Create a network for Prevention, Early Detection, and Management of Type1 and Type2 Diabetes
Diabetes Alert Day
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
In observance of Diabetes Alert Day 2012 (March 27), the NDEP wants you to sound the alarm about the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of knowing what can increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Oscar Guardado and Chef Le Cilantro Interview.
Dr. Oscar Guardado and Chef Le Cilantro of LIFT For Teens - Levántate (www.lift-levantate.org) was interviewed on Spanish television stations Univision Channel 14 and Telefutura Channel 66 to answer questions about diabetes and promote the Bay Area celebration of World Diabetes Day (www.diabetesdaybayarea.org).
Save a Child's Life
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Take the BIG BLUE Test
Log on to www.bigbluetest.org
Watch the video & enter your results
Monument Challenge
Monday, November 14th, 2011
San Francisco… more info to come
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat that diabetes now poses. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007 with the passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly in the public spotlight. This year sees the second of a five-year campaign that will address the growing need for diabetes education and prevention programmes.
World Diabetes Day is a campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community. While the themed campaigns last the whole year, the day itself is celebrated on November 14, to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.
Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013. The campaign slogan for 2010 is 'Let's take control of diabetes. Now.'