Prevention Week to stop the progression of diabetes

Diabetes is a major medical issue. Every year, because we are under the guise of unfounded and uninformed prejudices, the number of patients suffering from diabetes increases ... With a prevalence rate of 2.6% in 2000, 3.95% in 2006 and 4, 6% in 2012, that's why the French Federation of Diabetics decided to react by creating, in addition to World Diabetes Day, a Diabetes Prevention Week . From June 6 to 13, 2015 , local associations join the event for the fourth year in a row.

Diabetes Prevention Week throughout France

Each local association of the French Federation of Diabetics runs its own prevention campaign. Distribution of information leaflets, free screenings or risk questionnaires to complete ... The objective of this Diabetes Prevention Week is to guide people whose test would suggest the presence of a risk of diabetes to a professional may invalidate or confirm the diagnosis.

To find the map of local actions: https://www.afd.asso.fr/association/actions/swine-de-prevention/card-semaine-de-prevention