Professional education materials include Care of the Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Quick Reference Guide to Care of the Patient with Diabetes Mellitus. The Division of Diabetes Translation conducts, coordinates, and evaluates Federal efforts to translate research into care for people with diabetes. It was founded in 1970 by parents of children with diabetes. JDRF s mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. JDRF also sponsors international workshops and conferences for biomedical researchers.
Individual chapters offer support groups and other activities for families affected by diabetes.
Lighthouse International , a resource worldwide on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation, is dedicated to enabling people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted to lead independent and productive lives. Project InSights, a Lighthouse peer volunteer community vision education program, promotes awareness of eye diseases that can result in vision loss, including diabetic eye disease. Trained older adult volunteers who conduct free vision education programs at community sites in Staten Island, Westchester and Queens discuss prevention, treatment and the benefits of vision rehabilitation. Lions may sponsor recreational camping experiences for children with diabetes. Diabetes camps are tools for encouraging children to manage their disease, and thus lessen complications.