In 1991, the World Diabetes Day was created by the International Diabetes Federation (ISF) and the World Health Organization to increase awareness of the health threat caused by diabetes. On 20 Dec 2006, the World Diabetes Day was designated as an official United Nations Day by UN Resolution 61/225. The day coincides with the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, a co-discover of insulin as the life-saving treatment for diabetes. The blue circle logo is symbolic of the global response to the treatment of the disease. Each year, a theme is chosen to promote the event that runs for one or more years. In 2017 the theme was Women and Diabetes. For 2018-19, Family and Diabetes.«