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Friends of World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day, the world's largest diabetes awareness campaign, is only possible thanks to the commitment of the entire diabetes community and beyond. We would like to express our appreciation for all the organizations and individuals that help make World Diabetes Day a success.

The International Diabetes Federation has the pleasure to work in close collaboration with the following individuals and organizations:

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IDF Member Associations Worldwide
ISPAD
Desert Dingo
International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD): drives the theme of World Diabetes Day 2007-2008. Desert Dingo Racing: A team of high tech professionals campaigning a Class 11 VW Beetle in desert racing. Desert Dingo has teamed with IDF in support of its campaign to raise awareness of diabetes issues worldwide.
Youcef Cummings- an Australian motorcycling enthusiast based in Oman who is competing in rallys with the World Diabetes Day bike, to raise awareness of diabetes. Bandera al Cielo - a group of mountain climbing enthusiasts with type 1 diabetes in South America, who will be climbing the highest peak in Argentina to mark World Diabetes Day 2008.

TuDiabetes.com is a social network for people touched by diabetes, run by the Diabetes Hands Foundation. It connects more than 3,300 members from all over the world along with EsTuDiabetes.com, which connects more than 700 Spanish-speaking people with diabetes. Lemonade Life - the blog of 23-year old Allison Blass, who has type 1 diabetes. The blog chronicles her journey in balancing her personal, professional and diabetes lives. Allison is the founder of DiabetesTeenTalk.com and has mentored hundreds of families and teens during her nearly 15 years of living with diabetes.

Diabetestalkfest.com is the first online diabetes website dedicated to live chats. Run by Gina Capone and Jon Schlaman, the live chats provide members with cutting edge information from leaders in the field of diabetes. Six Until Me - "Diabetes doesn't define me, but it helps explain me." Kerri Morrone Sparling's award-winning website about learning, loving, and living with over 22 years of type 1 diabetes.

DiabetesPowerShow.com - a very popular weekly podcast, produced to provide people affected by diabetes, with support and valuable information, in an entertaining and informative way. The goal is to inspire you to live a life full of power, passion and positive possibilities. Citizen News Service (CNS) - content on health and development to media globally. CNS correspondents write from the frontlines of the ongoing people's movements focussing on issues most pertinent to the most disadvantaged people. CNS articles are in Hindi, English, Urdu and Thai. CNS is a World Diabetes Day media partner.

DiabetesDaily.com - one of the largest diabetes support communities on the web. It features a community forum, live chat, blogs, and real-world meet-ups across the globe. Special projects include a diabetes encyclopedia called Wikibetes, diabetes news headlines, a diabetes search engine, and an online cookbook. Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi - a one-stop centre for providing, treatment, research, and education in the UAE. Runs the award-winning, public health awareness campaign, Diabetes - Knowledge - Action.
GoTrybe.com - an online, interactive, social community dedicated to the health and wellness of our youth. We get young people on the move utilizing Active-Screen-Timeā„¢ technology. On a daily basis, young people interact with fitness, nutrition, motivation and wellness content that supports their journey toward living healthfully. Diabetes All-Stars - A project of young film-maker Jonathan Showers, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 17. Through the film 'I have diabetes, It doesn't have me,' Jonathan aims to encourage people with diabetes to go after their dreams, and take control of their condition.
Prophet
Blue Beauty - Spa4Diabetes is rallying the global spa and beauty community to go blue on World Diabetes Day with the BlueBeauty campaign. Spas around the globe are asked to create blue themed or diabetes-related spa treatments to offer on 14 November. Prophet: communications partner assisting in concept development and providing a visual appeal for the campaign.
Hill&Knowlton
Hill & Knowlton: providing valuable media expertise and resources to the campaign.