On Tuesday 18/11/2014, the Community Service and Environment Development Sector of Fayoum University held a special ceremony to mark the World Diabetes Day.    The event was opened by Prof. Khaled Hamza, President of Fayoum University.Present at the event were Prof. Farid Awad Hedar, Vice President for Community Service and Environment Development, Prof. Ahmed Gaber Shedid, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Mohamed Abdel Hady Mashaheet, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Nursing for Community Service and Environment Development, and Mr. Abdel Badie Mahdy, Director-general of the Community Service Sector. A big throng of faculty members, employees and students were present, too.   Prof. Khaled Hamza stressed in his speech on the University’s efforts to organize this event to disseminate awareness of diabetes, means for prevention, and the ways to live with disease. He also added: "Diabetes is a dangerous disease as more people become diabetic. In 2030, it is predicted that about 530 million people will have diabetes ".   He also advised diabetic people to manage their diabetes effectively and undergo periodic check-ups.Furthermore he said that there diabetes specialist screening booths distributed inside and outside the campus to raise awareness among students and the public and to get the interested people tested.   Prof. Farid Hedar stressed the university's keenness to help fight this disease, thanking the University President for his continuous support. He also added that this event was held to highlight that "silent" disease, urging people diagnosed with diabetes to follow their physicians' instructions and lead a health life.   Taking the floor, Dr. Mohamed Mashaheet said that this celebration was to draw attention to the diabetes and do our best in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat that diabetes now poses.   "World Diabetes is celebrated every year on November 14 as this date marks the birthday of the discoverer of insulin," he added. Furthermore, he said that the number of people suffering with diabetes is doubling at an alarming rate and governments spend millions of pounds to provide treat this disease. For example, in 20102 governments spend about 550 million dollars on medications.   The event concluded with a movie about how to manage diabetes and what should be done to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the future.