The Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy held a scientific symposium on the occasion of World Diabetes Day, with the participation of a number of faculty members and students. The symposium aimed to explain the seriousness of the disease, how to use the correct treatment in order to maintain health, the importance of adherence to medication appointments, as well as educating and guiding students about the dangers of the disease. Diabetes causes, symptoms and methods of prevention. The symposium included lectures, delivered by the lecturer, Prof. Dr. Amira Kamal Muhammad, touched on the importance of diabetes awareness by listing some facts about the disease in the United Nations reports about the symptoms of the disease, its classification, and the rates of recent infections within the international reports, and Dr. In addition to a lecture given by Dr. Donia Essam at the Azadi Teaching Hospital, which included knowledge of the types of "insulin" treatments used in children and adults.