IDF Europe
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IDF Europe is the European chapter of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
💙 IDF Europe is delighted to participate in the
EACH CVD Summit, highlighting the close link between CVD and diabetes. Kostas Tagkalos, a T2D advocate, will share his lived experience, discussing the need for more joined-up, person-centred policies across Europe.
EACH CVD Summit, highlighting the close link between CVD and diabetes. Kostas Tagkalos, a T2D advocate, will share his lived experience, discussing the need for more joined-up, person-centred policies across Europe.
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
💙 IDF Europe is delighted to participate in the
EACH CVD Summit, highlighting the close link between CVD and diabetes. Kostas Tagkalos, a T2D advocate, will share his lived experience, discussing the need for more joined-up, person-centred policies across Europe.
EACH CVD Summit, highlighting the close link between CVD and diabetes. Kostas Tagkalos, a T2D advocate, will share his lived experience, discussing the need for more joined-up, person-centred policies across Europe.
🌍 On #HumanRightsDay, we reaffirm that health is a fundamental right. Guided by our vision “From early detection to cure,” we call for equitable, person-centred diabetes care for all. No one should face barriers to diagnosis, medicines or support. 💙 #RightToHealth
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌍 On #HumanRightsDay, we reaffirm that health is a fundamental right. Guided by our vision “From early detection to cure,” we call for equitable, person-centred diabetes care for all. No one should face barriers to diagnosis, medicines or support. 💙 #RightToHealth
🌟 From Nov 11-13, 20 young #T1D advocates met in Brussels for the 2025 YOURAH Forum to strengthen networks, develop advocacy tools & share stories. Thanks to all involved in empowering youth voices shaping diabetes in Europe 💙🔗 idf.org/europe/media...
#YOURAHForum25 #IDFEurope #DiabetesAdvocacy
#YOURAHForum25 #IDFEurope #DiabetesAdvocacy
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🌟 From Nov 11-13, 20 young #T1D advocates met in Brussels for the 2025 YOURAH Forum to strengthen networks, develop advocacy tools & share stories. Thanks to all involved in empowering youth voices shaping diabetes in Europe 💙🔗 idf.org/europe/media...
#YOURAHForum25 #IDFEurope #DiabetesAdvocacy
#YOURAHForum25 #IDFEurope #DiabetesAdvocacy
Our November #newsletter is out!
💙Explore how our community marked #WorldDiabetesDay
🏆Meet our Advocate #Award winners
🙌Apply to host our 2026 #YouthLeadershipLab
📰Stay informed health-related #news from across Europe
➡️Read the newsletter: createsend.com/t/t-58F7AA7F...
💙Explore how our community marked #WorldDiabetesDay
🏆Meet our Advocate #Award winners
🙌Apply to host our 2026 #YouthLeadershipLab
📰Stay informed health-related #news from across Europe
➡️Read the newsletter: createsend.com/t/t-58F7AA7F...
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our November #newsletter is out!
💙Explore how our community marked #WorldDiabetesDay
🏆Meet our Advocate #Award winners
🙌Apply to host our 2026 #YouthLeadershipLab
📰Stay informed health-related #news from across Europe
➡️Read the newsletter: createsend.com/t/t-58F7AA7F...
💙Explore how our community marked #WorldDiabetesDay
🏆Meet our Advocate #Award winners
🙌Apply to host our 2026 #YouthLeadershipLab
📰Stay informed health-related #news from across Europe
➡️Read the newsletter: createsend.com/t/t-58F7AA7F...
To support our Member Associations, we have also developed a two-page document summarising:
👉 How CGMs are currently assessed in the EU
👉 The main challenges in the current regulatory system
👉 How to report adverse events to national authorities
👉 What key figures high-quality CGMs should meet
3/3
👉 How CGMs are currently assessed in the EU
👉 The main challenges in the current regulatory system
👉 How to report adverse events to national authorities
👉 What key figures high-quality CGMs should meet
3/3
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
To support our Member Associations, we have also developed a two-page document summarising:
👉 How CGMs are currently assessed in the EU
👉 The main challenges in the current regulatory system
👉 How to report adverse events to national authorities
👉 What key figures high-quality CGMs should meet
3/3
👉 How CGMs are currently assessed in the EU
👉 The main challenges in the current regulatory system
👉 How to report adverse events to national authorities
👉 What key figures high-quality CGMs should meet
3/3
IDF Europe Member Associations can now apply to host the 2026 Youth Leadership Lab! Each year, the YLL empowers young adults with diabetes through learning and advocacy. Apply by 31 Jan. ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z8XXNZN
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
IDF Europe Member Associations can now apply to host the 2026 Youth Leadership Lab! Each year, the YLL empowers young adults with diabetes through learning and advocacy. Apply by 31 Jan. ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z8XXNZN
🙌 Nov 23 marked 3 years of the EU Parliament Resolution on #Diabetes.
