World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes mellitus world and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world. World Diabetes Day is a campaign that features a new theme chosen by the International Diabetes Federation each year to address issues facing the global diabetes community. On this occasion Shimla nursing college had celebrated world diabetes day by categorizing the students in four different groups and competition was held to prepare an best diabetic diet, at the end the winning group was rewarded with the trophy.