Type 2 diabetes affects people in almost every country on this planet. Rates of diabetes are rising globally. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates there are almost 250 million people with diabetes worldwide.

With so many diverse lifestyles and cultures around the world, what are the factors that are leading to the rise in diabetes? Industrialization has played a huge role in the increase of diabetes. According (more…)

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The International Diabetes Federation would like to thank everyone for the time and effort they have invested to guarantee the global success of World Diabetes Day 2008.

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Follow the day minute by minute at http://www.worlddiabetesday.org. We are making images of events from around the world available as they come in. We will be working around the clock to support the global (more…)

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Friday, November 14th is World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes Day is an official United Nations World Health Day, set aside to raise awareness of diabetes globally. This year’s theme is “Diabetes in Children and Adolescents. This was also the theme last year.

According to the International Diabetes Federation, “Type 1 diabetes is growing by 3% per year in children and adolescents, and at an alarming 5% per year among (more…)

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