The German Diabetes Center
The German Diabetes Center is one of Germany’s top medical research institutes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) anticipates that diabetes will be one of the world’s seven leading causes of death by the year 2030. The condition was already responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide in 2012. In Germany, too, more and more people are being affected by diabetes. Against this background, effective preventive measures are extremely important. According to the WHO, just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity and healthy nutrition can dramatically reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. That is why the WHO has made diabetes the subject of World Health Day in 2016.
Enquiries are individually answered by experts
The German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf is a “beacon” in diabetes research. Founded in 1965, it is now part of the Leibniz Association, which unites a total of 89 leading independent research institutions. Its goal is to carry out research into Diabetes mellitus to understand the condition’s impact on the human organism and develop appropriate therapies. Prof Dr Michael Roden, a researcher who is renowned in Europe for his work on metabolic disorders, has been director of the DDZ since 2008. The National Diabetes Information Center at the DDZ operates the website www.diabetes-heute.de for members of the public, doctors and other specialists in order to meet the growing demand for information about diabetes. It includes a special service: enquiries from patients, doctors and others are individually answered by experts.
World Health Day on 7 April 2016
