Dedoc Diabetes Online Community

Dedoc Diabetes Online Community ° is an international community by and for people with diabetes.
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° voices will be present at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in 📍Geneva, Switzerland | May 18–23, 2026, active co...
16/05/2026

° voices will be present at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in 📍Geneva, Switzerland | May 18–23, 2026, active contributing to discussions and helping ensure that the perspectives and lived realities of people living with diabetes are part of the conversations shaping global health priorities.

From health equity and noncommunicable diseases to prevention, access, innovation, and sustainable healthcare systems, the decisions made at WHA79 can impact millions of lives worldwide. 🌎

That’s why patient voices matter. Because meaningful healthcare decisions cannot happen without the people directly affected.

A message for ° voices and the diabetes communityAs many of you are aware, Bastian Hauck, diabetes advocate, founder an...
07/05/2026

A message for ° voices and the diabetes community

As many of you are aware, Bastian Hauck, diabetes advocate, founder and CEO of Dedoc Diabetes Online Community, has been unwell for some time now. Bastian has lived with terminal cancer since 2021. After countless treatments and surgeries, he stopped all curative therapies earlier this year.

Bastian’s advocacy and activism have changed the diabetes community. With °, he created spaces for people living with diabetes to connect authentically, share their lived experience and shape the conversations that affect our lives. From its first °, held in the crowded back room of a small Stockholm cafe, to regular symposia at international conferences, he elevated the voice of people with diabetes in places where we often struggle to have a seat at the table. Today, it is almost impossible to find a corner of the diabetes world that hasn’t been touched by Bastian’s work. It is a tribute to the initiatives he started and encouraged others to grow that they will continue to influence and inspire long into the future.

Bastian raised millions to build the world’s largest scholarship program of its kind, granting hundreds of ° voices access to professional diabetes conferences. This access was given on our own terms, and specifically offered advocates from low and middle income countries fully supported opportunities to participate and contribute on equal footing. For more than a decade, ° provided a platform for diabetes advocates to meet and collaborate with peers, HCPs, researchers and industry. ° spearheaded the paradigm shift of the diabetes ecosystem, ensuring lived experience informs scientific discussions and decisions on diabetes research, policy and care worldwide:

The future of ° is currently under review. Governance, operations and leadership must be sorted out, and the ° voices scholarship program will continue to require sustainable funding. For now, we are taking time to reflect, consult and explore the best path forward – together, as a team and with the community. We thank all partners, sponsors and friends of ° for their continued support and patience in this challenging time.

Bastian is grateful for the many messages he is receiving, but may be unable to respond to everyone individually at this stage. We understand that people may want to share their thoughts and memories about Bastian’s impact and what ° has meant to them, and we encourage that you do so wherever you see this message. Also, please share this message with anyone who may have concrete ideas on how to support ° and the ° voices scholarship program moving forward.

Bastian is currently at home, enjoying the sunshine and spending time with family and his beloved and very spoilt pup, ° Cuba. He will continue to show up for ° and our community as long as he can, true to his principle:

Renza Scibilia
° Advisor
Head of Advocacy

The End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit in Jaipur was more than an event. It felt like a glimpse of what becomes possible ...
22/04/2026

The End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit in Jaipur was more than an event. It felt like a glimpse of what becomes possible when lived experience is not pushed to the margins, but placed at the centre.

Over two powerful days in Jaipur on 28-29 March 2026, the Summit brought together advocates, researchers, clinicians, organisations, and people living with diabetes from around the world to connect, learn, and help shape a global roadmap to end diabetes stigma. The program was built for action, with discussions on stigma in healthcare, language, community-based solutions, communications, human rights, and next steps for collective change.

One of the most meaningful parts for us was helping bring 85 people to Jaipur through our travel grant. Some of them were already voices, and for others, this felt like the beginning of something. We truly hope this was only the start and that we’ll see many of them become future voices.

Seeing so many people with lived experience in one room was deeply empowering. As leaders, storytellers, experts, and changemakers. That is exactly the kind of space that creates momentum, and this Summit was designed to do just that: bring people together to co-create practical actions and a global roadmap to end diabetes stigma.

If you were there, thank you for your honesty, your energy and thank you for showing up! 🌻

If you were not, you can still be part of this movement.Take the pledge to help end diabetes stigma and discrimination here: enddiabetesstigma.org/take-the-pledge

And if you want to join us at future conferences, apply for the scholarship program through our website www.dedoc.org/scholarship

Thank you for Adding Your Name!At the End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit in Jaipur, delegates from around the world came ...
13/04/2026

Thank you for Adding Your Name!

