WDD champions 2009
World Diabetes Day Champions 2009
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 2009 Champions include:
| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Blue Beauty - Spa4Diabetes is rallying the global spa and beauty community to go blue on World Diabetes Day with the BlueBeauty campaign. Spas around the globe are asked to create blue themed or diabetes-related spa treatments to offer on 14 November. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Diabetes Mine.com - a gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes. |



