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'''World Diabetes Day (WDD)''' is the primary global [[awareness campaign]] focusing on [[diabetes mellitus]] and is [[list of minor secular observances#November|held]] on 14 November each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worlddiabetesday.org/|title=World Diabetes Day | Diabetes: protect your family|author=International DiabetesFederation}}</ref> | |||
WDD is led by the [[International Diabetes Federation]] (IDF), and each World Diabetes Day focuses on a theme related to diabetes. [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|Type 2 diabetes]] is a largely preventable and treatable [[non-communicable disease]] that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide. [[Type 1 diabetes]] is not preventable but can be managed with insulin injections.<ref name="WDD_prevcamp">{{cite web|url=http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/en/the-campaign/previous-campaigns|title=Previous campaigns|access-date=4 November 2010|work=World Diabetes Day|publisher=International Diabetes Federation|archive-date=23 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723154255/http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/en/the-campaign/previous-campaigns|url-status=dead}}</ref> Topics covered have included diabetes and human rights, diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and [[obesity]], diabetes in the [[disadvantaged]] and the [[social vulnerability|vulnerable]], and diabetes in children and [[Adolescence|adolescents]]. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of [[Frederick Banting]] who, along with [[Charles Best (medical scientist)|Charles Best]], first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of [[insulin]] in 1922.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.62996/daj.005102024 | doi=10.62996/daj.005102024 | title=World Diabetes Day 2024 | date=2024 | last1=Jain | first1=Rajesh | last2=Seshiah | first2=Veerawamy | journal=Diabetes Asia Journal | volume=1 | issue=2 | pages=27–34 | url-access=subscription | doi-access=free }}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Blue Himeji Castle at night 09.jpg|thumb|[[Himeji Castle]] lit up for World Diabetes Day in 2008]] | [[File:Blue Himeji Castle at night 09.jpg|thumb|[[Himeji Castle]] lit up for World Diabetes Day in 2008]] | ||
World Diabetes Day was launched in 1991 by the [[International Diabetes Federation]] and the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) in response to the rapid | World Diabetes Day was launched in 1991 by the [[International Diabetes Federation]] and the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) in response to the rapid increase of diabetes cases around the world.<ref name="WDD_prevcamp"/><ref name="WHO">World Health Organization. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161108055013/http://www.who.int/life-course/news/events/world-diabetes-day-2016/en/ Promoting health through the life-course: World Diabetes Day 2016.] Geneva, accessed 7 November 2016.</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.un.org/en/observances/diabetes-day#:~:text=The%20theme%20for%20World%20Diabetes,their%20condition%20and%20avoid%20complications. | title=World Diabetes Day }}</ref> | ||
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2006 (A/61/L.39/Rev.1 and Add.1)] | |||
61/225 for World Diabetes Day<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n06/507/87/pdf/n0650787.pdf | title=Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2006 | publisher=[[United Nations]]}}</ref> | |||
By 2016, over 230 IDF Member Associations in more than 160 countries and [[territories]] were commemorating World Diabetes Day. IDF Member Associations were joined by international organizations, companies, [[health professional|healthcare professionals]], politicians, celebrities, and people living with diabetes and their families.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-week/celebrities-taking-part-in-diabetes-week.html | title=Diabetes Week Celebrities | website=www.diabetes.co.uk| date=20 August 2022 }}</ref> Activities on WDD include diabetes screening programs, radio and television campaigns, and sports events. | |||
===Themes of World Diabetes day=== | |||
= | The theme of the previous [https://www.diabetesasia.org/magazine/world-diabetes-day-2021-2023/ World Diabetes Day] from 2021–2023 was access to Diabetes care.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
*The theme for [https://www.diabetesasia.org/magazine/world-diabetes-day-wdd-global-awareness-campaign-dedicated-to-diabetes-mellitus/ World Diabetes Day] 2024–26 is Diabetes and Well-being. Over the next three years, the World Diabetes Day campaign will focus on: | |||
# Physical [[well-being]] | |||
# Societal well-being | |||
# Mental well-being | |||
* 2024-2026: Diabetes and Well-being. | |||
