Editorial: Bringing diabetes mellitus into focus on World Diabetes Day

Abstract

Every year, World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14th, a significant date as it marks the birthday of Frederick Banting – the man who co-discovered insulin in 1922, with Charles Best. The theme for 2019 is “Family and Diabetes”, chosen “to raise awareness of the impact that diabetes has on the family and support network of those affected, as well as promoting the role of the family in the management, care, prevention and education of diabetes”

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