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The European Diabetes Forum is a long-term initiative that aims to truly improve outcomes for people living with diabetes.
https://www.eudf.org/
🙏 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this event a success. Change is happening—and we now have a real opportunity to transform how we diagnose and treat type 1 diabetes 💙.

Read the article here: lnkd.in/eZvp9WBj
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“When we bring together people with knowledge, lived experience, and political will, we reach a whole new level of action. We can – and should – do more to advance the early detection of Type 1 Diabetes.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🤝 At the heart of all this progress is one key message: collaboration and partnership matter. Together, we are stronger - and together, we can achieve more.

That message was highlighted by MEP @stinebosse.bsky.social, who hosted our event:
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🧪 Introducing routine antibody screening
👩‍⚕️ Equipping healthcare professionals through training and updated care pathways
🔬 Strengthening research and regulatory frameworks to ensure timely access to innovation
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🏥 These therapies are emerging fast, and it’s crucial that our healthcare systems are prepared to integrate them.

The science is advancing - now it’s time for policy to catch up. That means:
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The article explores the vital work of European initiatives like the @ihieurope.bsky.social-funded EDENT1FI project. It also delves into the growing promise of disease-modifying therapies - treatments that could delay, and one day potentially cure, type 1 diabetes.
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🔬 Authored by Prof. Chantal Mathieu, Carmen Hurtado, Prof. Emanuele Bosi, Finn Kristensen, and Jurgen Vercauteren, the piece highlights the remarkable progress made in recent years around early detection of type 1 diabetes.
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🏛️Later today, @sant.europarl.europa.eu will meet to discuss its own-initiative report. We sincerely hope the Committee will support a bold, inclusive, and forward-looking Plan - one that truly improves the lives and health of European citizens 💙.

Read our Shadow Plan here: lnkd.in/e_AheHga
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📙In our EUDF Shadow CV Plan, we call for a comprehensive, integrated approach to preventing, diagnosing, and treating cardiometabolic diseases - diabetes, obesity, and CVD. Tackling these conditions together is the only way to drive real change and improve the health of people across Europe.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We were honoured to welcome MEP Romana Jerković, Rapporteur for the European Parliament’s report on an EU Cardiovascular Diseases Strategy. She emphasised the interconnection between CVD, diabetes, and other cardiometabolic conditions - and the need for the Plan to reflect this reality.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
❤️‍🩹 These individuals face a significantly increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other complications - often at a younger age - due to the long-term effects of high blood glucose levels.

Effective diabetes management is essential to preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD)❗
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our community has been working tirelessly to ensure that diabetes is represented in this Plan.

As our Chair, Prof. Chantal Mathieu, reminded us yesterday, the stakes are high: men diagnosed with T1D before the age of 10 lose an average of 14.2 life-years. Women lose an average of 17.7 life-years.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us! We are full of hope for the future - but it will take collaboration and commitment to turn that hope into reality.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The conversation also addressed the potential of disease-modifying therapies to delay, and maybe one day even cure, T1D.
We discussed the importance of continued research and innovation and how to prepare European healthcare systems for innovative therapies.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We also heard powerful testimonies from people living with T1D, which shed light on the daily challenges of living with diabetes, the emotional toll and their hopes for a better future.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We discussed the urgency of addressing the unmet needs of people living with T1D in Europe and the critical role of early detection.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We were honoured to welcome a number of speakers and participants, including MEPs Stine Bosse, Niels Flemming Hansen and Romana Jerković.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We’ll be discussing how early detection can be implemented, evaluated, and adapted across diverse healthcare systems — and the vital work EDENT1FI is doing to make this a reality. 💙
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
✅ Enables the use of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs)

🕒 Gives families time to prepare and understand the condition

⚠️ Reduces the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at onset

🌱 Improves long-term outcomes and quality of life
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Together with EDENT1FI, we’ve developed a key document for this occasion:

“Why do we need the early detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Europe?”

This call-to-action outlines why early detection should be integrated into European healthcare systems, highlighting its many benefits:
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🤝We’re honoured to welcome MEPs @stinebosse.bsky.social, Romana Jerković, and @nielsflemming.konservative.dk, along with speakers from the @ec.europa.eu, @ihieurope.bsky.social, DiaUnion, Breakthrough T1D, and more.
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM