Mission

My mission is simple: to end the devastating toll that diabetes takes on the lives of millions of individuals and families across our nation, to inspire and mobilize the general public, volunteers, donors, corporations and the scientific and medical communities to rally around our cause and our call to "share, act, learn & give". Through these actions, millions will have the chance to get involved and help raise awareness, promote healthy living, and raise money to fund educational outreach, advocacy efforts and critical research that will ultimately stop diabetes once and for all.

Get Involved

I want to get as many people involved to support the cause to find a cure for diabetes as I possibly can. Whether it is as a diabetes advocate, lobbying our government to pass legislation to fund diabetes research, a volunteer helping out at diabetes awareness and fund raising events in your community, getting involved in one of the many fun events which help raise funds needed to wipe out diabetes such as the ADA's Tour de Cure and America's Walk for Diabetes & the JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes, there are so many ways you can make a difference in the lives of people affected by diabetes. Just get out there, get involved , join me, and many diabetes advocates and volunteers around the world and help raise awareness about the fight against diabetes. Our common goal can only be reached through your involvement. Insidediabetes.com has links to many invaluable resources, such as the American Diabetes Association , JDRF and other organizations that are tirelessly working every day to make our common mission of finding a cure a reality. Get involved and make a difference today!

Blog

Read about ways to get involved, latest news & updates on my blog: Liz Eddy's Diabetes News, Updates & Blog

About

My name is Liz Eddy and diabetes has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My maternal grandmother had diabetes and died of pancreatic cancer in 1972. My mother is a type 2 diabetic as is my uncle, my mother's baby brother. My mother's middle brother was a type 1 diabetic, who was diagnosed when he was 16 years old . He was very active, ran his own catering company as well as worked full time for the San Diego Sheriff's department as the supervisor in charge of booking at the county jails. He was placed on dialysis in 1995 lost two toes in 2002, and died from a heart attack in 2003 at the age of 46, all complication of diabetes. This was devastating to my entire family. My uncle was one of my best friends. I miss him. He helped me through my first time diabetes took someone precious from me. In 1998 my husband and I lost our daughter, Marissa, to complications from diabetes. This is something that I will never get over. It still hurts just as much as it did when she first passed away. I decided not to let her death be in vain and I vowed to get involved to help find a cure and to gather as many people to do the same so that no one ever has to know what it is like to lose someone they love from this disease.  I am a national advocate for the American Diabetes Association and a volunteer attorney with the American Diabetes Association's Advocacy Attorney Network which provides effective legal counsel for people who face diabetes related discrimination.  I am also an advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF, Every 21 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes. That means it's only a matter of time until you or someone you love is affected by diabetes. Get involved today. Together we can win our fight to improve access to quality care for all people affected by diabetes, eliminate discrimination against people because of their diabetes, ensure the federal government is adequately funding diabetes research and programs, and find a cure.