IDF calls for more education as diabetes epidemic explodes
Diabetes education needed globally to meet the needs of the 285 million people with diabetes
The latest International Diabetes Federation (IDF) data reveals that over 285 million people worldwide now live with diabetes and this number will explode to 435 million by 2030. This staggering figure does not capture the toll the disease takes on the individual. Unlike other diseases, people with diabetes are responsible for 95% of their own care and many are doing so without the proper skills and knowledge to do so. IDF, through its global education programme, is working to increase the number of diabetes educators worldwide, to train healthcare professionals in up-to-date diabetes management principles, to improve the quality of diabetes education and to make diabetes education an integral part of diabetes care.