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The Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation (Diabetes Action) is an American health nonprofit organization providing diabetes research and education.

Diabetes Action 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'.

Every year, Diabetes Action recruits members for their Diabetes Action Team, athletes committed to raising funds for the organization through athletic endeavors.

Research Programs
Diabetes Action provides grants for diabetes research with a special interest in 'alternative, complementary, integrative, and nutritional therapies to prevent, treat, and cure diabetes and its complications.' Diabetes Action has given over 230 grants to universities and medical institutions across the United States. Diabetes Action research grants focus on curing diabetes through gene therapies and beta cell transplantation as well as nutritional and complementary therapies.

List of 2009 Grants
A Program for the Cure of Type 1 Diabetes Using a Generic Drug: Phase II

Denise L. Faustman, MD, PhD. - Massachusetts General Hospital

High Fat Diet during Pregnancy Promotes Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome in Offspring

Maureen J. Charron, Ph.D. and Michael Kruse, M.D. - Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

The Effects of Butyrate on Pancreatic Beta-Cells

Thomas L. Jetton, Ph.D. - The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Increases Susceptibility to Diabetes/Insulin Resistance Development in Adulthood

Qinghua Sun, MD, Ph.D. - The Ohio State University College of Public Health

The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Regulation of GPRI2O Expression

Nader H. Moniri, Ph.D. - Mercer University-College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Lipid Oxidation in Sedentary African-American Women

Jeanine Albu, M.D. - St.Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital Center

Mechanism of Exercise-Induced Increase in Insulin Sensitivity

Michael S. Davis, DVM, Ph.D. -Oklahoma State University

Dissecting the Roles of Adiponectin and Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 in Cardiovascular Disease

Linda A. Jelicks, Ph.D.- Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Arterial Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose

Henry J. Rohrs III, M.D. - University of Florida

Effect of Conditional VGF Gene Ablation on Glucose Homeostasis

Stephen R.J. Salton, MD, Ph.D. - Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Validating BCATm as an Anti-Obesity and Anti-Diabetes Target in the Diabetic ob/ob Mouse

Pengxiang She, Ph.D. - Pennsylvania State Univ. College of Medicine

Education Programs
Diabetes Action annually hosts an information program called Diabetes University. Diabetes University provides free diabetes information to the public focusing on complementary, alternative, and nutritional research and treatments.

In 2009, topics included "Breast Cancer - Early detection of special importance for women with diabetes", "Resistance Exercise - How to lower blood glucose levels", and "Traditional Dietary Principles for the treatment of diabetes".

Archives of past years are available online for free viewing.