Today is World Diabetes Day.
World Health Organization’s theme for this year is “Diabetes across life stages”, a theme that reminds us that diabetes affects people of all life stages and that highlights the importance of universal access to care , and of health policies that promote prevention and monitoring.
The International Diabetes Federation focuses on ”Diabetes and the workplace” to highligt the importance of appropriate access to care and support for diabetic patients to have the chance to livel well. DiabetesUK is launching a new campaign to ”Strike Out Stigma”, starting by challenging some of the common misconceptions and hurtful comments that people with diabetes receive every day. Because it’s not just a comment, or a joke. Our words matter.
The American Diabetes Association is setting up the alarm,1.2M Americans are diagnosed each year, 11.6% of Americans had diabetes in 2023, 97.6M American adults are living with prediabetes. Diabetes isn’t just a disease—it’s an epidemic. People living with diabetes are at a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular complications, including heart attacks and strokes.Diabetes silently affects multiple organs, not just the heart, but also kidneys, brain, eyes, nerves, and blood vessels.
With prevention, control, timely treatment and mindful living, diabetes can be managed and most its complications can be prevented.
WHO aims that by 2030:
🔹80% of people with diabetes are diagnosed
🔹 80% of people with diagnosed diabetes have good control of glycaemia
🔹 80% of people with diagnosed diabetes have good control of blood pressure
🔹 60% of people with diabetes of 40 years or older receive statins
🔹 100% of people with type 1 diabetes have access to affordable insulin and blood glucose self-monitoring
