World Diabetes Day 2025
November is known worldwide as the month for bringing diabetes to people's attention. During 'Diabetes Awareness Month' we make an extra effort to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes.
Go blue
For World Diabetes Day on 14 November, we set up the awareness campaign 'Go blue'. This campaign, a follow-up to 'Colour your school blue', was extended this year to childcare settings, secondary schools, higher education and organisations. With an educational communication pack we brought type 1 diabetes to people's attention in an accessible way.
In total, 175 Flemish schools and organisations turned blue on World Diabetes Day. Schools and organisations were decorated in blue and, thanks to the educational presentations and cards, type 1 diabetes could be discussed in the classroom or with colleagues.
With this edition we reached more than 150,000 people.
With thanks to Abbott, Novo Nordisk, Dexcom and Medtronic diabetes for the support that made this awareness campaign possible.
Press coverage of our campaign, of World Diabetes Day in general, of the scientific research and of accounts by people with type 1 diabetes
The articles below are in Dutch.
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Valentine (15) heeft diabetes type 1: "Het heeft mijn leven echt wel veranderd"
Europees Geneesmiddelenagentschap keurt eerste medicijn goed dat diabetes type 1 drie jaar vertraagt
'Durf te vragen' over diabetes met Siska Schoeters in het kader van De Warmste Week
ROB tv
Basisschool de Kleine Prins in Diest zamelt €1.200 in voor diabetesfonds Hippo & Friends
UZ Leuven viert Werelddiabetesdag met het plaatsen van 1.000ste insulinepomp
Het Laatste Nieuws
Stadhuis kleurt blauw voor Wereld Diabetes Dag
Nieuw medicijn tegen diabetes type 1 goedgekeurd. Endocrinoloog: “Nieuw tijdperk is aangebroken”
Het Nieuwsblad
Diagnose van diabetes type 1 gebeurt steeds vaker onder vijf jaar
Het belang van Limburg
Wim (38) én zijn twee dochters hebben dezelfde onzichtbare ziekte (also published in Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen)
Gazet van Antwerpen
Liv (10) mag als enige snoepjes mee naar school nemen, maar leuk is het niet (also published in Het Nieuwsblad)
Karrewiet
Report on Liv at school - news of 14 November
Studio Brussel
At the age of 13, editor Fien was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Because the condition is invisible, a lot of misunderstanding still surrounds it. And that leads to prejudice. High time to put that right: that is what we are all doing together today, on World Diabetes Day.
High time to test our colleagues' knowledge. 🔥
Qmusic
Friday 14 November, 8.30 am news: type 1 diabetes is increasingly being diagnosed in children under 5 (no recording available)
MNM Radio
Thursday 13 November, 6 pm news: professor Mathieu explains more about type 1 diabetes (no recording available)
Zorgmagazine
Werelddiabetesdag: diabetes type 1 wordt steeds vaker vastgesteld bij kinderen jonger dan 5 jaar
wrAP
Diabetes type 1 wordt steeds sneller bij kinderen onder de 5 jaar gedetecteerd.
Science day for people with type 1 diabetes
As every year, we organise a science day for people with type 1 diabetes during November. On 15 November, 200 people came to KU Leuven / UZ Leuven for the 10th edition.
With thanks to all our sponsors for the support that allows us to inform people about research into type 1 diabetes year after year.
On World Diabetes Day our social media turned blue. We could hardly keep up, but it was wonderful to see all the posts and stories appear. Flanders turned blue and (type 1) diabetes was brought to people's attention. That is without doubt largely thanks to your support and commitment. 💙 Through our social media channels we reached no fewer than 140,000 people.
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