Women and Diabetes is the theme for the IDF celebration of International Diabetes Day on 14th November 2017. This day marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who was born in 1891. At the age of 32 he won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of insulin which revolutionalised diabetes management of the 20th century. Almost 100 years later, insulin is still the best option that we have to offer to our patients with diabetes. However, new drugs are being developed, new technologies available and new insights in the future! These are exciting times that we live in!!

Read more on this website about some of the latest developments and read more over the next few weeks about how diabetes affects women in our society. Perhaps it is due to some of the influence of women in health care that diabetes management has moved from a purely medical focus to encompassing all aspects of life and building a team-approach that empowers and educates people with diabetes.

We pay tribute this month to the women who have diabetes, the women who care for those with diabetes and the women who contribute daily to the advancement of diabetes management.