At the Global Parliamentary Advocacy Forum 2025 in Malta, IDF Europe’s Dr Hussain spoke on diabetes advocacy and João Raposo on early T1D detection. The forum concluded with the Valletta Call to Action, setting priorities for governments to improve diabetes care worldwide.

🙏 Thank you, MEP @JarubasAdam, for joining us at the Mobile Unit on #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for highlighting the importance of screening and early detection of diabetes to reduce the risk of serious complications such as liver, kidney and cardiovascular diseases.

As MEP Jerković stated, “all policies should be patient-centred, and promote prevention, early detection, and equitable access. They should leverage data and foster more exchanges of best practices between member states.” These principles are key for inclusive, responsive care.

💙 Thank you, MEP @RipaManuela, for visiting our Mobile Unit during #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for sharing a powerful message on the importance of screening for #diabetes and ensuring access to healthy foods and physical activity to help prevent #Type2Diabetes.

💙Thank you, MEP @PrLCastillo, for joining us on #WorldDiabetesDay in highlighting the importance of early detection of #diabetes to prevent complications. Your call to fully integrate diabetes into the CVD Health Plan is a crucial step in protecting the health of EU citizens

🙏 A big thank you to MEP @peteragius_eu for visiting our Mobile Unit on #WorldDiabetesDay last week and for advocating for the integration of #diabetes into EU policy decisions. We are grateful for your continuous support to the diabetes community.

💙 Thank you, MEP @nevado_campo , for visiting our Mobile Unit on #WDD last week and for helping raise awareness of the importance of early detection and better treatment for #diabetes, as well as for your support for #women living with the condition and people living with #T1D

🙏We welcome Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi statement on #WorldDiabetesDay & the @EU_Commission's commitment to integrating #diabetes into the Cardiovascular Health Plan considering the interconnectedness between diabetes & cardiovascular diseases (#CVD). 🎥 https://t.co/TGcfyVcvk4

💙 As part of #WDD2025, we are proud to recognise Davor Skeledžija as one of the recipients of the IDF Europe Advocate Award 2025, supported by Eli Lilly and Company. Davor has shown how advocacy can lead to structural and lasting changes in diabetes care in Croatia.

💙 As part of #WDD2025, we are proud to recognise Marcello Grusso as one of the recipients of the IDF Europe Advocate Award 2025, supported by Eli Lilly and Company - for his strong advocacy efforts in supporting the rights of people living with diabetes in Italy.

@BreakthroughT1D Thank you to all who took part in todays event. Thank you @BT1DUK for hosting and to all speakers, partners and participants for your commitment to improving cardiovascular outcomes for people living with T1D.

@BreakthroughT1D Adrianna Maciejczyk spoke about the hard to access information on how to manage T1D with the risk of CVD and the emotional and physical toll this causes. She called for more accessible and inclusive information for young people

@BreakthroughT1D During the panel, Sara Oliveira Esteves discussed her experience with a personal cardiovascular event; she called for more integrated care. “integrated care helps me feel more supported when I know that my cardiologist communicates with my endocrinologist"

@BreakthroughT1D During the panel hosted by @IDFEuropeBXL , panelists shared their lived experiences of the overlooked risk of cardiovascular disease. Mikael Rinnetmäki highlighted the need for people w/ T1D to receive information about how to manage both diabetes and cardiovascular health.

Jonathan Rosen (@BreakthroughT1D) highlights the overlooked link between #T1D and #CVD 💙 He calls for including people with T1D in CVD therapies and creating more feasible pathways for their inclusion in clinical practice guidelines.

@nevado_campo (Member of the MEPs Mobilising for Diabetes Group) calls for a radical approach to CVD prevention. She stresses the crucial role a strong European CVD Health Plan can play in ensuring prevention strategies are grounded in science and tailored to people with T1D.

Our event Type 1 Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease: From Data to Solutions has begun! 💙Dr. Sanjoy Dutta, CSO @BreakthroughT1D, opens with a call for innovation, collaboration & data-driven solutions to reduce CVD risk in people with #T1D. #WorldDiabetesDay #EUHealth

💙Today is World Diabetes Day (#WDD)! 📊In the EU, around 34 million people live with #diabetes – & 1 in 3 remain undiagnosed. 🙌To celebrate WDD, stop by our Mobile Unit outside the EU Parliament for free health checks to learn about your risk for #diabetes, #CVD & #obesity.

🙏 A huge thank you to the Chair of the SANT Committee, MEP @JarubasAdam, and all the other MEPs who joined us at our mobile unit in celebrating #WorldDiabetesDay and raising awareness of the importance of screening and early detection of #diabetes and its complications.

🌍✨Happy #WorldDiabetesDay! 💙 Today, we celebrate all people living with diabetes and the progress made in research, innovation and care] #WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwarenessMonth #UnitedForDiabetes