Diabetes explained for primary school children

2. World Diabetes Day commemorates the global
awareness campaign, which is held on November 14.

3. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes
Federation and the World Health Organization…

4. ...in response to the rise of diabetes around the
world.

5. How common is diabetes worldwide?
2011: 366 million
2030: 552 million
78,000 children develop
type 1 diabetes every year

6. Each year, World Diabetes Day is centered on a
theme related to diabetes.

7. Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World
Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013

9. The day also marks the birthday of Frederick
Banting who, along with Charles Best,…
Public Domain picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Banting_and_Best.jpg

10. …first conceived the idea which led to the
discovery of insulin in 1921.

11. Banting and Best, 1921

12. A few facts about diabetes mellitus
• Diabetes: “siphon - pass through” in Greek
• Mellitus: “sweet like honey” in Latin
• In ancient times… Doctors would test for
diabetes:
• by tasting urine to see if it was sweet
• Checking to see if urine attracted ants or
flies

13. Diabetes is a chronic condition marked by high
levels of sugar in the blood.

14. Two main types of diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
Pancreas makes too little or no insulin
Type 2 diabetes
•Cells do not use insulin well (insulin resistance)
•Ability for pancreas to make insulin decreases over
time

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16. Diabetics can get insulin by injecting it into their
body several times each day, EVERY DAY.

17. Some Type 1 diabetics wear an Insulin Pump
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22. All Type 1 diabetics have to do up to 10 finger
prick tests every day to check their sugar
levels....

23. Type 1 Diabetes is no one’s fault...
• It can happen to anyone and is not caused
by anything a child or their parents did or
did not do.

24. Diabetes is NOT contagious...

25. Sometimes, Type 1 Diabetes can make people
very unwell for a while...

26. The Rule of Thumb is:
• Food makes blood glucose levels rise
• Exercise and insulin make blood glucose
levels fall

27. At the moment, there is no cure for Diabetes,
although there are some very clever scientists
who are trying to find a cure to help people with
diabetes...
• Maybe one of you will grow up to be a
scientist and find a cure!
• Find a Cure...

28. Awareness of diabetes and knowledge on
preventing it can result in reduction of its spread.

31. Thank you