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WORLD DIABETES DAY

When is World Diabetes Day in 2025?

World Diabetes Day in 2025 is on the Friday, 14th of Nov (11/14/2025).

World Diabetes Day is on the 318th day of 2025. There are 47 days left in the year.

World Diabetes Day Facts

  • Date: Nov 14, 2025
  • International
  • Also Called: Diabetes Day
  • Celebrations: Raise awaness through events, activities, seminars etc.
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Do you know Diabetes affects more than 400 million adults across the world? According to statistics by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), about 642 million people will have Diabetes by the year 2040 if everything is to remain as it is today. In an attempt to deal with these worrying figures, the World Diabetes Day was established. Observed on November 14th every year, the day aims at spreading awareness about diabetes and ways to prevent it. The entire month of November is also regarded as the National World Diabetes Month.

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a life-long disease that impacts how the body handles glucose, a type of sugar in the blood. Diabetes occurs when the blood glucose is too high. Blood sugar comes from the food we eat, and it is the primary energy source in th'e body. Although glucose is good for our body, too much of it in the blood causes health problems. Insulin which is a type of hormone made in the pancreas is responsible for helping glucose get absorbed into the blood cells and fuel the body with energy.

Symptoms of Diabetes

Although signs and symptoms vary depending on the age of the patient and the type of diabetes one has, these are the key symptoms in most diabetic persons. - Frequent urination - Increased hunger - Increased thirst - Blurred vision - Numbness or tingling of feet - Weight loss - Slow healing of wounds

Types of Diabetes

There are several types of diabetes. If little or no insulin is produced, it causes glucose to stay in the body without reaching the cells. The resultant is Type 1 diabetes. This type of diabetes is common in children and young adults. The patients require to take insulin every day to maintain the energy supply in the body.

Other times, the pancreas makes insulin, but the cells fail to use the insulin the right way. Doctors call it insulin resistance and it causes Type 2 diabetes. This is common in middle-aged and older people and accounts for about 90% of all World diabetic cases.

Gestational diabetes develops in pregnant women but goes away after the baby is born. However, women who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes have a high chance of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life. Other types of diabetes though rare include cystic fibrosis-related diabetes and monogenic diabetes which is a form of inherited diabetes.

History of World Diabetes Day

In 1991, the World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) partnered and created the World Diabetes Day. The holiday was in response to the drastic rise of diabetic cases across the world. On December 20, 2006, the UN passed a resolution that designated November 14th as World Diabetes Day. The date was chosen since it marked Sir Frederick Banting's birthday. Banting discovered insulin and used it for the first time in humans. Following this, the first World Diabetes Day was celebrated on November 14, 2007, and has been observed annually since then.

By the year 2016, more than 160 countries and territories, as well as non-profit organizations, healthcare professionals, celebrities, and politicians, had embraced this initiative.

Every year, the International Diabetes Federation chooses a unique theme related to diabetes. Some of the past themes include diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and human rights, diabetes and obesity, diabetes in children among other topics.

According to the WHO reports, approximately 422 million people worldwide live with diabetes, and nearly 4 million of them die every year. For this reason, the objectives of World Diabetes Day are two: - To promote the IDF advocacy efforts throughout the year - To encourage the essence of collective efforts to face diabetes as one of the most critical global health issues

How to Celebrate World Diabetes Day

Get yourself tested of Diabetes on this day. If you have any traces of the diabetes symptoms as mentioned above, it's high time you know your diabetes status. Additionally, if you are underweight or obese, consult a doctor since you are at a higher risk of getting Type 2 diabetes. So, use World Diabetes Day as a reminder to get tested.

Learn about ways to lower your risk of developing diabetes. Take the initiative to eat healthily, exercise regularly, eliminate processed and foods with high sugar content in your diet and most importantly, monitor your blood pressure and cholesterol levels regularly.

You can also participate in World Diabetes Day awareness events and activities happening near you. The American Diabetes Association runs fundraising activities across the US as a way to deal with the diabetes menace. Take the opportunity to give your donations and also encourage others to give funds for the noble course. Remember to wear blue wristbands, ribbons or t-shirts since blue is the color that represents diabetes.

World Diabetes Day Observances

DAY
DATE
HOLIDAY NAME
  • Thu
  • Nov 14, 2019
  • Wed
  • Nov 14, 2018
  • Tue
  • Nov 14, 2017
  • Sat
  • Nov 14, 2020
  • Sun
  • Nov 14, 2021

