#dedoc° blog
Learn about what really matters to people living with diabetes around the world.
The #dedoc° blog features articles and opinion pieces written by our international network of diabetes advocates: the #dedoc° voices. From scientific conferences to the latest diabetes research and technology, from challenges faced by those living with diabetes to global disparities in healthcare — our #dedoc° voices cover it all.
Diabetes advocates wishing to contribute to the #dedoc° blog are welcome to submit a guest post using the link below. Don’t hesitate to get in touch — we love to hear from you, and so do thousands of others!
All opinions are those of the authors.
Contact: blog@dedoc.org
Diabetes in school: a fundamental human right
“When a child lives with diabetes, there are many aspects of life that change,” writes #dedoc° voice Alyssa Faulkner, “and that includes ensuring that their caretakers are equipped with the knowledge to adequately manage their diabetes. When you add in schooling, and the child’s right to an education, things start to get a lot more complex.”
“At ISPAD, Peter Goss shared a couple of cases where children have been let down so much by their schools in terms of care for their type 1 diabetes that they lost their lives. Two devastating case studies, two very preventable deaths in two very different parts of the world.”
How to have a pre-conference pep talk with your diabetes
Going to a diabetes conference usually leads to one thing: a lot of conversations. But there’s a special one that Huda, one of the #dedoc° voices, had with her diabetes before going to ISPAD.
#dedocº voices at ISPAD 2023: Crystal’s vlog
Diabetes advocate Crystal Diaz had the opportunity to attend ISPAD 2023 in-person as a #dedoc° voice — and made sure to vlog every moment of it!
“It was so amazing to meet and learn from other patient advocates from all around the world who are pioneering such innovative and impactful frameworks and organisations for people living with diabetes,” writes Crystal.
Read — and watch! — her experience here.
Scientific conferences: attending in person or online? A comparison for new diabetes advocates
After attending several scientific conferences virtually as a #dedoc° voice, diabetes advocate Lucía Feito Allonca had the opportunity to attend ISPAD 2023 in person in Rotterdam.
Here she shares some personal reflections on what it’s like to attend events in person and virtually.