World Diabetes Day 2017 The theme of World Diabetes Day 2017 is Women and diabetes - our right to a healthy future . The campaign will promote the importance of affordable and equitable access for all women at risk for or living with diabetes to the essential diabetes medicines and technologies, self-management education and information they require to achieve optimal diabetes outcomes and strengthen their capacity to prevent type 2 diabetes. IDF will release campaign materials from May through to September to help the diabetes and wider WDD stakeholder community to prepare for World Diabetes Day on 14 November. Key messages All women with diabetes require affordable and equitable access to care and education to better manage their diabetes and improve their health outcomes. Supporting facts There are currently over 199 million women living with diabetes . This total is projected to increase to 313 million by 2040. Two out of every five women ...