List of National and Regional Public Holidays of International in 2025

DAYDATEHOLIDAY
WednesdayWedJan 01, 2025Jan 01Global Family Day
SaturdaySatJan 04, 2025Jan 04World Braille Day
SaturdaySatJan 11, 2025Jan 11International Thank-You Day
ThursdayThuJan 30, 2025Jan 30World Leprosy Day
WednesdayWedFeb 12, 2025Feb 12Darwin Day
FridayFriFeb 21, 2025Feb 21International Mother Language Day
SaturdaySatFeb 22, 2025Feb 22World Thinking Day
SaturdaySatMar 01, 2025Mar 01International Day of the Seal
SaturdaySatMar 08, 2025Mar 08International Women's Day
ThursdayThuMar 20, 2025Mar 20World Frog Day
FridayFriMar 21, 2025Mar 21World Down Syndrome Day
SaturdaySatMar 22, 2025Mar 22World Water Day
SaturdaySatMar 22, 2025Mar 22Earth Hour
SundaySunMar 23, 2025Mar 23World Meteorological Day
MondayMonMar 24, 2025Mar 24World TB Day
WednesdayWedApr 02, 2025Apr 02International Children's Book Day
MondayMonApr 07, 2025Apr 07World Health Day
SaturdaySatApr 12, 2025Apr 12Yuri's Night
WednesdayWedApr 16, 2025Apr 16International Special Librarians Day
MondayMonApr 21, 2025Apr 21International Creativity and Innovation Day
TuesdayTueApr 22, 2025Apr 22Earth Day
WednesdayWedApr 23, 2025Apr 23World Book Day
FridayFriApr 25, 2025Apr 25World Penguin Day
FridayFriApr 25, 2025Apr 25World Malaria Day
SaturdaySatMay 03, 2025May 03World Press Freedom Day
MondayMonMay 05, 2025May 05International Midwives Day
ThursdayThuMay 08, 2025May 08World Red Cross Day
SaturdaySatMay 10, 2025May 10World Lupus Day
MondayMonMay 12, 2025May 12International Nurses Day
TuesdayTueMay 13, 2025May 13IEEE Global Engineering Day
ThursdayThuMay 15, 2025May 15International Day of Families
SaturdaySatMay 17, 2025May 17World Hypertension Day
SundaySunMay 18, 2025May 18International Museum Day
WednesdayWedMay 21, 2025May 21World Day for Cultural Diversity
ThursdayThuMay 22, 2025May 22International Day for Biological Diversity
FridayFriMay 23, 2025May 23World Turtle Day
SaturdaySatMay 24, 2025May 24World Schizophrenia Day
SundaySunMay 25, 2025May 25Towel Day
SaturdaySatMay 31, 2025May 31World No-Tobacco Day
SundaySunJun 01, 2025Jun 01World Milk Day
TuesdayTueJun 03, 2025Jun 03World Bicycle Day
ThursdayThuJun 05, 2025Jun 05World Environment Day
SundaySunJun 08, 2025Jun 08World Ocean Day
SaturdaySatJun 14, 2025Jun 14World Blood Donor Day
MondayMonJun 16, 2025Jun 16International Day of the African Child
TuesdayTueJun 17, 2025Jun 17World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought
FridayFriJun 20, 2025Jun 20World Refugee Day
SaturdaySatJun 21, 2025Jun 21International Yoga Day
ThursdayThuJun 26, 2025Jun 26International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking
FridayFriJul 11, 2025Jul 11World Population Day
WednesdayWedJul 16, 2025Jul 16World Snake Day
MondayMonJul 28, 2025Jul 28World Hepatitis Day
ThursdayThuAug 07, 2025Aug 07International Friendship Day
FridayFriAug 08, 2025Aug 08Universal & International Infinity Day
SaturdaySatAug 09, 2025Aug 09International Day of the World's Indigenous People
SundaySunAug 10, 2025Aug 10International Biodiesel Day
TuesdayTueAug 12, 2025Aug 12International Youth Day
WednesdayWedAug 13, 2025Aug 13International Lefthanders Day
ThursdayThuAug 14, 2025Aug 14World Lizard Day
SaturdaySatAug 23, 2025Aug 23International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition
MondayMonSep 08, 2025Sep 08International Literacy Day
SaturdaySatSep 13, 2025Sep 13International Chocolate Day
MondayMonSep 15, 2025Sep 15Software Freedom Day
MondayMonSep 15, 2025Sep 15International Day of Democracy
TuesdayTueSep 16, 2025Sep 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
FridayFriSep 19, 2025Sep 19Talk Like a Pirate Day
SundaySunSep 21, 2025Sep 21World Gratitude Day
MondayMonSep 22, 2025Sep 22World Car-Free Day
MondayMonSep 29, 2025Sep 29Inventors Day
MondayMonSep 29, 2025Sep 29World Heart Day
WednesdayWedOct 01, 2025Oct 01International Music Day
WednesdayWedOct 01, 2025Oct 01World Ballet Day
ThursdayThuOct 02, 2025Oct 02World Farm Animals Day
FridayFriOct 03, 2025Oct 03World Temperance Day
SaturdaySatOct 04, 2025Oct 04World Animal Day
SundaySunOct 05, 2025Oct 05World Teacher's Day
FridayFriOct 10, 2025Oct 10World Mental Health Day
ThursdayThuOct 16, 2025Oct 16World Food Day
FridayFriOct 17, 2025Oct 17International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
FridayFriOct 24, 2025Oct 24United Nations Day
WednesdayWedOct 29, 2025Oct 29International Internet Day
SaturdaySatNov 08, 2025Nov 08World Town Planning Day
FridayFriNov 14, 2025Nov 14World Diabetes Day
SundaySunNov 16, 2025Nov 16International Day for Tolerance
WednesdayWedNov 19, 2025Nov 19World Toilet Day
FridayFriNov 21, 2025Nov 21World Television Day
TuesdayTueNov 25, 2025Nov 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
SundaySunNov 30, 2025Nov 30International Computer Security Day
MondayMonDec 01, 2025Dec 01World Aids Day
TuesdayTueDec 02, 2025Dec 02International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
FridayFriDec 05, 2025Dec 05International Volunteers Day
SundaySunDec 07, 2025Dec 07International Civil Aviation Day
WednesdayWedDec 10, 2025Dec 10Human Rights Day

