoe Ethel Chima-Nwogwugwu

    Osarenkhoe Ethel Chima-Nwogwugwu

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2004, previously history of GDM Nigeria Read more
  • Pablo Cruz da Silva

    Pablo Cruz da Silva

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2013 Brazil Read more
  • Parameswari Subramanian

    Parameswari Subramanian

    Carer of a person with type 2 diabetes since 2014 India Read more
  • Parth Guragain

    Parth Guragain

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2010 Nepal Read more
  • Patricia Gómez Medel

    Patricia Gómez Medel

    Carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2003 Mexico Read more
  • Paula Chinchilla Ortega

    Paula Chinchilla Ortega

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1999 Costa Rica Read more
  • Pei Yan Heng

    Pei Yan Heng

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1996 Singapore Read more
  • Perseus Jovan Prospere

    Perseus Jovan Prospere

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1991 Saint Lucia Read more
  • Phyllisa Deroze

    Phyllisa Deroze

    Living with LADA since 2011 United Arab Emirates Read more
  • Qi Zhang

    Qi Zhang

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1977 China Read more
  • Rafael Namias

    Rafael Namias

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1998 United Kingdom Read more
  • Rakiya Kilgori

    Rakiya Kilgori

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2004 Nigeria Read more
  • Renza Scibilia

    Renza Scibilia

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1998 Australia Read more
  • Ricky Manchanda

    Ricky Manchanda

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2001 Thailand Read more
  • Rita Gago da Câmara

    Rita Gago da Câmara

    History of gestational diabetes and carer of a person living with type 2 diabetes Portugal Read more
  • Ritva Ahomäki

    Ritva Ahomäki

    Carer of a person living with type 1 diabetes since 2006 Finland Read more
  • Riva Greenberg

    Riva Greenberg

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1972 United States Read more
  • Rosana de Morais Borges Marques

    Rosana de Morais Borges Marques

    Carer for her mother living with type 2 diabetes since 1980 Brazil Read more
  • Roxana Vizcaíno de Jaramillo

    Roxana Vizcaíno de Jaramillo

    Mother of a child living with type 1 diabetes since 2013 Ecuador Read more
  • Samia Mahmood Hafez Amir

    Samia Mahmood Hafez Amir

    Carer for her father living with type 2 diabetes, history of GDM and presenting signs of pre-diabetes Mauritius Read more
  • Samuel

    Samuel

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2006 Kenya Read more
  • Sara Abbasian

    Sara Abbasian

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2015 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Read more
  • Sara Mobaeck

    Sara Mobaeck

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2003 Sweden Read more
  • Segufta Dilshad

    Segufta Dilshad

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1984 Bangladesh Read more
  • Sérgio Louro

    Sérgio Louro

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2007 Portugal Read more
  • Shakir Manzoor Khan

    Shakir Manzoor Khan

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2018 Pakistan Read more
  • Sharda Gurram

    Sharda Gurram

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2017 India Read more
  • Shehu Abdulkadir Musa

    Shehu Abdulkadir Musa

    Person living with type 2 diabetes since 2007 Nigeria Read more
  • Sheila Regina de Vasconcellos

    Sheila Regina de Vasconcellos

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1985 Brazil Read more
  • Shivani Arora

    Shivani Arora

    Carer of a person living with type 2 diabetes India Read more
  • Sigurjón Lýðsson

    Sigurjón Lýðsson

    Carer and son of a mother living with type 2 diabetes and a father living with type 1 diabetes Iceland Read more
  • Simbisai Mukombwe

    Simbisai Mukombwe

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2019 Zimbabwe Read more
  • Sina Mobasherfar

    Sina Mobasherfar

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1984, and carer of a person with diabetes Iran (Islamic Republic of) Read more
  • Stefano Turra

    Stefano Turra

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2000 Italy Read more
  • Stela Prgomelja

    Stela Prgomelja

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1976 Serbia Read more
  • Sumit Sinhal

    Sumit Sinhal

    Carer for his father living with type 2 diabetes since 2017 India Read more
  • Sunday Olayemi

    Sunday Olayemi

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1999 Nigeria Read more
  • Supaluck Chatutavaprasit

    Supaluck Chatutavaprasit

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 1998 Thailand Read more
  • Surendra Rathore

    Surendra Rathore

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2007 India Read more
  • Tammie Snowden

    Tammie Snowden

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2015 United States Read more
  • Tannya Stevens

    Tannya Stevens

    Carer for her daughter living with type 1 diabetes since 2017 Australia Read more
  • Tunde Famoye

    Tunde Famoye

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2013 Nigeria Read more
  • Vanessa Pirolo Vivancos

    Vanessa Pirolo Vivancos

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2000 Brazil Read more
  • Verónica Emilia Tapia Abril

    Verónica Emilia Tapia Abril

    Living with LADA since 2016 Ecuador Read more
  • Vida Atashi

    Vida Atashi

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1999 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Read more
  • Weronika Kowalska

    Weronika Kowalska

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1995 Poland Read more
  • Wil Dubois

    Wil Dubois

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 2003 United States Read more
  • Willis Kalitera

    Willis Kalitera

    Living with type 2 diabetes since 2011 Malawi Read more
  • Yaeko Nakano

    Yaeko Nakano

    Living with type 1 diabetes since 1999 Japan Read more
  • Yileika Elias Garcia

    Yileika Elias Garcia

    Carer of her son living with type 1 diabetes and her mother living with type 2 diabetes since 2010 Ecuador Read more
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