World Diabetes Congress-IDF LISBON 2022

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to Lisbon, Portugal, for the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) World Diabetes Congress 2022.

We continue to live in extraordinarily difficult times in which people with diabetes are facing the additional health threat posed by Covid-19. We have seen that people living with diabetes can be more susceptible to the worst complications of the virus and share a concern with many colleagues that the current situation may increase diabetes complications over the coming years. We unfortunately anticipate that Covid-19 will continue to impact individuals, health systems and economies for some time. We remain hopeful, however, that the pandemic will be sufficiently under control to enable the global diabetes community to convene safely in Lisbon.

In the current context, it is important to remember that we are facing an ever-increasing global pandemic of diabetes. 1 in 10 adults across the world – 60 million in the IDF European Region – are living with diabetes. Without significant action to address the global impact of the condition, IDF anticipates that the number will rise to more than 700 million over the next 25 years.

As we continue to mark the centenary of the landmark discovery of insulin, we must keep at top of mind the sad fact that insulin and other fundamental components of diabetes care – monitoring equipment and supplies, oral medicines, education and psychological support – remain beyond the reach of many people with diabetes who need them. It is therefore important that the legacy of Covid-19 should not see resources and attention focused on infectious diseases to the detriment of all non-communicable diseases, including diabetes...

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