Every year, 14 November marks for the World Diabetes Day as it’s the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation in response to escalating cases of diabetes globally. Billions of people get affected by diabetes annually. And there are several myths that revolve around this deadly disease which need to be taken care of seriously. Coordinated and concentrated actions are required to confront it as it is a critical global health issue. It’s a fact that diabetes causes more deaths in a year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Also, it doubles the chances of having a heart attack. There are quite a few myths related to it that need to be busted- 1. “Diabetes is not serious” It should never be taken mildly as all types of diabetes are a serious affair which may lead to further complications,

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