Mission

The Diabetes Center of Excellence, its clinical, educator, and research teams believe in the right of each individual to achieve and maintain the highest degree of wellness – recognizing that good health is fundamental to a desirable quality of life. Based on this belief, the mission of our Diabetes Center of Excellence is:

To conduct original scientific research and promote the advancement of technology enabling us to cure diabetes, a disease which affects 23 million Americans and countless others worldwide
To provide educational programs and training for both patients and professionals, which enhances the understanding of this disease and a patient’s ability to effectively manage it and avoid its life threatening complications
To assure access to comprehensive clinical services in a caring environment and to dedicate our best responsiveness to the needs of our patients, their families and supporters
To advocate and collaborate on public policies that guarantee, to those who must live with this disease, a responsive and sensitive health care environment; and
To facilitate the learning and education of future health care providers about the medical and emotional care and treatment of those who may seek their guidance about this disease.