World Diabetes Day is an opportunity for people around the world to come together and to demand a better world for people living with diabetes, no matter where they live.

The #insulin4all campaign was launched in the lead up to World Diabetes Day in 2014 by The Pendsey Trust and T1International. Although World Diabetes Day began in 1991 in order to “draw attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world”, the charities felt that the true spirit of the day had been lost.

Many people living with type 1 diabetes struggle to survive because they cannot afford or access their life-saving insulin, blood glucose strips, or basic healthcare. Others are caught in conflict where there is little humanitarian assistance for people with diabetes. Many suffer complications and premature death without one or more of the pieces of the diabetes puzzle.

The #insulin4all campaign has continued since it's launch to raise awareness of the most pressing diabetes issues.

For 2025, The International Diabetes Federation is focused on "Diabetes and the workplace." But we know that people cannot be a part of the workforce without essential medicines and supplies. That's why, for 2025, our focus is:

Access, Affordability, Action.