Who We Are

Our mission

The Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation (Diabetes Action), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1990, is committed to the prevention and treatment of diabetes and to the funding of innovative, promising research aimed at finding a cure for diabetes and diabetes related complications. 

Funding focus

  • Promising research to find a cure for type 1 and type 2 diabetes

  • Innovative research and education to prevent and treat diabetes

  • American Indian diabetes prevention program

  • Children's camp scholarship program

  • Diabetes education programs

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Board members

All independent, voting members
Board effective 6/18/24 - present

Patricia A. Faulkner - Board Chair
Catherine Hussong - Secretary/Treasurer
Teresa Sadeghin
Jan Taylor
Ann Wood

Key staff

Pat DeVoe, RN, BSN - President
Dorothy Harriot - Deputy Director

About this website

This website is provided and maintained by the Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation with no funding from commercial interests or advertising. The purposes of this site are to inform the public of the programs and research funded by Diabetes Action as well as provide health and diabetes management information to our readers.