Search Tag: World Diabetes Day

2022 11 Nov

Established in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation, World Diabetes Day aims to raise awareness of this disease to achieve increased access to affordable and quality diabetes care. The awareness campaign will take place on 14th November.   The global prevalence of diabetes has almost doubled since 1980, having increased from 4.7% to 8.5%...Read more

2021 14 Nov

14 November is World Diabetes Day. This year, the focus of the World Diabetes Day Campaign is Access to Diabetes Care - If Not Now, When?   Millions of people around the world do not have access to diabetes care. People with diabetes require ongoing care and support, but many have to wait for medicine, technologies and care. There is thus a need...Read more

2014 14 Nov

Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with lifestyle changes, according to European Society of Cardiology spokesperson Professor Eberhard Standl, from the Munich Diabetes Research Group in Germany. Today is World Diabetes Day and this year’s theme is Healthy Living and Diabetes. People can calculate their risk using a simple questionnaire and find out if...Read more