🙏 With the support of our community and dedicated MEPs, we continue advocating for stronger EU policies, including the integration of diabetes in the upcoming #Cardiovascular Health Plan.
➡️ Read more: idf.org/europe/news/...
🙏 With the support of our community and dedicated MEPs, we continue advocating for stronger EU policies, including the integration of diabetes in the upcoming #Cardiovascular Health Plan.
➡️ Read more: idf.org/europe/news/...
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🙌 Nov 23 marked 3 years of the EU Parliament Resolution on #Diabetes.
🙏 With the support of our community and dedicated MEPs, we continue advocating for stronger EU policies, including the integration of diabetes in the upcoming #Cardiovascular Health Plan.
➡️ Read more: idf.org/europe/news/...
🙏 With the support of our community and dedicated MEPs, we continue advocating for stronger EU policies, including the integration of diabetes in the upcoming #Cardiovascular Health Plan.
➡️ Read more: idf.org/europe/news/...
At the Global Parliamentary Advocacy Forum 2025 in Malta, IDF Europe’s Dr Hussain spoke on diabetes advocacy and João Raposo on early T1D detection. The forum concluded with the Valletta Call to Action, setting priorities for governments to improve diabetes care worldwide.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At the Global Parliamentary Advocacy Forum 2025 in Malta, IDF Europe’s Dr Hussain spoke on diabetes advocacy and João Raposo on early T1D detection. The forum concluded with the Valletta Call to Action, setting priorities for governments to improve diabetes care worldwide.
🙏 Thank you, MEP Adam Jarubas, for joining us at the Mobile Unit on #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for highlighting the importance of screening and early detection of diabetes to reduce the risk of serious complications such as liver, kidney and cardiovascular diseases.
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🙏 Thank you, MEP Adam Jarubas, for joining us at the Mobile Unit on #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for highlighting the importance of screening and early detection of diabetes to reduce the risk of serious complications such as liver, kidney and cardiovascular diseases.
💙Thank you, MEP Laurent Castillo, for joining us on #WorldDiabetesDay in highlighting the importance of early detection of #diabetes to prevent complications. Your call to fully integrate diabetes into the CVD Health Plan is a crucial step in protecting the health of EU citizens
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
💙Thank you, MEP Laurent Castillo, for joining us on #WorldDiabetesDay in highlighting the importance of early detection of #diabetes to prevent complications. Your call to fully integrate diabetes into the CVD Health Plan is a crucial step in protecting the health of EU citizens
🙏 A big thank you to MEP Peter Agius for visiting our Mobile Unit on #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for advocating for the integration of #diabetes into EU policy decisions. We are grateful for your continuous support to the diabetes community.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🙏 A big thank you to MEP Peter Agius for visiting our Mobile Unit on #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for advocating for the integration of #diabetes into EU policy decisions. We are grateful for your continuous support to the diabetes community.
💙 Thank you, MEP Elena Nevado del Campo, for visiting our Mobile Unit on #WDD last week and for helping raise awareness of the importance of early detection and better treatment for #diabetes, as well as for your support for #women living with the condition and people living with #T1D
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🙏 We are grateful to MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen for celebrating #WorldDiabetesDay with us last week and for championing the call for a more sex- and gender- sensitive approach to #diabetes care for women.
💙 Together, we can ensure that women’s health is at the forefront of the political agenda.
💙 Together, we can ensure that women’s health is at the forefront of the political agenda.
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🙏 We are grateful to MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen for celebrating #WorldDiabetesDay with us last week and for championing the call for a more sex- and gender- sensitive approach to #diabetes care for women.
💙 Together, we can ensure that women’s health is at the forefront of the political agenda.
💙 Together, we can ensure that women’s health is at the forefront of the political agenda.
💙 As part of #WDD2025, we are proud to recognise Davor Skeledžija as one of the recipients of the IDF Europe Advocate Award 2025, supported by Eli Lilly and Company.
Davor has shown how advocacy can lead to structural and lasting changes in diabetes care in Croatia.
#WorldDiabetesDay
Davor has shown how advocacy can lead to structural and lasting changes in diabetes care in Croatia.
#WorldDiabetesDay
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
💙 As part of #WDD2025, we are proud to recognise Davor Skeledžija as one of the recipients of the IDF Europe Advocate Award 2025, supported by Eli Lilly and Company.
Davor has shown how advocacy can lead to structural and lasting changes in diabetes care in Croatia.
#WorldDiabetesDay
Davor has shown how advocacy can lead to structural and lasting changes in diabetes care in Croatia.
