Organizations Filed Purposes:
DIABETES ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION 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. HELPING PEOPLE WORLDWIDE LEAD A BETTER LIFE.
OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FOR DIABETES INCLUDES NUMEROUS EFFORTS TO REACH THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND ON THE WEB. OUR ANNUAL DIABETES UNIVERSITY SEMINAR, WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENTS FOR DIABETES IS AVAILABLE FOR THE MILLIONS OF DIABETICS WHO HAVE COMPUTER ACCESS TO LISTEN TO THESE LECTURES AND READ ABOUT THE LATEST DIABETES NEWS AND RESEARCH. ON OUR WEB SITE WWW.DIABETESACTION.ORG PATIENTS CAN GETDIRECT ANSWERS TO THEIR PERSONAL QUESTIONS ON MANAGING DIABETES FROM OUR DIABETES EDUCATOR CONSULTANT AND ACCESS INFORMATION FROM ARTICLES, INFOGRAPHICS, VIDEOS, AND TIPS FOR LIVING HEALTHIER LIVES WITHDIABETES.
GRANTS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES ARE PROVIDED TO RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. WITH A FOCUS ON NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH THAT CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF 29 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES IN THE U.S. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING MANY STUDIES THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE THE CARE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES, DIABETES ACTION CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DR. DENISE FAUSTMANS RESEARCH STUDY AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL WHERE FDA HAS RECENTLY APPROVED THE PHASE II TRIAL FOR THE USE OF A GENERIC DRUG, BCC, THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO REVERSE SYMPTOMS OF LONG STANDING TYPE 1 DIABETES. THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON FUTURE TREATMENT OF THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE HUGE COST OF TREATING DIABETES IN THE U.S.
BECAUSE THE EPIDEMIC OF DIABETES IS ALSO CAUSING A HUGE INCREASE IN BOTH TYPE 1 AND 2 DIABETES AMONG CHILDREN, OUR SUPPORT OF SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS IN ALL 50 STATES IS CRUCIAL TO MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED FINANCIAL HELP TO ATTEND THESE SPECIAL CAMP PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DIABETES. THESE PROGRAMS NURTURE SELF ESTEEM AND SELF RELIANCE BY OFFERING A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY OTHER SETTING. FOR MANY CHILDREN WITH DIABETES THESE CAMPS PROVIDE THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THEY DONT FEEL DIFFERENT AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM POTENTIAL ROLE MODELS AND PEERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Patricia Devoe | PRESIDENT | 40 | $98,521 |
| Jan Taylor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Lafferty | TREASURER & SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Patricia Faulkner | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Koch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Wood | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Sadeghi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Hussong | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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