Learn about what really matters to people living with diabetes around the world.
Insights, Stories & Perspectives
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.
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#PayItForward-Building Diabetes Advocacy from the Ground Up
From finding comfort through the diabetes online community to speaking on international platforms, this powerful story reflects how lived experience, connection, and opportunity can spark meaningful local change.
Through the #dedoc° Voices network and scholarship program, South African advocate Lurina Fourie transformed global exposure into grassroots action: from school-based diabetes awareness and healthcare education to community screening initiatives and the creation of the Pay It Forward Diabetes Conference.
Rooted in the principles of #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs and #PayItForward, this is a story about advocacy, courage, community, and turning lived experience into lasting impact.
Technology, peer support and recognition: a crazy journey through ATTD 2025
A deeply personal reflection on living with type 1 diabetes across nearly four decades and across unequal realities. From a teenage diagnosis in Brazil to attending one of the world’s leading diabetes technology congresses through a #dedocº scholarship, this piece explores resilience, access gaps, advocacy, and the power of community. It is a story about frustration turned into action, about being seen and heard, and about why lived experience, peer support, and collective advocacy matter just as much as innovation itself.