Campaigns - 13 July 2015
2015: ‘Act today to change tomorrow’ campaign for World Diabetes Day (14 November)
World Diabetes Day is celebrated around the globe every year on 14 November. It brings together millions of people in over 160 countries to raise awareness of diabetes, including children and adults affected by diabetes, politicians, healthcare professionals, healthcare decision-makers and the media.
Act to change your life today – this is the theme for World Diabetes Day 2015. The campaign focuses on healthy eating and how it can positively affect the management of all types of diabetes. Healthy foods are good for everybody and play a vital role in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes.
What should I eat?
With so much conflicting advice, it can sometimes be hard to know which foods you should eat more of every day – and which to better only eat from time to time. Diabetes Victoria has developed a short ten minute video clip called Healthy eating which will explain the different food groups, recommended portion sizes, healthy cooking methods and sample meal plans. The video is available in English, Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, Chinese and Arabic. You can watch it here:
Check your risk!
Do you know anybody who might be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Please let them know about the Life! program, Australia’s largest lifestyle modification program that helps to prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. On the website, there is a test to learn more about somebody’s individual risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next 5 years. Head over to lifeprogram.org.au and find out!
