Building a Healthy Society and Workforce: Awareness and Prevention of Diabetes |
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1.2 About Diabetes
Source: International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Belgium (date of information: 2017)
Link: The Berlin Declaration: strengthening early action for diabetes prevention and care
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Link: IDF International Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of People with Diabetes.
Application/Key learning points: IDF developed the first Charter setting out the fundamental rights of the 415 million people currently living with diabetes. The landmark document places the rights into three focus areas (rights to care, information and education, and social justice), while at the same time acknowledging the responsibilities held by people with diabetes. The Charter is a powerful campaigning tool to counteract the discrimination and stigma millions of people with diabetes still face, largely due to ignorance and misconceptions surrounding the disease.
Link: IDF Framework for Action on Sugar.
Application/Key learning points: IDF supports the WHO conditional recommendation to reduce recommended sugar intake to 5 per cent of daily energy intake. IDF calls on national governments to implement policies to reduce sugar consumption and advocates specific measures to increase access to healthy alternatives to help prevent new cases of Type 2 diabetes. This IDF framework for action on sugar proposes 12 clear measures to stem the inexorable rise in cases of Type 2 diabetes.
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