3. 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.
4. 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
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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…………….
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