* 2021–2023: Access to Diabetes Care. | |||
* 2020: The Nurse and Diabetes. | |||
* 2018–2019: The Family and Diabetes – diabetes concerns every family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Diabetes Federation – World Diabetes Day 2018–19 |url=https://www.idf.org/e-library/epidemiology-research/54-our-activities/455-world-diabetes-day-2018-19.html |website=www.idf.org |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114223955/https://www.idf.org/e-library/epidemiology-research/54-our-activities/455-world-diabetes-day-2018-19.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
* 2017: Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future. | |||
* 2016: Eyes on Diabetes. | |||
* 2015: Healthy Eating. | |||
* 2014: Go Blue for [[Breakfast]]. | |||
* 2013: Protect our Future: Diabetes [[Education]] and Prevention. | * 2013: Protect our Future: Diabetes [[Education]] and Prevention. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://worlddiabetesday.org/about/ World Diabetes Day] | * [http://worlddiabetesday.org/about/ World Diabetes Day] | ||
* [https://www.fastivalstatus.in/2020/08/world-diabetes-day-programme-2020.html World Diabetes Day programme 2020] | * [https://www.fastivalstatus.in/2020/08/world-diabetes-day-programme-2020.html World Diabetes Day programme 2020]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} | ||
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[[Category:Diabetes]] | [[Category:Diabetes]] | ||
[[Category:Health awareness days | [[Category:Health awareness days]] | ||
[[Category:November observances]] | [[Category:November observances]] | ||
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World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year.[1]
WDD is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and each World Diabetes Day focuses on a theme related to diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a largely preventable and treatable non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide. Type 1 diabetes is not preventable but can be managed with insulin injections.[2] Topics covered have included diabetes and human rights, diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and obesity, diabetes in the disadvantaged and the vulnerable, and diabetes in children and adolescents. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
World Diabetes Day was launched in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the rapid increase of diabetes cases around the world.[2][4][5]
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2006 (A/61/L.39/Rev.1 and Add.1)] 61/225 for World Diabetes Day[6]
By 2016, over 230 IDF Member Associations in more than 160 countries and territories were commemorating World Diabetes Day. IDF Member Associations were joined by international organizations, companies, healthcare professionals, politicians, celebrities, and people living with diabetes and their families.[7] Activities on WDD include diabetes screening programs, radio and television campaigns, and sports events.
Themes of World Diabetes day[edit | edit source]
The theme of the previous World Diabetes Day from 2021–2023 was access to Diabetes care.[5]
- The theme for World Diabetes Day 2024–26 is Diabetes and Well-being. Over the next three years, the World Diabetes Day campaign will focus on:
- Physical well-being
- Societal well-being
- Mental well-being
- 2024-2026: Diabetes and Well-being.
- 2021–2023: Access to Diabetes Care.
- 2020: The Nurse and Diabetes.
- 2018–2019: The Family and Diabetes – diabetes concerns every family.[8]
- 2017: Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future.
- 2016: Eyes on Diabetes.
- 2015: Healthy Eating.
- 2014: Go Blue for Breakfast.
- 2013: Protect our Future: Diabetes Education and Prevention.
See also[edit | edit source]
- St. Vincent Declaration
- Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus
- World Health Day 2016: Beat Diabetes (WHO)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ International DiabetesFederation. "World Diabetes Day | Diabetes: protect your family".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Previous campaigns". World Diabetes Day. International Diabetes Federation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ Jain, Rajesh; Seshiah, Veerawamy (2024). "World Diabetes Day 2024". Diabetes Asia Journal. 1 (2): 27–34. doi:10.62996/daj.005102024.
- ↑ World Health Organization. Promoting health through the life-course: World Diabetes Day 2016. Geneva, accessed 7 November 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "World Diabetes Day".
- ↑ "Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2006" (PDF). United Nations.
- ↑ "Diabetes Week Celebrities". www.diabetes.co.uk. 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "International Diabetes Federation – World Diabetes Day 2018–19". www.idf.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.