It’s time for South Africa’s biggest diabetes awareness campaign! #WearBlueforDiabetes.
We want the whole of South Africa to wear blue on World Diabetes Day, Friday 14th November 2025.
If there’s one thing our annual #WearBlueforDiabetes campaigns have taught us, it’s that change starts from the bottom up. Empowered individuals empower communities. This World Diabetes Day, let’s equip individuals, schools and companies with the tools they need to run their own diabetes awareness events. Why?
Because changing a life starts with one empowered individual.
How to get involved
Do you want to be a #WearBlueforDiabetes champion?
We’re looking for people around the country to commit to changing a life this November!
Sign up for a weekly challenge to spread diabetes awareness, encourage others to support people with diabetes, and wear blue on World Diabetes Day.
We’ll send you free online resources to share with your school, workplace or friends, and encourage you to change a life.
Sharing diabetes awareness far and wide
Whether or not you hold an event, you can still change a life. The reality is that change starts with one person: so even if all you do is explain to one person that you’re wearing blue on World Diabetes Day to support diabetes awareness, you’re doing your bit.
If you can share the 5 symptoms of diabetes at the same time, even better!
Pledge to #WearBlueforDiabetes on Friday 14th November,
and do your bit to change a life.
Sign the Pledge Wall to publicly commit to supporting people with diabetes by wearing blue on World Diabetes Day, and sharing the 5 symptoms of diabetes.
Share share share!
We want the whole of South Africa to #WearBlueforDiabetes!
Right-click or press down to save these for sharing. If you want to link for others to get involved, please include www.sweetlife.org.za/wear-blue-for-diabetes
Don’t forget! Use #WearBlueforDiabetes so that we can share your posts.
Community events
Instead of trying to reach all South Africans from the top down, we’re empowering 100 individuals to hold their own diabetes events, anywhere in South Africa.
We’re sending out 100 Diabetes DIY Event Boxes, with everything you need to hold an event and spread diabetes awareness in your community, including an invitation to share pics or video on social media, using #WearBlueforDiabetes.
The event that makes the most effort wins a R2,000 PnP voucher, with 3 special mentions each winning R500 vouchers.
We want to empower individuals
to share reliable diabetes information and awareness
in their communities.
Please note: The applications for Diabetes DIY Event Boxes have now closed. The 100 boxes are currently being sent around South Africa!
Wearing blue is easy, diabetes is not
Whether it’s your team at work, or your local school, your group of friends or just your family, wearing blue is not a difficult thing to do. We all have something blue in our wardrobes. But the impact of wearing blue in support of people with diabetes is immense.
Diabetes is a 24/7/365 chronic condition. It can feel very lonely – even when you’re part of a community like Sweet Life. Seeing people unaffected by diabetes visibly showing support makes a huge difference.
Join us for two Lives!
We are so excited to be hosting a Facebook Live and an Instagram Live as part of #WearBlueforDiabetes: Holly Rey on Facebook, and Candy Tsamandebele on Instagram.
Everyone is invited!
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for details!
Sponsors:
This campaign has been generously supported by many companies working with diabetes in South Africa. We couldn’t have done it without them, and we are deeply grateful for their support!
Platinum Sponsor:
Medtronic is committed to empowering and supporting you, so you can manage Type 1 diabetes on your own terms.
Find out more about their insulin pumps, CGM and smart insulin pens at www.medtronic-diabetes.com/en-ZA
Gold Sponsor:
Aspen is a global specialty and branded multinational pharmaceutical company with a presence in both emerging and developed markets.
Find out more at www.aspenpharma.com
MSN Group is the fastest growing research-based pharmaceutical company based out of India.
Find out more at www.msnlabs.com
No matter where Novo Nordisk is in the world, their goal is to provide access to affordable insulin for vulnerable patients.
Find out more at www.novonordisk.za.com
Procter & Gamble is improving everyday life as a Force for Growth and a Force for Good — for you, for the world, and for generations to come.
Find out more at www.pg.com
Roche focuses on finding new medicines and diagnostics and utilising data-based insights to evolve the practice of medicine and help patients live longer, better lives.
Find out more at www.roche.co.za
Sanofi is an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Find out more at www.sanofi.com/en/south-africa
Silver Sponsors:
