Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Type 2 diabetes is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in Italy
- Associazione Italiana per la Difesa degli Interessi dei Diabetici (AID)Oldest volunteer organisation defending the interests of people with diabetes in Italy.All of Italy
- Associazione Nazionale Italiana Atleti DiabeticiPromotes physical activity and sport among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.All of Italy
- FAND – Associazione Italiana DiabeticiVolunteer association with local branches: support desk, training courses and webinars for people with diabetes.All of Italy
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in Italy and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Type 2 diabetes.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Type 2 diabetes to compare with. Family and friends can help.