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Dr Jackie Maalouf (Lebanon) talks about Dialeb’s KiDS activities

Advocating to bring diabetes education and prevention to schools

Creating a supportive school environment for a healthier future generation

Advocating to bring diabetes education and prevention to schools (Spanish)

KiDS: 10 years of contributing to global well-being

Diabetes and mental health: challenges for students and families

KiDS implementation in Egypt

KiDS event at the Milagres College in Mangalore, India

KiDS event at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Episode 4 – Karate Champion Alizée Agier’s Journey

“I think the KiDS programme would have definitely changed my whole diabetes journey.”

“I was 13 when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.”

(Video) Sergio, aged 9, shares his perspective of living with type 1 diabetes in the school environment.

“My fellow students didn’t quite understand my condition and assumed I had HIV because I had lost a lot of weight in the months prior to my diagnosis.”

“Programmes like KiDS can change the lives of children with diabetes.”

Roxana shares her perspective as the mother of a boy living with type 1 diabetes in the school environment.

Episode 2 – Lara McSpadden on Balancing Professional Basketball and Diabetes Management

“Voicing more about the realities of children with diabetes at school would help bring more attention to the matter.”

“KiDS should be part of the school curriculum to help remove barriers to learning and the social inclusion of students with diabetes, ensuring their safety in the school environment.”

“A project like KiDS is a great tool for teachers to learn and help children with diabetes to be open about their condition.”

“Sometimes, people would ask strange questions about my condition or be surprised to learn that a child could have diabetes.”

“Implementing diabetes educational initiatives in schools can lead to early detection of the condition and empower students to make informed lifestyle choices.”

“I feel that there needs to be more awareness about diabetes among students and school staff in Maldives.”

“I am a great supporter of this programme and look forward to its expansion and ongoing success.”

KiDS Brazil coordinator Jaqueline Alves describes who the project targets and how it helps to ensure that children with diabetes are not excluded from school activities.

Phyllisa Deroze welcomes two IDF Young Leaders in Diabetes for a conversation on the challenges that children and adolescents living with diabetes can face.

“KiDS is a wonderful programme with simple and comprehensive materials for children, teachers, and parents.”

“Diabetes educational initiatives can help children learn about diabetes, understand that people with diabetes can live regular lives and know the signs of diabetes for early detection.”

“KiDS should be implemented in all schools for early diabetes education and to promote healthy lifestyles towards a diabetes-free future.”

“The KiDS Programme represents a successful model of diabetes education and prevention which could be easily replicated around the world.”

Woman wearing blue diabetes voices polo shirt standing in front of a dark grey backdrop and speaking into microphone

“Diabetes education, as provided by the KiDS programme, can help parents, diabetes associations, health professionals, teachers and school staff to tackle and prevent diabetes-related stigma and discrimination.”

Episode 3 – Gary Hall Jr.’s Journey with Diabetes: Olympian Insights

Clicia Mores smiling to camera with a waterscape behind her

“As a diabetes educator, I realised that general awareness of type 1 diabetes was limited and that the condition was often confused with type 2 diabetes.”

Four children in Polish school lying on grey carpet watching a video on an tablet

“In 2017, Poland became the first country in Europe to pilot the implementation of the KiDS programme.”

KiDS Comic: Tom and Friends’ Diabetes Journey

Global survey on government policies addressing diabetes at school

Advocate for Diabetes Education in School

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Aisling White in front of school notice board with images and names of different vegetables.

“The KiDS Programme empowers children to be more open about their condition”

“I decided to teach and explain my condition to my school environment as often as needed.”

IDF President Andrew Boulton presents the programme and how it aims to create a supportive environment for children living with diabetes and promote healthy habits from a young age.

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Preschool and primary school teachers in Hungary become ‘DiabMentors’

Episode 1 – Perfection is a Myth, with guest Stephanie Ratcliffe

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KiDS session held in Ecuador

KiDS expands to a second state in India

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KiDS is an IDF programme undertaken in partnership with the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) and supported by an educational grant from Sanofi.