Living with diabetes is different and challenging in various parts of the world, as this site aims to express and explore. I thought it would be appropriate to share some images of diabetes from the initiatives around the globe that I’ve connected with. I think the photos help to demonstrate some of the similar challenges everyone with diabetes faces, no matter where we live. They also remind us what we might take for granted on a day to day basis in terms of diabetes care and access to medication and education.
Thanks to my international friends for these photos and thanks to the amazing organisations worldwide supporting people living with diabetes.
Do you know about an initiative that you think we should know about, too? Please get in touch and let us know by emailing elizabeth@t1international.com!
Click on any of the photos to see a larger version and read the full caption.
A young girl in the Dominican Republic tests her blood sugar at a diabetes camp put on by Aprendiendo A Vivir and AYUDA
Widny Dorcé, a Young Leader in Diabetes from Haiti, volunteers for his local diabetes association
An AYUDA volunteer teaches a young girl how to draw up her insulin and inject herself in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
George Ezeani and his team screen and educate diabetes patients in West Africa
A young girl in Nagpur, India houses her insulin in an earthenware pot to keep it cool
NGDoc Team members with a person living with Type 1 diabetes in Nigeria – the team gave her educational materials and supported her transition to a happy and academically sound lady
The Pendsey Trust supports children living with Type 1 diabetes in India, like this girl who can now get to school by bike
Diabetes Youth Care in Ghana supports young people with diabetes
Diabetes Youth Care team goes on a home visit to a young person with Type 1 diabetes
A Type 2 diabetic nun is training to become a community health worker in Hoskote, India through Sucre Blue
Sucre Blue is training women to screen for diabetes in communities in Bangalore, India
Yemurai Machirori is a strong advocate for better care for people living with diabetes in Zimbabwe
Children with Type 1 diabetes learn to manage their condition at a camp in Santo Domingo
The NGDoc puts on a community outreach programme reaching about 1,500 with 2 other NGO’s in Idi-Iroko, a bordertown in southwest Nigeria
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Elizabeth, what hopeful and joyful images! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Meagan! Please feel free to share them with others so we can all work together to do more. 🙂 Happy Saturday!
Thanks for sharing the inspiring photos. Beautifully laid out and captioned.
Thank you for checking out the T1International page, Laddie!
Thank you for giving us a peek into diabetes around the world.
Thanks for visiting and commenting, Karen. It’s so great to be able to spread awareness through D Blog Week.
Thank you for raising awareness!
Thanks for keeping up with us James! Loved your photo today! 🙂 Happy D Blog Week.
Thank you 🙂
Thank you for raising awareness, providing these people hope and for making us aware how truly lucky we are. This was a wonderful post. You’ve given me a lot to think about.
Thank you for checking it out, Kyle, and for thinking about the issues. Let us know if you want to get involved in spreading awareness, too, or collaborating in some way. 🙂 Have a great day.
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