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Ascensia announces art and photo competition for
world diabetes day 2023
This year's competition
aims to raise awareness of
diabetes and highlight the
real lives of people living with
the condition across the world
Ascensia Diabetes Care has
opened submissions for its successful
art and photo competition in support
of World Diabetes Day 2023. This
year, Ascensia's global competition
is themed around diabetes in real
life, aiming to capture the genuine
challenges, successes and day-today
realities of people living with
diabetes.
One in 10 adults is living with
diabetes, while an estimated 783
million people will have the disease
in 2045. This means that it is
more important than ever to raise
awareness of diabetes and what real
life looks like for those who live with
the condition. Ascensia's 'This is
Diabetes, This is Real' competition
seeks to gather a collection of
original artworks submitted by
people across the world, with each
one telling a personal story about
their journey with diabetes.
You can submit illustrations,
photographs and digital designs at
www.thisisdiabetes.com until 31
October, with the winners of the
competition announced on World
Diabetes Day, a global initiative of