World Diabetes Day 2023: Date, history, significance and theme

According to reports, 1 in 10 adults worldwide have diabetes and over 90% have type 2 diabetes while close to half are not yet diagnosed but in many cases, type 2 diabetes and its complications can be delayed or prevented by adopting and maintaining healthy habits. World Diabetes Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes as a global public health issue, its risk and what to do importantly to support prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment.

World Diabetes Day 2023: Date, history, significance and theme (Photo by Twitter/withey_adam)

World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on November 14 to mark the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who discovered the insulin hormone along with Charles Herbert Best in 1922.

World Diabetes Day was established by the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1991, as a response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by the ailment.