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
Board members
All independent, voting members
Board effective 1/1/24 - present
Patricia A. Faulkner - Board Chair
Anne Lafferty - Secretary/Treasurer
Catherine Hussong
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.