World Diabetes Day

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one of the things that's unique about this race is that the 14th of November is actually World Diabetes Day.

Ah, now that I did not know.

Yes.

So we have a whole dedicated team that are working on an annual basis.

We don't expect, you know, to have the World Diabetes Day or Pink October to be active around it.

For us is an always on initiative.

I think that goes a long way for someone to say to their line manager, I've got an appointment this morning.

I came to let you know I'm alive and doing well.

I look forward to seeing you again next World Diabetes Day.

We have almost 4,000 of these letters in our collection now, written in 13 different languages.

As a public historian, it doesn't get any better than that.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month because November 14th is the birthdate of Sir Frederick Banting, who was the scientist that discovered insulin, which we're so thankful for, which saved so many lives.

And November 14th is World Diabetes Day, therefore the whole month of November is Diabetes Awareness Month.

That's when the rest of the world engages in the conversation about diabetes.

Even though those of us living with it or our loved ones living with it are aware of it every day, it's nice to have this month to reflect, discuss it, and elevate the conversation.

Uh, looking ahead, these are hand-selected by me, smaller calendar niches.

So November 11th is Veterans Day, November 12th, World Pneumonia Day, November 13th, World Kindness Day, November 14th, World Diabetes Day, and November 15th, America Recycles Day.

So there's five calendar niches for you to go ahead and target to hopefully help increase your sales.

And we're gonna look at the archive next.

See I don't think so they should completely avoid sugar but they can use healthier alternatives like fruits and dates and they should love healthy food and they should not you know have that fear of what will happen if I eat this and that but at the same time they should be very mindful of what they are putting in their body not simply going outside and consuming junk food.

The International Diabetes Federation's theme for the World Diabetes Day 2026-27 is Early Action on Diabetes.

So when we talk about early action, why is it important to start this conversation about diabetes when children are still in school?

Yeah, it is definitely very important.

Raquel is the playwright and executive producer of The Dream She Built, the musical coming to the Owen Center for Fine and Performing Arts on November 14th 2026.

This wellness-themed production uses live theater to spotlight health, purpose, resilience, and community, with spec- special recognition of World Diabetes Day and Healthcare Hero.

Um, so Raquel, why was it important to combine live theater and health and wellness aw- uh, health, care, and wellness awareness?

Well, essentially, I combine two things that are truly important to me.