#WorldDiabetesDay
💙 As part of #WDD2025, we are proud to recognise Marcello Grusso as one of the recipients of the IDF Europe Advocate Award 2025, supported by Eli Lilly and Company - for his strong advocacy efforts in supporting the rights of people living with diabetes in Italy.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
💙 As part of #WDD2025, we are proud to recognise Marcello Grusso as one of the recipients of the IDF Europe Advocate Award 2025, supported by Eli Lilly and Company - for his strong advocacy efforts in supporting the rights of people living with diabetes in Italy.
🌍✨Happy #WorldDiabetesDay!
💙 Today, we celebrate all people living with diabetes and the progress made in research, innovation and care
💪 Let’s continue to raise our voices, drive policy change and shape a future where no one is left behind.
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
💙 Today, we celebrate all people living with diabetes and the progress made in research, innovation and care
💪 Let’s continue to raise our voices, drive policy change and shape a future where no one is left behind.
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
🌍✨Happy #WorldDiabetesDay!
💙 Today, we celebrate all people living with diabetes and the progress made in research, innovation and care
💪 Let’s continue to raise our voices, drive policy change and shape a future where no one is left behind.
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
💙 Today, we celebrate all people living with diabetes and the progress made in research, innovation and care
💪 Let’s continue to raise our voices, drive policy change and shape a future where no one is left behind.
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
🩺 Know Your Numbers!
Come visit our Mobile Health Unit in front of the European Parliament in Brussels (Esplanade Solidarność 1980). From today to Friday, 9:00-17:00, we will be offering free screenings to assess your risk for cardiovascular diseases (#CVD), #obestiy and type 2 #diabetes.
Come visit our Mobile Health Unit in front of the European Parliament in Brussels (Esplanade Solidarność 1980). From today to Friday, 9:00-17:00, we will be offering free screenings to assess your risk for cardiovascular diseases (#CVD), #obestiy and type 2 #diabetes.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
One day left until our #WorldDiabetesDay event at the European Parliament: “Towards a sex- and gender-sensitive strategy in diabetes: understanding women’s health across the life course”.
Discover the programme: idf.org/europe/event...
#WomenAndDiabetes
Discover the programme: idf.org/europe/event...
#WomenAndDiabetes
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
One day left until our #WorldDiabetesDay event at the European Parliament: “Towards a sex- and gender-sensitive strategy in diabetes: understanding women’s health across the life course”.
Discover the programme: idf.org/europe/event...
#WomenAndDiabetes
Discover the programme: idf.org/europe/event...
#WomenAndDiabetes
🙌Join us tomorrow for “The sound of diabetes”, an event designed by our YOURAH Network and hosted by MEP Peter Agius, on the occasion of #WorldDiabetesDay.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🙌Join us tomorrow for “The sound of diabetes”, an event designed by our YOURAH Network and hosted by MEP Peter Agius, on the occasion of #WorldDiabetesDay.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
🙌 Discover how we will celebrate World Diabetes Day 2025 (#WDD2025)!
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🙌 Discover how we will celebrate World Diabetes Day 2025 (#WDD2025)!
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
💙On November 14, to mark World Diabetes Day, we are proud to organise an event alongside BreakthroughT1D and ISPAD - the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, to discuss these topics and explore how research can drive solutions for better T1D care.
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
💙On November 14, to mark World Diabetes Day, we are proud to organise an event alongside BreakthroughT1D and ISPAD - the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, to discuss these topics and explore how research can drive solutions for better T1D care.
On October 23, 2025, IDF Europe took part in the Polish Senate Health Committee meeting in Warsaw focused on improving access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people living with diabetes (PwD). Read more here: idf.org/europe/membe...
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
On October 23, 2025, IDF Europe took part in the Polish Senate Health Committee meeting in Warsaw focused on improving access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people living with diabetes (PwD). Read more here: idf.org/europe/membe...
📣 From 12–14 November 2025, join our #WorldDiabetesDay (#WDD) mobile unit in Brussels for free tests to understand your risk of diabetes, CVD and obesity!
📅 12–13–14 November, 09:00–17:00 (CET)
📍 Esplanade Solidarnosc 1980, Brussels (outside the European Parliament)
📅 12–13–14 November, 09:00–17:00 (CET)
📍 Esplanade Solidarnosc 1980, Brussels (outside the European Parliament)
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📣 From 12–14 November 2025, join our #WorldDiabetesDay (#WDD) mobile unit in Brussels for free tests to understand your risk of diabetes, CVD and obesity!
📅 12–13–14 November, 09:00–17:00 (CET)
📍 Esplanade Solidarnosc 1980, Brussels (outside the European Parliament)
📅 12–13–14 November, 09:00–17:00 (CET)
📍 Esplanade Solidarnosc 1980, Brussels (outside the European Parliament)
Women living with diabetes face unique challenges that are often overlooked in diabetes care, research and innovation.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Women living with diabetes face unique challenges that are often overlooked in diabetes care, research and innovation.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.