At the End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit in Jaipur, delegates from around the world came together to challenge stigma, share lived experiences, and push for change. We did everything we could to make sure those advocates were truly represented.

Through our ° travel grant, we brought 85 people with lived experience from across the globe into the room because change starts when the right voices are heard.

And for everyone who couldn’t be there in person… we found another way.

Through our Add Your Name movement, your names became part of something real. Our Artist in Residence, transformed them into a street art piece in Jaipur a powerful symbol of every story, every voice, every person standing up against stigma.

This wall carries more than art.
It carries you.

Now it’s your turn 👇

🔍 Zoom into the artwork
🖤 Find your name
📸 Screenshot it
📲 Share it and tag us

Use:

Because even if you weren’t there physically…
you were still with us, because Nothing About Us Without Us!

End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit 2026. Thank you for showing up! 🧡🇮🇳
29/03/2026

End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit 2026. Thank you for showing up! 🧡🇮🇳

28/03/2026

Dear ° voices (and future ones) thank you for showing up! We are here at with more than a 1000 years of lived experience 💥🇮🇳

Let’s make some noise and make these 3 days count! Drop a comment why you’re here with us this weekend? 🔥 And maybe let us know when did YOU join the ° voices family? 💙🧡

26/03/2026

This weekend, ° Artist in Residence Taylor “Appleton” Lawrence will create original street art inspired by THE PATH TO END DIABETES STIGMA just outside the venue of the Global Summit in Jaipur, India - and we will ADD YOUR NAME to it, along with summit participants signing this piece on-site. 🖍️

Join the movement to End Diabetes Stigma, make a donation, add your name and let others know about it! As with our ° Silent Auction, all profits will support a community-led project born at the Global Summit - and Appleton’s work will remain a powerful reminder of a global community having come together to develop a roadmap towards a world free of diabetes stigma. 🌻

You will receive pictures and social media posts and are invited to zoom in, spot your name and share that you support the fight to End Diabetes Stigma. 🔍

Please also remember to Take the Pledge on www.enddiabetesstigma.org ! 💥

Join the ° Symposium at ATTD 2026 and hear from global diabetes advocates sharing real lived experiences, community-dri...
09/03/2026

Join the ° Symposium at ATTD 2026 and hear from global diabetes advocates sharing real lived experiences, community-driven solutions, and the stories shaping the future of care. 💙

📅 11 March
⏰ 14:40–16:10
📍 Hall 211

From art and storytelling to grassroots innovation and community ecosystems, discover perspectives that are often missing from the conversation.

Come listen. Come learn. Come connect.

09/03/2026

Barcelona hosts and we bring 800+ years of lived diabetes experience. 🎤

From advocacy to innovation, from lived experience to real conversations, this is where voices from around the world meet.

📍 Barcelona | March 11–14
�Stay tuned and follow along.

🚨 Barcelona, we’re coming! 🇪🇸✨The ° voices are heading to , bringing real people, real stories, and real lived experie...
02/03/2026

🚨 Barcelona, we’re coming! 🇪🇸✨

The ° voices are heading to , bringing real people, real stories, and real lived experience to one of the biggest diabetes conferences in the world.

From advocates to community leaders, we’re coming together to make sure people living with diabetes help shape the future of care not just watch it happen.

💥 Meet the voices
💥 Feel the energy of our global community
💥 Join our symposium on 11th March at 14:40

📍 Find us at the ° booth during ATTD 2026 in Barcelona.

But first… we want to know YOU 👇
💬 Where are you joining from?
💙 Why are you excited for ?
🎤 Which topic or session are you most looking forward to?

Let’s make ATTD 2026 unforgettable together. 🌍💙

What happens when cutting-edge diabetes innovation exists… but isn’t accessible to everyone?In her new blog post, Sheila...
07/02/2026

What happens when cutting-edge diabetes innovation exists… but isn’t accessible to everyone?

In her new blog post, Sheila de Vasconcellos shares her journey through ATTD 2025, highlighting the realities of living with type 1 diabetes in a developing country, the power of peer support, and why access must be part of the innovation conversation.

This is more than a congress recap, it’s a call for equity.
👉 Read the full story on our website. (www.dedoc.org/blog)

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