World Diabetes Day is the primary global

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focusing on

diabetes mellitus Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...

and is

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on 14 November each year. It was led by the

International Diabetes Federation The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in more than 160 countries and territories. The Federation has been leading the global diabetes community since 1950. It is headqua ...

(IDF), each World Diabetes Day focuses on a theme related to diabetes;

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is largely preventable and treatable

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that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide.

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is not preventable but can be managed with insulin injections. Topics covered have included diabetes and human rights, diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and

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, diabetes in the

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and the vulnerable, and diabetes in children and

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. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of

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who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.

History

World Diabetes Day was launched in 1991 by the

and the

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(WHO) in response to the rapid rise of diabetes around the world.World Health Organization
Promoting health through the life-course: World Diabetes Day 2016.
Geneva, accessed 7 November 2016. By 2016, World Diabetes Day was being commemorated by over 230 IDF member associations in more than 160 countries and

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, as well as by other organizations, companies, healthcare professionals, politicians, celebrities, and people living with diabetes and their families. Activities include diabetes screening programmes, radio and television campaigns, sports events and others.

Themes

Themes of previous World Diabetes Day campaigns have focused on different factors that influence the risk of diabetes and its complications: * 2013: Protect our Future: Diabetes

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

and Prevention. * 2014: Go Blue for Breakfast. * 2015: Healthy Eating. * 2016: Eyes on Diabetes. * 2017: Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future. * 2018–2019: The Family and Diabetes – diabetes concerns every family. * 2020: The Nurse and Diabetes. * 2021–2023: Access to Diabetes Care.

References

External links

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Diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...

November observances

History

Themes

See also

References

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