Sport
Events, clubs and athletes opening up real conversations about diabetes.
Diabetes Awareness Foundation
Changing Diabetes Together.
We make diabetes awareness easier to understand and harder to ignore—using sport, music and influencers to reach people where they already are.
The world turns blue
Countdown to World Diabetes Day
Every 14 November, people around the world come together to raise diabetes awareness and go blue. The countdown resets automatically for the next year. About World Diabetes Day
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Our difference
Awareness that moves through culture.
DAF brings health information into the spaces that shape everyday life.
Music
Artists, live moments and creative campaigns helping awareness travel further.
Influencers
Trusted voices using their reach to make health information visible.
Know the signs
Small signs can matter.
Symptoms can develop quickly or be easy to miss. Knowing what to look for is an important first step.
Worried about symptoms?
Ask for an urgent GP appointment or contact NHS 111. Call 111 if you are asking about a child under five.
Ask for an urgent GP appointment or contact NHS 111. Call 111 if you are asking about a child under five.
Feeling thirsty all the time
Peeing more than usual
Feeling very tired
Losing weight without trying
DAF in action
Campaigns people can feel part of.
Sport
World Diabetes Day Football
A community football weekender at Hackney Marshes combining activity, information and conversation.
Influence
#500ml Water Challenge
A simple social challenge designed to turn participation and nominations into diabetes awareness.
Information
A Guide to Diabetes
Making essential information clearer, friendlier and easier to share with families and communities.
Join the movement
One voice can start a conversation.
Bring DAF into your club, event, platform or community and help put diabetes awareness in front of more people.