Global Diabetes Walk 2008 Young walkers in Konya, Turkey. As we are receiving reports and pictures from Walks organised worldwide on World Diabetes Day 2008, we would like to thank you all for your efforts and for the enthusiasm with which you have helped raise awareness on this year’s World Diabetes Day. 280,000 people were registered to walk, however, not until all coordinators have confirmed the actual participants do we know the exact number. If you have not already done so, please update your walk details and photos. Thank you for taking part in the GDW 2008! See the first 2008 photos here.   New feature for uploading pictures A new photo upload function is now available on this website. It makes it easy for you to upload the pictures you have captured during the Global Diabetes Walk 2008. To upload pictures, please click here. We are looking forward to seeing your pictures!   Children and adolescents in focus on WDD 08 The World Diabetes Foundation is proud to support the International Diabetes Federation's two year focus on children through the Global Diabetes Walk which aims to create global awareness amongst projects partners, caregivers, local diabetes associations, healthcare professionals, global media and the public. In 2007 and 2008, the theme of World Diabetes Day is Diabetes in Children and Adolescents. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. It is estimated that 70,000 children under the age of 15 develop type 1 diabetes each year (almost 200 children a day). Currently, an estimated 440,000 children live with type 1 diabetes globally. Type 2 diabetes was once seen as a disease of adults but today, it is growing at alarming rates in children and adolescents. Facts about children and diabetes   View the World Diabetes Day Film View the WDD film - No Child should Die of Diabetes Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. It can strike children at any age, including pre-school children and even toddlers View film