On November 10th, the day after the Itabuna Diabetes Campaign, we held the Itabuna Blue Cycling, reaching its tenth edition, it is a great cycling tour in celebration of Blue November, aimed at preventing Diabetes. The region's cycling groups are mobilized in addition to the entire community, who participate with their bicycles decorated with blue balls, and dressed in blue shirts, with the support of a decorated sound car, they take a tour of the city calling on people to mobilize in fight against diabetes, with an average participation of around 1500 cyclists, in the city of Itabuna-Brazil.
Together we held a large Fitness Gymnastics Class, on a stage decorated in celebration of World Diabetes Day in a public square, with the participation of more than 300 people, with lots of physical activity, dance classes, zumba, fit dance, as well as lots of information with physical education teachers, doctors and health professionals, showing the importance of physical activity and adequate nutrition in preventing diabetes and its complications. Many partners participating with blood pressure measurements, blood glucose tests and nutritional guidance.

20th Itabuna Diabetes Campaign

The Itabuna Diabetes Campaign (Mutirão do Diabetes de Itabuna) is an important action to prevent Diabetes and track its complications that occurs in Brazil. It is carried out by the NGO Unidos Pelo Diabetes (a FENAD member) and Hospital Beira Rio, involving the entire community in an action known throughout the country, in celebration of World Diabetes Day, with support from the main health entities in Brazil, such as the Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology, the Brazilian Diabetes Society, Instituto da Visão - IPEPO and FENAD, among others. It is considered the largest and most complete campaign to prevent diabetes and its complications in Brazil. You can see the Itabuna Diabetes Campaign in this video link: https://youtu.be/QpbEKzOcOf4?si=KXYhZkHIdMkqgrBO

NGO UNITED FOR DIABETES
The NGO Unidos Pelo Diabetes (UPD) (www.unidospelodiabetes.com.br) is a member of FENAD, it was created in 2016 with the aim of managing the entire construction of the Diabetes Mutirão and several other associated mobilization, training and education actions in diabetes. For more than a decade, it has been helping to transfer Know-How for the multiplication and coordinated implementation of several Diabetes campaigns in Brazil, through consultancy and nationwide courses that take place within an important congress every year, and this model has already been replicated simultaneously by more than 30 cities in Brazil.

The NGO Unidos Pelo Diabetes is heavily involved in mobilizing society in the Blue November campaign and World Diabetes Day, which in addition to joint efforts, promotes and carries out a series of actions such as cycling, gym classes, lectures, walks, etc. In addition to training students, health professionals, and primary care. The NGO's projects aim to provide GUIDANCE, AWARENESS, MOBILIZATION AND FREE SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE for the main complications associated with Diabetes with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality and improving the quality of life of diabetic patients. They are aimed at the entire Community, aiming to reach mainly needy areas, with the aim of guiding and preventing complications caused by diabetes (blindness, amputation, kidney failure, ischemic heart disease).

Organizer: NGO Unidos Pelo Diabetes (a FENAD member)

Event Email: rafaelernane@me.com
Event website: https://unidospelodiabetes.com.br/

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