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World Diabetes Day: November 14

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World Diabetes Day: November 14

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Understand diabetes and take control.

The goal of this group is to keep us all updated about what each one is doing to celebrate World Diabetes Day, November 14.


Celebrated every year on November 14, World Diabetes Day is a campaign led by the International Diabetes Federation and its member associations. It was created in 1991 by IDF and WHO in response to growing concerns about the escalating threat of diabetes worldwide. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007. This year sees the first of a five-year campaign that will address the growing need for diabetes education and prevention programmes.

“Many people fail to acknowledge the serious threat that diabetes poses to individuals, families and communities,” said Phil Riley, IDF’s World Diabetes Day Campaign Manager. “The World Diabetes Day campaign calls on everyone to understand diabetes and take control.”

For people with diabetes, the campaign slogan is a message about empowerment through education. For governments, it is a call to implement effective strategies and policies for the prevention and management of diabetes. For healthcare professionals, it is a call to improve knowledge so that evidence-based recommendations are put into practice. For the general public, it is a call to understand the serious impact of diabetes and know, where possible, how to avoid or delay diabetes and its complications.

The need for diabetes education
Diabetes can be difficult. The disease imposes life-long demands on the 250 million people now living with diabetes and their families. People with diabetes have to make a multitude of decisions related to managing their diabetes. They need to monitor their blood glucose, take medication, exercise regularly and adjust their eating habits. Furthermore, they may have to face issues related to living with the complications of diabetes and may be required to make considerable psychological adjustments. The future health of people with diabetes is largely based on the decisions they take. Because people with diabetes must deliver 95% of their own care, it is of paramount importance that they receive ongoing, high-quality diabetes education that is tailored to their needs and delivered by skilled health professionals. The World Diabetes Day campaign aims to establish access to diabetes education as a right for all people with diabetes.

The need for prevention
At present, type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented. The environmental triggers that are thought to generate the process that results in the destruction of the body’s insulin-producing cells are still under investigation. Type 2 diabetes, however, can be prevented in many cases by helping and encouraging those at risk to maintain a healthy weight and take regular exercise. World Diabetes Day will promote greater awareness of the risk factors for diabetes and encourage best-practice sharing in diabetes prevention. The campaign will ask diabetes stakeholders to call on UN Member States to follow through on the promise of UN Resolution 61/225 on diabetes and develop national policies for the prevention, treatment and care of diabetes in line with the sustainable development of their healthcare systems.

Under Resolution 61/225, the UN has invited all Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to observe World Diabetes Day in an appropriate manner, in order to raise public awareness of diabetes and related complications, as well as its prevention and care, including through education and the mass media.

The World Diabetes Day campaign can be followed online at www.worlddiabetesday.org; www.twitter.com/wdd; Facebook-http://tinyurl.com/o7o6kf and www.youtube.com/worlddiabetesday.

The World Diabetes Day logo
You can download the World Diabetes Day logo for use in communications with others, if you print flyers, etc.
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/materials/the-logo

Discussion Forum

Ahmad ( Al )

A T-shirt for the day 6 Replies

From Front From back

Started by Ahmad ( Al ). Last reply by Ahmad ( Al ) Jun 21.

Manny Hernandez

Have a great idea for World Diabetes Day? Share it 1 Reply

The folks at IDF just sent this out: "Hi everyone Here’s the kick-off press release for the 2009 World Diabetes Day campaign. We have updated the website – www.worlddiabetesday.org and added a new...

Tagged: IDF, WDD

Started by Manny Hernandez. Last reply by Linda Gauvin-Miller May 15.

AprilSandmeyer

IMPORTANT EVENT: 1st Annual Gerald J. Friedman Fellows Symposium on Nutrition, Diabetes & Human Health, 11/14/08

IMPORTANT EVENT MARKED WORLD DIABETES DAY, NOV. 14, 2008 IN NYC: THE FIRST ANNUAL GERALD J. FRIEDMAN FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM ON NUTRITION, DIABETES AND HUMAN HEALTH The first annual Gerald J. Friedman F...

