Abstracts and Contributions

The 2-day Global Summit will feature brief keynotes, interactive panels, workshops, poster presentations, storytelling and exhibitions. Attendees are invited to submit an abstract or contribution to the Global Summit. We welcome contributions in the following categories: Storytelling, Scientific, Impact, or Perspectives. Submission deadline: 11.59pm CET on Sunday 30th November 2025.

Category Storytelling Scientific Impact Perspectives
Description These are creative contributions that bring to life lived experiences of: diabetes stigma and discrimination; minimising their harms; and/or speaking out against diabetes stigma and discrimination. These are summaries (abstracts) of new and emerging research studies and scientific developments. These are case studies showcasing initiatives translating knowledge into practice, policy, and systems change, e.g. community initiatives, advocacy campaigns, healthcare innovations or policy developments. These are critical commentaries and forward-thinking perspectives on the current landscape of diabetes stigma and discrimination. They may focus on a particular population, setting or approach or take a broader view.
Aim To share experiences and promote open dialogue. To build evidence through rigorous research. To highlight real-world initiatives and their impact. To foster strategic thinking and dialogue about advocacy, research, and actionable possibilities.
Focus
  • Humanise experiences of diabetes stigma
  • Amplify lived experience
  • Create connections
  • Challenge stereotypes and misconceptions
  • Inspire action through authentic narratives
  • Document stigma prevalence, associations, experiences and impacts
  • Describe intervention developments and/or effectiveness, including process (qualitative) evaluations
  • Inform policy with data
  • Develop measurement frameworks
  • Evidence successful interventions
  • Show real-world change
  • Show scalable solutions
  • Show measurable outcomes
  • Document system improvements
  • Inspire action to adopt, adapt or develop similar
  • Systemic opportunities: policy landscapes, strategic plans, technologies, grassroots movements, cross-sector partnerships and collaborations
  • Complex challenges: intersectional stigma, culture and context, equity gaps, measurement and evaluation complexities, sustainability
  • Future directions: emerging trends, innovative interventions, research gaps, global versus local, strategic planning
Submission requirements and format
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words): Summary of your story
  • Description of the creative medium you are using (e.g. short story, poetry, visual art, video, photos)
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words) including:
    • Background / Aim(s)
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Conclusion
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words) including:
    • Background / Aim(s)
    • methods (e.g., who, what, where)
    • outcomes (achieved or expected)
    • lessons learned (e.g., for scaling or adaptation)
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words) including:
    • Background / Context
    • Opportunities
    • Challenges
    • Recommendations (actionable suggestions for next steps)
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
Storytelling
Description These are creative contributions that bring to life lived experiences of: diabetes stigma and discrimination; minimising their harms; and/or speaking out against diabetes stigma and discrimination.
Aim To share experiences and promote open dialogue.
Focus
  • Humanise experiences of diabetes stigma
  • Amplify lived experience
  • Create connections
  • Challenge stereotypes and misconceptions
  • Inspire action through authentic narratives
Submission requirements
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words): Summary of your story
  • Description of the creative medium you are using (e.g. short story, poetry, visual art, video, photos)
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
Scientific
Description These are summaries (abstracts) of new and emerging research studies and scientific developments.
Aim To build evidence through rigorous research.
Focus
  • Document stigma prevalence, associations, experiences and impacts
  • Describe intervention developments and/or effectiveness, including process (qualitative) evaluations
  • Inform policy with data
  • Develop measurement frameworks
Submission requirements
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words) including:
    • Background / Aim(s)
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Conclusion
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
Impact
Description These are case studies showcasing initiatives translating knowledge into practice, policy, and systems change, e.g. community initiatives, advocacy campaigns, healthcare innovations or policy developments.
Aim To highlight real-world initiatives and their impacts.
Focus
  • Evidence successful interventions
  • Show real-world change
  • Show scalable solutions
  • Show measurable outcomes
  • Document system improvements
  • Inspire action to adopt, adapt or develop similar
Submission requirements
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words) including:
    • Background / Aim(s)
    • methods (e.g., who, what, where)
    • outcomes (achieved or expected)
    • lessons learned (e.g., for scaling or adaptation)
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.
Perspectives
Description These are critical commentaries and forward-thinking perspectives on the current landscape of diabetes stigma and discrimination. They may focus on a particular population, setting or approach or take a broader view.
Aim To foster strategic thinking and dialogue about pathways, obstacles, and possibilities to identify actionable insights and novel approaches.
Focus
  • Systemic opportunities: policy landscapes, strategic plans, technologies, grassroots movements, cross-sector partnerships and collaborations
  • Complex challenges: intersectional stigma, culture and context, equity gaps, measurement and evaluation complexities, sustainability
  • Future directions: emerging trends, innovative interventions, research gaps, global versus local, strategic planning
Submission requirements
  • Title: max 25 words
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Text (max 300 words) including:
    • Background / Context
    • Opportunities
    • Challenges
    • Recommendations (actionable suggestions for next steps)
  • Description of how people with lived experience of diabetes are / have been meaningfully involved.

Guidance for Submissions

  • All contributions (submissions and presentations) must use safe, non-stigmatising language when referring to diabetes and to people living with or affected by diabetes. Check out the Summit Care Protocol.
  • All contributions should be prepared and presented in English.
  • Contributions will be presented in-person only.
  • The Steering Committee will determine acceptance and type of contribution.
  • The Steering Committee reserves the right to accept or reject a contribution, or to advise its recategorisation. The decisions of the Steering Committee are final.
  • Submissions must be made online via the website by 11.59pm CET on Sunday 30th November 2025.
  • Lead authors will be notified of the outcome of their submissions by Monday 8th December 2025. It is the responsibility of the lead author to notify any co-authors of the status of the submission.
  • Registration is required to submit an abstract or contribution. Payment is not required at the point of registration. An invoice can be requested for payment at a later date. Confirmation of registration and payment can be made after abstract acceptance.
  • At least 60 people with lived experience of diabetes who submit a contribution, and have their contribution accepted, will receive FREE registration and 3 night’s accommodation. In addition, at least 30 people with lived experience of diabetes will receive travel scholarships via our partner #dedoc°.
  • Acceptance of a contribution does not automatically mean award of free registration, accommodation, or travel scholarship. Decisions will be communicated with the presenting authors in December, at which point a voucher code will be applied to their registration and accommodation to ensure they are not required to pay for those.
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