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BDR Diabetes is a common chronic disease that reduces the quality of life and often leads to chronic complications. The disease develops when the pancreatic beta cells do not release enough insulin to keep the blood glucose levels within the normal range. Many factors are involved in the development of diabetes. The disease may arise at all ages and in different forms.

Belgian Diabetes Registry VZW/ASBL

Since its foundation in 1989, the Belgian Diabetes Registry or BDR has evolved to a national network of physicians, researchers and their teams, all collaborating in scientific research on diabetes. The primary task of the BDR is to collect data from patients with diabetes and their relatives with the ultimate goal of improving treatment, of finding cure and preventive treatment of the disease.

The BDR has the following specific goals:

to determine the occurrence of diabetes in Belgium
to look for causes and markers of diabetes
to prepare and support experimental therapies in diabetic patients and their relatives
to provide information on new developments to the scientific and to the larger community