Supporting Diabetes Research

Every day, more than 422 million adults wake up to the challenge of living with diabetes. This, according to the World Health Organization, is quadruple the number of people who struggled with the disease in 1980.

You can help to slow the spread of this epidemic by supporting the UCI Diabetes Center, the only academic medical and research center for the disease in Orange County. At our center, our nationally recognized investigators explore novel therapies and devices designed to improve treatment for people living with diabetes.

When you support the center, your local gift has the potential for global impact. Our physician-scientists who aspire to defeat this disease share their findings in publications, presentations and collaborations, helping colleagues around the world attack the problem from different perspectives. At the same time, this exchange of knowledge gives our UCI Health physicians valuable insights that enhance the care they offer you, your family and friends.

Discovering new pathways to health

Bold research moves forward with support from visionaries like you — people who can imagine a day when no one suffers from diabetes. Every dollar you give to the UCI Health Diabetes Center stays in Orange County, enabling more game-changing clinical trials and investigations that aim transform diabetes management and, ultimately cure the disease.

Make a Difference

Make a philanthropic gift:

• Visit UCI egiving
  or
• Print and complete a donation form, then mail it with your gift to:
  UCI Diabetes Center
  Attn: Advancement Office
  333 City Blvd. West, Suite 605
  Orange, CA 92868
  (Make checks payable to the UC Irvine Foundation* and write 'Diabetes Center' in the memo line.)

Other ways to make a difference:

• Ask your company to donate or match your gift(s)
• Enjoy the company of like-minded supporters at our annual "Celebrate the Center" reception, to be held Nov. 7, 2019
• Attend the annual UCI Diabetes Center research forum
• Volunteer on a committee
• Join our mailing list and stay informed about the latest in diabetes treatment and research

For more information, email us at diabetes@uci.edu or call us at 714-509-2101. 

*Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Please consult your tax adviser.