Tagged: Claire O'Connor, April Sandmeyer, World Diabetes Day, Dr. Leonid Poretsky,M.D., Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Fr...

Started by AprilSandmeyer Nov. 16, 2008.

Andreina Davila

Millions Mark World Diabetes Day 1 Reply

Diabetes activists worldwide organize events to draw attention to growing pandemic with the focus on diabetes in children and adolescents. PRESS RELEASE: CONTACT: Kerrita McClaughlyn, IDF Media Re...

Started by Andreina Davila. Last reply by sugar level Nov. 14, 2008.

Manny Hernandez

Article about World Diabetes Month for local school newsletter 3 Replies

I recently received an email from our son's school, asking for submissions to the newsletter. I thought it was a great opportunity to raise diabetes awareness. I am attaching it here: feel free to...

Tagged: article, newsletter

Started by Manny Hernandez. Last reply by Manny Hernandez Nov. 12, 2008.

world diabetes day updates

Spa4Diabetes kicks off World Diabetes Day Campaign with Red, Pink & Blue Event

In the USA, Spa4Diabetes, a friend of the World Diabetes Day 2008 campaign, has responded to the International Diabetes Federation's call on groups worldwide to raise awareness of diabetes on World Diabetes Day 2009 by teaming up with heart and breast cancer groups to organize a joint awareness event in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Meet IDF at the ADA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans

Members of staff of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the leader of the World Diabetes Day campaign, will be present at the 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), taking place in New Orleans on June 5-9. All  delegates attending the meeting are warmly invited to visit the IDF stand to find out more about the World Diabetes Day 2009-2013 campaign and other IDF projects and activities.

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World Diabetes Day car takes third at the Caliente 250

Desert Dingo Racing's '69 VW Beetle - the official World Diabetes Day off road race car - took third in class in the Caliente 250 desert race outside Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) on May 9. This follows on from their 5th place finish in the Mint 400 on March 29.

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Boston Scientific launches social media campaign for diabetes awareness

Boston Scientific, a World Diabetes Day official partner, has launched a new social media campaign to spread information about diabetes to people around the globe. The campaign consists of a Twitter feed, a Facebook Group, and a YouTube Channel (see the links below). WDD Team members at the company have been posting important facts about diabetes as Twitter updates and Facebook Group Member messages.

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45 Comments

Brigitte Comment by Brigitte on June 25, 2009 at 2:15am
Hi my friends. I joined you all. I want a blue building in my city. Very happy to be here!
Linda Gauvin-Miller Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on February 3, 2009 at 7:14pm
Welcome to the rabble Denise (Denise is my middle name!!). I guess if you're wired for diabetes, being diagnosed on Nov. 14th is a bit of a spark (probably not much of a spark when you FIRST find out about it though!!!)
Denise Reyes Comment by Denise Reyes on February 3, 2009 at 7:08pm
I did not know there was a day for diabetes.
November 14 was the day of my diagnosis!
crazy.
Linda Gauvin-Miller Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 10:27am
Nice choice, sugarrbabie! When I wore blue on Friday, I wore too dark a shade....it somewhat spoiled the effect....but I made up for it in other ways.
sugarrbabie Comment by sugarrbabie on November 15, 2008 at 10:18am

Linda Gauvin-Miller Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 9:24am
Holy Moley.......that's absolutely BEAUTIFUL Manny.
Annette Saint Comment by Annette Saint on November 15, 2008 at 8:18am
Wow What a beautiful sight!
Manny Hernandez Comment by Manny Hernandez on November 15, 2008 at 7:47am
This is how City Hall looked like in San Francisco yesterday:

Linda Gauvin-Miller Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 5:37am
Where was that picture taken, Kristin?....very impressive!
Linda Gauvin-Miller Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on November 15, 2008 at 5:35am
You have a very special dad, Gina....bless his heart!
 

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