Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia

What Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia does

Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia (SPD) is the national medical professional society for diabetes in Portugal, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Lisbon. It serves Portuguese healthcare professionals working in diabetes care — including endocrinologists, general practitioners, nurses, and dietitians — through a portfolio of professional development, clinical guidance, research, and continuing medical education services. The society operates as a non-profit organization sustained by membership fees, congress registrations, journal-related revenues, and pharmaceutical sponsorship.

SPD's core product surface is content and knowledge-based. It publishes the peer-reviewed Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes (revportdiabetes.com), operates the My Diabetes patient-facing resource portal (mydiabetes.pt), and maintains a dedicated clinical Guidelines platform (guidelines.sociedade-portuguesa-diabetologia.com) hosting Portuguese-specific diabetes clinical recommendations. Additional programmatic assets include the Observatório (diabetes observatory), Bolsas e Prémios (grants and awards), Grupos de Estudo (study groups), Estudos (research studies), Escola SPD (education arm), and an annual scientific congress. Distribution is primarily domestic (Portugal), with global reach only via online publication access.

The society operates with a small team of 17 employees and pursues a multi-channel presence through its website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and an email newsletter. The business model is association-style rather than transactional: members and congress attendees are the primary constituents, while pharmaceutical sponsorship (AstraZeneca is visibly listed as a supporter) and journal-related revenues provide supplementary funding. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. No technology stack, AI capabilities, mobile applications, or external investment are reported.

Name

Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia

Legal name

Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia

Website

https://spd.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia (SPD) is the national Portuguese medical society for diabetes, founded in 1987. It serves Portuguese healthcare professionals with clinical guidelines, the Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes journal, the My Diabetes patient portal, study groups, and an annual scientific congress.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society / Diabetes Care Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Diabetes (General) (HLAKADAA)

Keywords

• Diabetes clinical guidelines
• Medical society publications
• Continuing medical education
• Diabetes research collaboration
• National health congress

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SPD is a non-profit national medical society that advances diabetes care in Portugal by publishing the peer-reviewed Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes, operating the My Diabetes patient resource portal and a dedicated Guidelines platform, delivering continuing medical education through Escola SPD, coordinating study groups and the Observatório da Diabetes, and convening the annual Portuguese diabetes congress. Its members are healthcare professionals (endocrinologists, GPs, nurses, dietitians) engaged in diabetes management, research, and education across Portugal.

Product overview

Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia is a medical professional society that provides digital resources and publications for diabetes research and patient care. The organization's digital offerings include the Portuguese Diabetes Journal (Revista), the My Diabetes patient resource portal, and the Guidelines clinical guidelines platform. These resources serve healthcare professionals and patients in Portugal.

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Products and services

• Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing diabetes research, clinical studies, and medical advancements for Portuguese healthcare professionals and researchers.
• My Diabetes Patient-facing digital portal providing diabetes management information, support materials, and educational content for people living with diabetes in Portugal.
• SPD Guidelines Platform Dedicated online platform hosting clinical guidelines and recommendations issued by the Portuguese Diabetes Society for healthcare professionals managing diabetes.
• Annual Diabetes Congress (Congresso SPD) Annual national scientific congress convening Portuguese diabetes healthcare professionals for education, research presentation, and society governance activities.
• Escola SPD Continuing medical education program offering structured training and educational activities for healthcare professionals in diabetes care.
• Observatório da Diabetes National observatory program monitoring diabetes prevalence, care indicators, and epidemiological data across Portugal.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Regional players

• Sociedade Brasileira de Diabetes (SBD): Brazil's national diabetes society operating congress, journal, and guidelines for Portuguese-speaking clinicians in Brazil. Comparable as a Lusophone peer serving an overlapping language community.
• Diabetes UK: The UK's leading diabetes charity running research funding, awareness campaigns, and clinical resources. Comparable as a national diabetes membership and advocacy organization with overlapping mission.
• Société Francophone du Diabète (SFD): The French-speaking diabetes society running an annual congress (Congrès de la SFD) and publications for clinicians in France and Francophone countries. Comparable as a Romance-language national/regional diabetes society.

Others

• JDRF (Breakthrough T1D): Global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization funding research and running patient/professional programs. Comparable as a diabetes-focused nonprofit operating alongside national societies, with overlapping professional education and patient resource activities.
• Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna (SPMI): Portugal's national internal medicine society, a peer professional medical society based in Portugal that runs congresses, training, and clinical standards. Comparable as a Portuguese medical-society peer operating similar membership, education, and congress models.

Broad incumbents

• American Diabetes Association (ADA): The largest global diabetes organization, publishing Diabetes Care and Diabetes, running the Scientific Sessions congress, and issuing Standards of Care. Comparable as a leading diabetes society with journal, congress, and guideline functions, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF): The global umbrella organization for national diabetes associations. Operates a global atlas, World Diabetes Day, and clinical guidelines, with SPD-style national societies as its members. Comparable as a higher-tier membership organization serving overlapping member institutions.

Direct peers

• European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD): Pan-European diabetes research society with its own annual meeting, journal (Diabetologia), and clinical guidelines. Closely comparable as a member society running a congress, journal, and educational programs for diabetes clinicians.
• Sociedade Espanhola de Diabetes (SED): The Spanish national diabetes society operating a similar model of congress, journal, and clinical guidelines for Spanish-speaking clinicians in Iberia. Highly comparable as a near-neighbor Iberian peer society.
• Associação Protectora dos Diabéticos de Portugal (APDP): Portugal's other major national diabetes organization, focused on patient care, education, and clinical services. Directly comparable as the leading parallel diabetes society in Portugal serving overlapping patient and professional audiences.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SPDiabetologia
• Facebookfacebook.com/SociedadePortuguesaDiabetologia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sociedade-portuguesa-diabetologia
• Instagraminstagram.com/spdiabetologia

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