Environ 700,000 people in France are carriers of diabetes without knowing it. World Diabetes Day has been organized every year since 1991 on the initiative of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by excess blood sugar. Its management represents today a real public health issue.
This global awareness campaign reaches an international audience across more than 160 countries. Objective : raise awareness of type 1 and type 2 diabetes to improve their care.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common. It includes risk criteria that cannot be modified (such as age or genetic heritage), but also other criteria related to lifestyle habits on which it is possible to act: unbalanced diet, lack of physical activity, overweight, smoking, in particular.
The aim of prevention is to influence these behaviors so as not to develop the disease or to delay its onset.
Health insurance informs you regarding the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
To know : the sophia service set up by health insurance supports nearly 900,000 policyholders suffering from diabetes. A new member space will be launched soon, which will make it possible to question health nurse-advisers via messaging and to find the elements discussed during the calls. Discover the sophia service.
