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 South Africa
- Diabetes South AfricaDiabetes South Africa: patient organisation in South Africa, non-profit supporting and advocating for people with diabetes; member of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).All of South Africa
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 South Africa 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.