World Diabetes Day 2012

Diabetes: Protect our future

World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on November 14, engaging millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.

The event was 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.

The World Diabetes Day 2012 campaign marks the fourth year of the five-year theme on “Diabetes education and prevention”, the theme selected for World Diabetes Day 2009–2013.

For more information, visit the World Diabetes Day website