World Diabetes Day is a global occasion for people with diabetes, healthcare professionals, advocates, policymakers and the public to unite to raise awareness of and take action on diabetes.

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2026-27 is Early Action on Diabetes. The campaign focus for 2026 is early diagnosis and risk reduction.

This World Diabetes Day, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is calling on people living with diabetes, people at risk, healthcare professionals, governments and communities to take action to support earlier detection, timely diagnosis and risk reduction. There are several ways for you to get involved and support the campaign:

• Share your diabetes diagnosis experience
• Take and share the IDF type 2 diabetes risk assessment test
• Learn more about diabetes via IDF’s diabetes education resources
• Call on your policymakers to take action and address the growing challenge of diabetes by sending a letter through IDF’s online tool
• Organise a World Diabetes Day activity
• Take part in the Global Diabetes Walk
• Amplify the World Diabetes Day message on social media by using #ActEarlyOnDiabetes and #WorldDiabetesDay

Visit the World Diabetes Day website to learn more: https://worlddiabetesday.org