Day of action over diabetes; YOUR SHOUT.WE are calling on your readers to help bring diabetes to light on World Diabetes Day (Saturday, November 14). We are taking part in the World Diabetes Day Monument Challenge and are calling on your readers to join in by lighting local landmarks and buildings in blue on or around Saturday, November 14. Blue represents World Diabetes Day because it is the official colour of the logo and of the UNite for Diabetes campaign, which was instrumental in the United Nations' resolution recognising diabetes as a major threat to global health. World Diabetes Day aims to raise awareness of diabetes and the impact that it has on the 250 million people with diabetes around the world. Diabetes is a serious condition that can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure kidney failure or renal failure Partial or complete loss of kidney function. Acute failure causes reduced urine output and blood chemical imbalance, including uremia. Most patients recover within six weeks. , blindness and amputation amputation (ăm'pyətā`shən), removal of all or part of a limb or other body part. Although amputation has been practiced for centuries, the development of sophisticated techniques for treatment and prevention of infection has greatly . This year the theme of World Diabetes Day is Diabetes Education and prevention. In the UK, there are 2.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes and this number is estimated to rise to 4 million by 2025. If you are interested in helping us by getting a local landmark lit up in blue please get in touch with us by e-mail at worlddiabetesday@diabetes.org.uk or you can visit our website at www.diabetes.org.uk/WorldDiabetesDay for further information. DOUGLAS SMALLWOOD, Chief executive, Diabetes UK Diabetes UK is a British patient, healthcare professional and research charity dedicated to improving the lives of people with diabetes and to working towards a future without the chronic condition diabetes. Founded in 1934 as The Diabetic Association (by H. G. . |
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