World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign for diabetes. It is celebrated each year on 14 November. The campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation. In 2007, World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations world day, following the passage of the United Nations World Diabetes Day Resolution in December 2006.
World Diabetes Day is a campaign that each year features a theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation to address issues facing the global diabetes community. In 2008, the World Diabetes Day theme is diabetes in children and adolescents.
The World Diabetes Day campaign in 2008 aims to:
- Increase the number of children supported by the IDF Life for a Child Program.
- Raise awareness of the warning signs of diabetes
- Encourage initiatives to reduce diabetic ketoacidosis and distribute materials to support these initiatives.
- Promote healthy lifestyles to help prevent type 2 diabetes in children.
