November, 14th - the World Day of Struggle Against Diabetes

A considerable expansion of age limits, development of set of complications, high percent of an invalidism and mortality of patients define diabetes as one of the most actual problems of world medicine.
By World Health Organization estimations, more than 180 million persons all over the world are sick of diabetes. Experts of WHO consider that if urgent measures will not be taken in the following 10 years the number of cases of death bound to diabetes will increase more than by 50 %.
Since 1991, on November, 14th, at the initiative of World Health Organization and the international diabetic association the World Day Against Diabetes is celebrated. It was founded in 1991with the decision of the International Diabetic Federation, and also World Health Organization. The history of treatment of diabetes has begun in 1922 when the young scientist from Canada Frederik has created an insulin injection, for the first time having made it to 14-year-old boy whose life was saved as a result. Banting has nobly transferred the rights  on the invention to the University of Toronto. For the first time insulin has appeared on sale in 1922. It is possible to name this event as the beginning of the World Day of Struggle Against Diabetes. In 2007 the United Nations Organization has decided to celebrate the World Day of Struggle Against Diabetes officially. As the outstanding founder of insulin was born on November, 14th, just this date was chosen for celebrating of this Day.