World Diabetes Day: November 14
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Understand diabetes and take control.
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; http://tinyurl.com/o7o6kf">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
First time in Lyon, France. What about your towns ? 16 Replies
A few days ago , Mr Philip, one of the mayors of my city, said Ok to light in blue, one floor of his city hall. There are 9 city halls in Lyon. It will be the first time ! And there will be a confe...
Started by Brigitte. Last reply by Sarah Keech 1 day ago.
Nothing to do 2 Replies
I have absolutely nothing to do for WDD this year. There's a bike ride happening Saturday morning, but I have been unable to ride a bike, due to my asthma, for the last eight years. The JDRF is h...
Started by rainbowgoddess. Last reply by rainbowgoddess Nov 13.
Writing a letter to your editor about World Diabetes Day
You are still in time to do this. You can write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Here are some tips on how to go about it: http://www.wddusa.org/2009/09/tips-on-writing-
Started by Manny Hernandez Nov 3.
Raising the profile of World Diabetes Day in the USA 1 Reply
In 2008, there was a total of 1,108 monuments lit up in blue around the world as part of the WDD monument challenge. The USA accounted for 42 of them (less than 4%). Considering the US accounts for...
Started by Manny Hernandez. Last reply by Melissa Warren Oct 18.
100 Days, 100 Chefs, 100 Recipes 9 Replies
Mueva la barra lateral para leer el texto en español The next November 14 will be celebrated throughout the world the "World Diabetes Day" with different activities, some of them via the Internet....
Started by Raúl Barba Alhadro. Last reply by Laura Antulov Oct 12.
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Comment by Virgil Elvin Bowman Jr. on November 13, 2009 at 11:32am - WDD officially kicks off the Diabetic Wellness Fund in Portland, OR. The program raises money to supply low-income diabetics with testing supplies. Learn a little about it at www.coalitionclinics.org (when on the home page click on the red heart at the lower right corners of the page). Feedback would be great. Thank you all, Virgil
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Comment by nel peach on November 7, 2009 at 10:33am -
Several of us have approached our Mayor ( including staff from CDA ) to have a proclamation signed ...not successful YET , and will not give up . Response is , if Council does it for one and deny for others it maybe construed as discrimination ...we are trying another approach and ASK for chronic diseases only . Blue lights request at City hall denied too .
And here a positive response : one of our food stores,ASKEWS, who has a weekly flyer out responded to the request to on the front page have the blue circle , November 14 th is World Diabetes Day and support those living with this chronic disease by putting up BLUE lights.
worlddiabetes.ca is asking Canadians to nominate Diabetes Champions ...lots of us did already
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Comment by Emily Barnett on November 7, 2009 at 9:50am - Tomorrow my family will be doing the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes in Los Angeles. For our team shirt, we've incorporated the blue circle into our logo. This is my son's first year with diabetes. For our "first" diabetes month, I got a small tattoo of the blue circle. I hope later in life to be able to fill in the date that he's cured in the middle. I already have tattoos, so I figured it would be a fitting way for me to have the opportunity to spread awareness every time I'm asked about it :)
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Comment by Manny Hernandez on October 30, 2009 at 6:13pm -
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Comment by Alyssa Downing on September 19, 2009 at 9:20am -
omg i'm pretty pumped for diabetes day!
Me and my friend whose diabetic are dressing up crazy in bluee
we have diabetes pride!
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Comment by Todd T. on September 18, 2009 at 9:38pm - Not sure what I will do. My diabetes is pretty private. I feel like that my family and friends have had enough of the conversation so i keep quiet. Not sure I am "proud" of my disease. I'll have to think about that....
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Comment by Marcia on September 13, 2009 at 1:50pm - Have family members, friends and co-workers wear the pretty blue to show support for anyone they personally know who has diabetes, and so forth....I imagine a ocean of blue clad people on that day!
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Comment by Spooky on August 11, 2009 at 5:07pm - I loved the testing bg at the same time on Twitter. How about everyone sends out a message about diabetes at the same time- like "I have diabetes" something simple. I am going to wear my Omnipod proudly that day maybe have a t shirt made that says something like- " I have diabetes" ...
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Comment by Andreina Davila on August 6, 2009 at 3:35pm - We have some great ideas baking in the oven to celebrate WDD 2009, lets share yours! :)
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