When Is Diabetes Mellitus Day?

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year.

Why is Nov 14 diabetes Day?

World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2006 with the passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225. It is marked every year on 14 November, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922.

What is National diabetes Day?

World Diabetes Day is every year on November 14, first created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Foundation and the World Health Organization. Diabetes is a chronic disease where the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin if any at all.