This Nationwide Diabetes Week, we’re waiting for a landmark second for our neighborhood, one that can see the voices, needs, and lived experiences of Australians with diabetes shared on a very world stage.
In August 2026, Melbourne will host probably the most important diabetes conferences ever held within the Western Pacific Area: The Worldwide Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Area Congress 2026 (IDF-WPR Congress 2026).
The IDF-WPR Congress 2026 is being delivered together with the Australasian Diabetes Congress (ADC 2026) and Metabolic Ailments 2026, bringing collectively an anticipated 3,000 delegates from Australia, throughout the Western Pacific Area, and internationally. It’s one of many largest diabetes and metabolic well being gatherings held within the Southern Hemisphere for a while.
The mixed Congress is co-hosted by Diabetes Australia, the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS), and the Australian Diabetes Educators Affiliation (ADEA). Will probably be held on the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre from 18–21 August 2026.
Internet hosting this Congress in Australia is a uncommon alternative to carry world experience collectively whereas focussing on regional challenges and nationwide priorities. The 2026 program will characteristic roughly 250+ worldwide and Australasian audio system throughout 4 days. As co-hosts, we might help form a program the place the views of individuals residing with diabetes sit alongside world-leading analysis, scientific care, schooling, advocacy, and coverage.
Diabetes Australia is delivering the Diabetes Group Day, a devoted, free occasion held on the opening day of the Congress, designed particularly for individuals residing with diabetes, their households, and supporters.
The Diabetes Group Day brings collectively schooling, lived expertise, advocacy, and innovation in an accessible, welcoming atmosphere. Whether or not you need to be taught extra about managing diabetes, join with others locally, or discover the newest instruments and help accessible, it’s an opportunity to interact with the Congress in a means that’s related, sensible, and significant to you.
The complete program runs all day throughout the Plenary Theatre, exhibition zone and the breakout classes, however just a few moments to not be missed embody:
- Group Exhibition: Join with main diabetes organisations and help providers, revolutionary applied sciences and coverings, schooling, advocacy and neighborhood initiatives
- Kids with Diabetes Journey Awards: Celebrating younger individuals residing with diabetes and their households.
- Diabetes Australia Grand Innovation Problem Remaining: Watch finalists current on the Diabetes Australia Grand Innovation Problem, showcasing breakthrough concepts and applied sciences reworking diabetes care.
- Highlights of the Congress: A rolling showcase of bite-sized talks from the principle Congress program, bringing collectively world and native views on diabetes care, therapy innovation, advocacy, packages delivered throughout cultures, and extra.
Plus, a Guru Dudu Silent Disco, artwork activation with Robert Lee Davis, and a relaxed chill-out space for many who simply need to take all of it in.
This Nationwide Diabetes Week (12–18 July), Diabetes Australia’s marketing campaign known as Dwelling Out Loud, and is asking the two million Australians residing with diabetes to finish one sentence:
“I want individuals knew…”
The intention is to mixture the hundreds of particular person needs shared beneath this yr’s theme, Stronger Collectively, and construct them right into a wall of voices too huge to disregard.
Each declaration is carried with the particular person’s diabetes sort hooked up, so the total, distinct image of diabetes in Australia, together with sort 1, sort 2, gestational, and past, stays seen quite than blurred into one story.
And the voices don’t cease at Australia’s shores. Lots of the needs collected throughout Nationwide Diabetes Week will journey with us to the IDF-WPR Congress 2026, the place they are going to be shared at a devoted set up — carried there as Australia’s collective voice, asking the world’s researchers, clinicians, and coverage makers to pay attention.
I want individuals knew… Australia is dwelling to world-leading diabetes innovators”
I want individuals knew… behind each diabetes breakthrough are years of analysis.”
I want individuals knew… many diabetes problems are preventable”
Discover the whole lot you want and become involved on the Nationwide Diabetes Week web page.
Among the needs shared this week might be carried all the way in which to Melbourne, serving to make sure the lived expertise of our neighborhood informs the conversations taking place on the worldwide stage.
