Mission
THE MISSION OF LEARNING ABOUT DIABETES, INC., IS TO PROVIDE EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND DIABETES-CARE INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, THE GENERALPUBLIC, AND DIABETES HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.UNFORTUNATELY, THE KIND OF SIMPLY WRITTEN DIABETES-CARE INFORMATION MANYPEOPLE NEED IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO FIND. THE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONSPROVIDING MOST OF THE AVAILABLE DIABETES EDUCATION AIDS OFTEN INCLUDEMARKETING AND/OR MEDICAL INFORMATION IN THEIR PROGRAMS THAT MAKE THEINFORMATION PROVIDED MORE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER.OUR CHARITY FOCUSES ON ONE ISSUE: CREATING DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAMSREQUESTED BY DIABETES EDUCATORS AND PEOPLE WITH DIABETES IN A FORMAT THATPROVIDES ONLY THE IMPORTANT "NEED-TO-KNOW" INFORMATION FOR GOOD DIABETESSELF-CARE. OUR PROGRAMS WORK BECAUSE THE VOLUNTEER DIABETES EDUCATORS WHOHELP US CREATE THEM WORK EVERY DAY HELPING PEOPLE WITH DIABETES. WE HAVE NOCOMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH, NO LEGAL OR MARKETING MESSAGES TO DELIVER, NOPROMOTIONS