Global Diabetes Walk 2009

The theme for the World Diabetes Day 2009-2013 campaigns is: “Diabetes Education and Prevention”; the specific 2009 campaign slogan is: "Understand Diabetes and Take Control".

The campaign calls on all those responsible for diabetes care to understand diabetes and take control:

• For people with diabetes, this is a message about empowerment through education.
• For governments, it is a call to implement effective strategies and policies for the prevention and management of diabetes to safeguard the health of their citizens with and at risk of diabetes.
• For healthcare professionals, it is a call to improve knowledge so that evidence-based recommendations are put into practice.
• For the general public, it is a call to understand the serious impact of diabetes and know, where possible, how to avoid or delay diabetes and its complications.

Join the Walk

By organising or joining a Walk you join hands with the international diabetes community in celebrating World Diabetes Day on 14 November.

By walking you also engage in physical activity, one of the key factors in preventing and/or controlling diabetes. 

By walking you create awareness of how to understand diabetes under this year’s campaign slogan: "Understand Diabetes and Take Control".

Learn more about the key messages