Healthy Living and Diabetes
is the World Diabetes Day theme for
2014-2016.
World
Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes
Day campaign is led by the International
Diabetes Federation (IDF)
and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in
diabetes advocacy and awareness. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the
International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response
to growing concerns about the escalating health threat that diabetes now poses.
World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007 with the
passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225. The campaign draws attention to
issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly
in the public spotlight.
World Diabetes Day is a
campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes
Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community.
While the themed campaigns last the whole year, the day itself is celebrated on
November 14, to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles
Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1921.
According to
International Diabetes Federation’s 2013 report, there are 72 million people
who suffer from diabetes in the Southeastern Asian region (close to one-fifth
of all adult diabetics in the world), of which 65 million people live in India.
The age of onset of diabetes is almost two decades younger in India compared to
Western population. Therefore diabetes affects people in the prime of their
life and not only increases the clinical burden on the healthcare system but is
also an economic burden to society at large. The best way to handle this is
through early detection and treatment.
A clear message
is to identify the risk factors for diabetes and start lifestyle modification
early to either prevent the onset itself or achieve good control of diabetes
early.
Diet
control,Taking medicines with periodical clinical check up,Regular Exercise are
the key factors of Diabetes Management and healthy living.
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