American Diabetes Association

The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association is the only national organization supporting all people affected by diabetes across the lifespan. There are nearly 30 million Americans with diabetes, and 86 million with prediabetes. That’s more than 1 in 3 people!

The American Diabetes Association has resources for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, gestational diabetes, and more, as well as family and friends of people with diabetes. Our work centers around driving discovery (research), raising voice (advocacy), and supporting people (programs). Learn more about our programs and events in Washington State by visiting www.diabetes.org/washingtonstate

You can make a difference in the lives of people with diabetes by becoming a volunteer. Whether it's supporting research, advocacy, or programs, we need YOU!

More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, and every 23 seconds another person is diagnosed with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association is the global authority on diabetes and since 1940 has been committed to its mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To tackle this global public health crisis, the Association drives discovery in research to treat, manage and prevent all types of diabetes, as well as to search for cures; raises voice to the urgency of the diabetes epidemic; and provides support and advocacy for people living with diabetes, those at risk of developing diabetes and the health care professionals who serve them.

Cure. Care. Commitment. It's who we are. It's what we do. Your American Diabetes Association is the only national organization supporting all people with diabetes: people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, children and adults. We help those who care for people with diabetes: parents, families, friends, employers. All of us at the American Diabetes Association want a cure for diabetes, because we know firsthand the devastation it can bring. Diabetes kills more people each year than AIDS and breast cancer combined. The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To accomplish this mission, we fund pioneering research; provide education, outreach and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health care professionals and the public; urge lawmakers to support critical funding for diabetes research and programs; and disseminate the latest scientific findings to people with diabetes and the general public.