Milestones

2024

Paving the way for Type 1 Diabetes advocacy – Tour De Diabetes -Ride along for well- being.

2023

Upskilling of CoE centres with multiple state government partnerships.

2022

Launch of CoE center-frame work to improve access to care for Type 1 Diabetes.

2020

Insulin 100: A life saving discovery turns 100 years- program launched to commit improving the lives of people with diabetes

2019

Launch of “Pedals Changing Diabetes” – an initiative to incorporate cycling as exercise for preventing and managing diabetes.

2018

Launch of IMPACT INDIA: The 1000-Day Challenge to reduce average HbA1c by 1%

2017

10 million households reached through multi-channel awareness programme

2016

Changing Diabetes® in Children reaches out to 4000 children & 10,000 people in India

2016

RSSDI Award of Recognition -2016 for CDiC programme.

2015

World Diabetes Day: Reached out to over 1200 sanitation workers through awareness & testing camp

2014

Government of Odisha enters into Changing Diabetes® Barometer partnership with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation

2014

World Diabetes Day: Reached out 5.8 million people through Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses branded with Changing Diabetes® campaign across Bangalore

2013

World Diabetes Day: Distribution of 100,000 patient education literature with every mail delivered on November 15th by postal employees

2013

Government of Madhya Pradesh enters into Changing Diabetes® Barometer partnership with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation

2012

NNEF conducts the largest diabetic foot screening programme in the world with participation from 1676 people across 27 locations in India. Enters the Guinness Book of World Records.

2012

Government of Gujarat enters into Changing Diabetes® Barometer partnership with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation

2012

Government of Andhra Pradesh enters into Changing Diabetes® Barometer partnership with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation

2012

Government of Puducherry enters into Changing Diabetes® Barometer partnership with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation

2011

The Changing Diabetes® in Children programme launched, for providing free insulin and care for children with type 1 diabetes

2011

Guiness World Record: 2621 people participate to set a Guinness record for largest awareness programme

2011

NNEF enters the Guinness Book of World Records for conducting the largest number of blood glucose screenings in 8 hours – an astounding 3573!

2011

Government of Bihar inks MoU with NNEF to launch the second Changing Diabetes® Barometer programme

2008

NNEF enters in partnership with Government of Goa for the first Changing Diabetes® Barometer programme

2007

NNEF marks World Diabetes Day in India with diabetes walks, patient education camps, children’s events, seminars & exhibitions.

2002

First World Diabetes Foundation project launched

2001

First DAWN study to understand the psychosocial burden of diabetes conducted

2000

NovoAidTM supporting children below 18 years from poor families with free insulin launched.

2000

First STENO ‘train-the-trainer’ programme for healthcare professionals conducted

1997

Novo Nordisk Education Foundation established as a non-profit organization