World Diabetes Day

Find out how employers can use World Diabetes Day to raise awareness of diabetes, share tips and resources and support employees who have diabetes.

The value of supporting World Diabetes Day at work

World Diabetes Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of Type 1 diabetes and supporting those living with Type 1 diabetes.

Supporting World Diabetes Day in your workplace has a number of benefits, including:

• Increased awareness of type 1 diabetes
• Increased employee engagement
• Improved morale

Get involved in World Diabetes Day at work

There are many ways your workplace can get involved in World Diabetes Day.

Here are a few ideas:

Raise awareness

Use your internal communication channels to share information about diabetes to spread awareness.

Visit the Diabetes UK website to find information and resources.

Organise a workshop

Invite a healthcare professional to talk with employees about diabetes. Doing this can be a good way to provide education about management of diabetes.

Encourage health checks

Share information about diabetes health checks and encourage employees with diabetes to get their diabetes health checks.

Having open conversations about diabetes health checks can also reduce stigma and increase awareness.

Diabetes in the workplace

You can take action to support employees living with diabetes throughout the year.

Here are some things you could consider in your workplace:

• Make reasonable adjustments for employees with diabetes
• Promote healthy workplace habits
• Encourage early screening and offer support
• Raise awareness and encourage open communication

Find out more about diabetes support for employees.

Find out more

To find out how your workplace can get involved in World Diabetes Day, visit the Diabetes UK website.

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