Bravo Sasha! You are a model and example for so many young people who struggle every day as you do. There are no boundaries, there are no limits. Thank you!
@ATPFinals2025 Today is the World Diabets Day. I’m Turin for the ATP finals and waiting for this evening to cebrate it cheering for Sasha Zverev, a champion and a model for all who live with diabetes
@AlexZverev In Turin today for the ATD finals but today is also World Diabetes Day. As Diabetologist and past-president of European Association for the Study of Diabetes I would like to congratulate and thank you for being such a champion and model to the many with diabetes!
Continua la saga di FS. 😳Oggi: Linea tirrenica Genova - Roma 60-120 min ritardo . Linea Firenze - Roma 50 -60 min ritardo. A ponte sullo stretto ultimato quanto ci vorrà a raggiungerlo da, diciamo, Bologna? @matteosalvinimi@fsitaliane
@Salvini c’è voluta un’intera reazione NAZIONALE a difesa di tanti innocenti per avete un risultato come quello causato da un solo chiodo (Salvini ricordi?) per bloccare pendolari italiani. Bello vedere un ministro così coinvolto👏peccato si accorga di essere ministro solo ora!
🔔 Yesterday, we had the privilege of co-hosting an impactful event with MEP @ignaziomarino on the urgent need to address the growing burden of #diabetes and #obesity.
🙏 A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers and participants for contributing to this timely and essential conversation.
💡 Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi opened the event with a stark reminder: diabetes and obesity are major public health challenges closely linked to #cardiovascular disease, which could reduce life expectancy in the EU by up to three years by 2050. He emphasized that the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Health Plan will take a life-course approach, integrating prevention and care, and addressing diabetes and obesity.
👉 MEP @ignaziomarino highlighted that 686,000 people die from diabetes each year in #Europe. He stressed the importance of weight loss in reducing diabetes risk and called for equitable access to care, especially for disadvantaged populations disproportionately affected by obesity.
📒 Prof. Jean-François Gautier presented new recommendations from the on targeting the interplay between diabetes and obesity, including joint health checks and better-funded national diabetes plans. Read the recommendations here: https://t.co/spljnAkqN0
📣 MEP @JarubasAdam stressed the importance of implementing these recommendations in the CVH Plan.
During the expert roundtable, moderated by Prof. @SDelprato,
▫️ Prof. Eugenia Vlachou underlined the vital role of #nurses in managing diabetes and obesity.
▫️ Prof. Graziano Onder, Scientific Coordinator of JACARDI, showcased how pilot projects across Europe are helping reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and diabetes by supporting the full #patient journey.
▫️ @susieb16, living with obesity and type 2 diabetes, delivered a moving testimony: “I am not my disease, I am Susie.” Her words powerfully underscored the need to change the #narrative and fight #stigma.
In a roundtable with MEPs:
🔹 MEP @VeronikaCifrova called for public campaigns to reduce stigma and involve people with lived experience in shaping policy.
🔹 MEP @JerkovicRomana highlighted gender disparities in health, noting that women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health—diabetes included—and emphasized the growing EU focus on women’s health.
🔹 MEP @TomislavSokol stressed the importance of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in managing chronic conditions, empowering patients, and improving care through better data access.
💬 The message was clear: we must act now—through prevention, early detection, equitable care, and a shift in how we talk about these diseases.
We stand ready to support the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan and look forward to continued collaboration with the @Europarl_EN and the @EU_Commission.
Thanks @ignaziomarino & @EUDiabetesForum for today’s discussion on rising diabetes & obesity. By 2050, weight-related diseases could cut life expectancy by 3 years & fuel heart disease—EU’s top cause of early death. Our 2025 CV Health Plan will cover prevention to care. #EUHealth
🎉 We have some big news to share today!
📣 We are proud to announce our upcoming event, organised together with MEP @ignaziomarino on "Increasing productivity, competitiveness and resilience by tackling the interplay between diabetes and obesity".
💡 The event will explore the interconnectivity between #diabetes and #obesity.
📅 June 24th
⏲️ 15:00-18:00
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
Confirmed speakers:
🔹 Mr. @OliverVarhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal @EU_Health@EU_Commission
🔹 MEP Prof. @ignaziomarino
🔹 MEP @JarubasAdam , Chair of the SANT Committee
🔹 MEP @V_Andriukaitis
🔹 MEP @VeronikaCifrova
🔹 MEP @JerkovicRomana
🔹 MEP @TomislavSokol
🔹 Prof. @SDelprato, Chair of the European Diabetes Forum (EUDF)
🔹 Prof. Jean-Francois Gautier
🔹 Prof. Graziano Onder
🔹 Ms. Vicki Mooney @CurvyVickiM
🔹 Prof. @EugeniaVlachou
👉 If you would like to attend, please register via this link: https://t.co/FjMSroOOB9
We hope to see you there!