Campaign resources – National Diabetes Week 2026 Living Out Loud: your toolkit National Diabetes Week • 12-18 July 2026 Thank you for supporting National Diabetes Week. This toolkit gives you everything you need to show up and help amplify the voices of 2 million Australians living with diabetes. Whether you’re sharing on socials, displaying a poster at work, or sending an email, your individual stories become a movement. Download all resources On this pageHow to use the National Diabetes Week toolkitCampaign hashtagMake your own declarationSocial media tilesReady-to-post captions for social mediaPostersDigital resourcesReady-to-use email copyDiabetes 101 fact sheetWant to partner with us? How to use the National Diabetes Week toolkit All assets are free to download and use for non-commercial purposes in support of National Diabetes Week 2026. Pick the formats that work for your channels, then share, display, and tag. The more voices, the louder we are together. Step 1 Download the pre-made assets that suit your channels and audience. And/or… create your own social media assets with the provided Canva template. Step 2 Use the provided captions or write your own (these are a guide only). Step 3 Post, print, or send across socials, email, or your workplace. Step 4 Tag #DiabetesOutLoud on social media so we can find and amplify your post. Campaign hashtag #DiabetesOutLoud This is our primary campaign hashtag. It’s the thread that connects every declaration, share, and voice across the country. When you see #DiabetesOutLoud, your post joins a growing, visible movement that Diabetes Australia will aggregate into a digital declaration wall, which will be taken to the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress as Australia’s collective voice calling the world to join us. Make your own declaration Ready to share your wish? Use our free Canva template to create your personalised tile and share it directly. You can customise your tile in minutes, no design skills needed. Available in square, portrait, and story formats. How to use the Canva template Open the free template. Select ‘View Template’ – you’ll be prompted to log in or create a Canva account. Select ‘Open in Editor’ to get your own editable copy. Click the ‘Enter your wish here’ textbox and type in your wish. Optional: Add your name and type of diabetes. If you don’t wish to include these, simply click and delete these textboxes. To download, head to the top right corner and select Share → Download → Select your page(s) → Done → Download Upload to your social media channels using the hashtags #DiabetesOutLoud and #NDW2026 Open our Canva templates: Square Portrait Story Prefer to type it out? If Canva isn’t your thing, you can submit your wish directly through our online form; no design skills needed. We’ll add your declaration to the wall of voices on your behalf. Submit your wish Social media tiles Download pre-designed tiles ready to post as general NDW support content. These are ideal for organisations, businesses, and allies who want to show solidarity. All tiles are sized for major platforms. For your personal declaration, use the Canva template above. Download social tiles Ready-to-post captions for social media Choose your voice, personal or stakeholder, then pick your platform. You can either use these as thought starters or cut and paste straight into your post. Remember to always include #DiabetesOutLoud so we can find, amplify, and add your voice to the national movement. Personal posts Instagram/Facebook This one’s for everyone who’s ever felt misunderstood. This National Diabetes Week I’m sharing my wish, and I’d love to hear yours. Real change comes from all of us speaking up together. Add your voice #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 LinkedIn This National Diabetes Week, I’m proud to add my voice to the Living Out Loud campaign. Two million Australians are sharing what they wish people knew about living with diabetes, because real change comes from many voices speaking together. #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 X/Twitter I finally said the thing I’ve always wanted people to know. This National Diabetes Week, what have you been holding back? #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 Stakeholder posts Instagram/Facebook Every day, the people we work alongside live with something most of us never fully see. This National Diabetes Week, we’re proud to stand with the 2 million Australians living with diabetes and to listen to what they’ve always wished we knew. #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 LinkedIn At [Organisation], we’re proud to support National Diabetes Week 2026. This year’s Living Out Loud campaign gives a platform to the real, lived experiences of 2 million Australians, and we’re committed to listening, learning, and doing more. #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 X/Twitter Proud to stand with every Australian living with diabetes this National Diabetes Week. These are their wishes. This is their week. #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 Posters Download and print these posters to display at your workplace, clinic, school, or community space. PDF files work with all standard home and office printers. Download posters Digital resources Show your support through everyday digital touchpoints, including email, newsletters, websites, and video calls. These assets make it easy to carry the campaign into your professional communications throughout the week. Email signature Download email signatures EDM and web banners Download EDM banners Meeting background Download meeting background Ready-to-use email copy Cut and paste the provided text to use in your email communication. Short form email copy At [Organisation], we know that living with diabetes is about far more than managing a condition; it’s a daily experience that most people never fully see or understand. That’s why this National Diabetes Week (12–18 July), we’re proud to stand behind Diabetes Australia’s Living Out Loud campaign. This year, the volume is being turned up for 2 million Australians living with diabetes, along with their carers, researchers, health professionals, and clinicians, amplifying what they wish the world knew. Because when more people understand, more people act. Visit diabetesaustralia.com.au/national-diabetes-week Long form email copy Every day, people living with diabetes navigate a world that misunderstands them. They explain, clarify, correct, again and again. This campaign gives them a moment to stop explaining and start being heard. During National Diabetes Week (12–18 July), Diabetes Australia is turning up the volume, so those voices are heard, louder, clearer, and further than ever. The Living Out Loud campaign invites 2 million Australians living with diabetes, along with their carers, researchers, health professionals, and clinicians, to share the one thing they’ve always wished others understood about diabetes. A real, human declaration spoken out loud, without apology. Declarations will be added to a growing wall of voices seen across the country and taken to the IDF Western Pacific Region Congress in Melbourne as Australia’s collective call to the world. This isn’t a traditional awareness campaign. It’s a platform for real voices across every type of diabetes and every lived experience. At [Organisation], we’re committed to understanding the real experiences of people living with diabetes. This week, we stand with Diabetes Australia to help amplify those voices and support a community that shows strength every day. Visit diabetesaustralia.com.au/national-diabetes-week to learn how to add your voice. Diabetes 101 fact sheet Our Diabetes 101 fact sheet is a simple resource to help people better understand diabetes. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed, support someone with diabetes, or want to learn more, it explains what diabetes is and how it’s managed in an easy-to-understand way. Download the fact sheet and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues. Download fact sheet Want to partner with us? National Diabetes Week is one of Australia’s most recognised health awareness moments, and there are meaningful ways for your organisations to be part of it. Whether you’re looking to engage your team or align your brand with a cause that matters to 2 million Australians, we’d love to talk. Get in touch with the Corporate Partnerships team at [email protected] to find out how we can work together. National Diabetes Week has been made possible thanks to the generosity of photographers Nick James Fraser, Yvette Scott, and © David Kelly/Copyright Agency, 2026
