World Diabetes Day commemorates the global awareness campaign, which is held on November 14.

It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization…

...in response to the rise of diabetes around the world.

How common is diabetes worldwide?

2011: 366 million2030: 552 million

78,000 children develop type 1 diabetes every year

Each year, World Diabetes Day is centered on a theme related to diabetes.

Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013

The day also marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best,…

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…first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1921.

Banting and Best, 1921

A few facts about diabetes mellitus

• Diabetes: “siphon - pass through” in Greek

• Mellitus: “sweet like honey” in Latin

• In ancient times… Doctors would test for diabetes:

• by tasting urine to see if it was sweet

• Checking to see if urine attracted ants or flies

Diabetes is a chronic condition marked by high levels of sugar in the blood.

Two main types of diabetes

Type 1 diabetes

Pancreas makes too little or no insulin

Type 2 diabetes

•Cells do not use insulin well (insulin resistance)•Ability for pancreas to make insulin decreases over

time

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Diabetics can get insulin by injecting it into their body several times each day, EVERY DAY.

Some Type 1 diabetics wear an Insulin Pump instead...

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All Type 1 diabetics have to do up to 10 finger prick tests every day to check their sugar levels....

Type 1 Diabetes is no one’s fault...

• It can happen to anyone and is not caused by anything a child or their parents did or did not do.

Diabetes is NOT contagious...

Sometimes, Type 1 Diabetes can make people very unwell for a while...

The Rule of Thumb is:

• Food makes blood glucose levels rise

• Exercise and insulin make blood glucose levels fall

At the moment, there is no cure for Diabetes, although there are some very clever scientists who are trying to find a cure to help people with diabetes...

• Maybe one of you will grow up to be a scientist and find a cure!

• Find a Cure...

Awareness of diabetes and knowledge on preventing it can result in reduction of its spread.

Thank you