• World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes.
• It is marked every year on 14 November, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922.
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• Diabetes concerns every family.
• Over 425 million people are currently living with diabetes. 1 in 2 people currently living with diabetes is undiagnosed.
• Families play a key role in addressing the risk factors(modifiable) for diabetes and must be educated to live a healthy lifestyle.
• Diabetes can be expensive for the individual and family.
• Family support in diabetes care has been shown to have a substantial effect in improving health outcomes for people with diabetes.
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Theme for WDD 2018-19
The Family and Diabetes
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Diabetes Complications
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Diet for Diabetes
Keep your Diabetes in Control
Whole Grains
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Eating Healthy vs. Unhealthy
It’s Not ExpENsIvE
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COMMON DIABETES MYTHS
• Myth: Diabetes only affects old people.
• Truth: Diabetes affects all age groups.
• Myth: Diabetes is not a killer disease.
• Truth: Diabetes is a global killer, rivaling HIV/AIDS in its deadly reach. The disease kills more than 4 million people a year. Every 7 seconds a person dies from diabetes-related causes.
• Myth: Diabetes predominantly affects men.
• Truth: Diabetes affects both men and women, and is rising among women. It is also increasing dramatically among youth and threatening to decimate indigenous populations.
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Contd…
• Myth: Diabetes only affects rich countries. • Truth: Diabetes hits all populations, regardless of income. It is
becoming increasingly common everywhere.
• Myth: Diabetes care isn’t costly. • Truth: Diabetes care is costly and has the potential to cripple any
healthcare system.
• Myth: Diabetes prevention is too expensive. • Truth: Many inexpensive and cost-effective interventions exist.
Proven strategies for improving the living environment, changing diet and increasing physical activity can reverse the pandemic.
• Myth: Diabetes can’t be prevented. • Truth: Up to 80% of type 2 diabetes is preventable by changing
diet, increasing physical activity and improving the living environment.
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