World Diabetes Day

R.Purushothaman.Associate professor

Sri Narayani College of Nursing

Who introduced World Diabetes Day?

• World Diabetes Day was jointly introduced

by the World Health Organization (WHO)

and the International Diabetes Federation

(IDF) in 1991. The global diabetes

awareness campaign was introduced amidst

concern over an escalating diabetes

epidemic.

World Diabetes Day

Frederick Banting along with

Charles Best discovered Insulin in

1922

• His birth day on November 14th, is

being observed as world Diabetic

Day

Statistics

• The latest IDF Diabetes Atlas estimates that

415 million adults worldwide are living with

diabetes. By 2040, 642 million people, or one

in ten people will be living with this

condition.

Statistics

• According to the IDF Diabetes Atlas 2015, 75% of

people with diabetes live in developing countries

where rapid urbanization, unhealthy diets and

sedentary lifestyles are promoting the development

of new cases of type 2 diabetes. Tragically, nearly

half of people with diabetes remain undiagnosed,

which makes them particularly susceptible to the

complications of the condition, which cause

significant disability and premature deaths.

Statistics

• Type 2 diabetes accounts for roughly 90% of

all diabetes cases worldwide. Up to 70% of

cases of type 2 diabetes could be prevented by

adopting healthier lifestyles and promoting

policies and environments that encourage

healthy eating and increased physical activity.

The World Diabetes Day Logo• Blue circle is the logo for the world diabetic

day.

• Blue represents the sky means then whole

world.

• Distinctive logo is chosen to give it publicity

to whole of the world and bring campaign

about the Diabetes diseases. 

The World Diabetes Day Logo• This global event is celebrated across nearly

170 nations with 230 diabetic related

organization.

• Famous monuments and building across the

world are illuminated with blue colors to make

significance and spread the message of world

diabetes day.

In INDIA

In SYDNEY

Public Domain picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Banting_and_Best.jpg

INU.S.A

The World Diabetes Day Logo The blue circle - the global symbol for

diabetes - was developed as part of the Unity for Diabetes awareness campaign.

The logo was adopted in 2007 to mark the passage of the United Nations World

Diabetes Day Resolution.

The significance of the blue circle symbol is overwhelmingly positive.

The World Diabetes Day Logo Across cultures, the circle symbolizes life

and health.

The color blue reflects the sky that

unites all nations and is the color of the

United Nations flag.

The blue circle signifies the unity of the

global diabetes community in response to

the diabetes pandemic.

World Diabetes Day is different every year, because each year a theme is decided upon to help those most in

need.

2004: Diabetes and Obesity

2005: Diabetes and Foot Care

2006: Diabetes in the Disadvantaged and the Vulnerable

2007-2008: Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

2009-2013 is “Diabetics, education and prevention.”

Something about World Diabetes Day…………….

World Diabetes Day 2105 theme:

• Every year one theme is chosen to spread the

message about diabetic’s disease. The theme

for world diabetes day for the years is healthy

Living and Diabetes is the theme for 2014 –

2016.

Campaign Objectives

• The World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2015 campaign

marks the second of a three-year (2014-16) focus

on healthy eating and diabetes. With the slogan

‘Halt the diabetes epidemic: Make healthy

eating a right, not a privilege’,

• (IDF) calls for urgent action to improve access and

affordability of healthy food choices to reduce the

global burden of diabetes and save billions in lost

productivity and healthcare costs.

The key messages of the campaign are:

• 1. Act to change your life today

Healthy eating is an important part of

managing all types of diabetes.

• 2. Act to change the world tomorrow

Access to affordable healthy food is essential

to reducing the global burden of diabetes and

ensuring global sustainable development.

THANK YOU