List of Popular Celebration Days of United States in 2025

DAYDATEHOLIDAY
SundaySunJan 12, 2025Jan 12National Pharmacists Day
SundaySunJan 19, 2025Jan 19National Popcorn Day
SundaySunFeb 02, 2025Feb 02Groundhog Day
WednesdayWedFeb 05, 2025Feb 05National Signing Day
FridayFriFeb 07, 2025Feb 07National Wear Red Day
SundaySunFeb 09, 2025Feb 09National Pizza Day
ThursdayThuFeb 13, 2025Feb 13Galentine's Day
FridayFriFeb 14, 2025Feb 14Valentine's Day
SaturdaySatFeb 15, 2025Feb 15National Bagel Day
TuesdayTueFeb 18, 2025Feb 18National Drink Wine Day
SaturdaySatFeb 22, 2025Feb 22National Margarita Day
TuesdayTueMar 04, 2025Mar 04National Pancake Day
FridayFriMar 07, 2025Mar 07National Cereal Day
FridayFriMar 07, 2025Mar 07National Employee Appreciation Day
SundaySunMar 09, 2025Mar 09Daylight savings
MondayMonMar 10, 2025Mar 10National Napping Day
FridayFriMar 14, 2025Mar 14National Walkout Day
FridayFriMar 14, 2025Mar 14National Pi Day
ThursdayThuMar 20, 2025Mar 20National Proposal Day
SundaySunMar 23, 2025Mar 23National Puppy Day
SundaySunMar 30, 2025Mar 30National Doctor Day
WednesdayWedApr 02, 2025Apr 02National Walking Day
ThursdayThuApr 03, 2025Apr 03National Burrito Day
MondayMonApr 07, 2025Apr 07National Beer Day
FridayFriApr 11, 2025Apr 11National Pet Day
SaturdaySatApr 12, 2025Apr 12National Grilled Cheese Day
ThursdayThuMay 01, 2025May 01National Day Of Prayer
SundaySunMay 11, 2025May 11Mother's Day
SundaySunMay 25, 2025May 25National Towel Day
SundaySunMay 25, 2025May 25National Wine Day
FridayFriJun 06, 2025Jun 06National Donut Day
SundaySunJun 08, 2025Jun 08National Best Friends Day
SundaySunJun 15, 2025Jun 15Father's Day
SaturdaySatJun 21, 2025Jun 21National Selfie Day
SundaySunJun 22, 2025Jun 22National Kissing Day
SundaySunJul 13, 2025Jul 13National French Fry Day
MondayMonJul 14, 2025Jul 14National Nude Day
WednesdayWedJul 16, 2025Jul 16National Hot Dog Day
SundaySunJul 20, 2025Jul 20National Ice Cream Day
WednesdayWedJul 23, 2025Jul 23Amazon Prime Day
ThursdayThuJul 24, 2025Jul 24National Tequila Day
TuesdayTueJul 29, 2025Jul 29National Chicken Wing Day
FridayFriAug 01, 2025Aug 01National Girlfriends Day
SundaySunAug 03, 2025Aug 03National Sister Day
ThursdayThuSep 18, 2025Sep 18National Cheeseburger Day
FridayFriOct 03, 2025Oct 03National Boyfriends Day
SaturdaySatOct 04, 2025Oct 04National Vodka Day
SaturdaySatOct 04, 2025Oct 04National Taco Day
ThursdayThuOct 09, 2025Oct 09Leif Erikson Day
SaturdaySatOct 18, 2025Oct 18Sweetest Day
WednesdayWedOct 29, 2025Oct 29National Cat Day
FridayFriOct 31, 2025Oct 31Halloween
MondayMonNov 03, 2025Nov 03National Sandwich Day
FridayFriNov 28, 2025Nov 28Black Friday
MondayMonDec 01, 2025Dec 01Cyber Monday
SaturdaySatDec 06, 2025Dec 06Candle Day
TuesdayTueDec 09, 2025Dec 09National Pastry Day
FridayFriDec 19, 2025Dec 19National Ugly Sweater day