I've discovered that we have another organization for diabetics....

Their name sounds bigger than the American Diabetes Association (ADA)...

It's the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)...

I just discovered them at: http://www.idf.org/home/index.cfm?node=6

Here is a page they published:

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IDF Corporate Partners

A Corporate Partner is any trust, foundation, company or industrial group that gives substantial aid to support the fight against diabetes.

Corporate Partners are a valuable part of the global diabetes team, contributing their time, expertise and resources. Their activities are in line with the mission and ethos of IDF.

Corporate Partners are admitted to membership by the Executive Board and pay an annual membership fee.

Membership Categories

IDF has three categories of corporate membership:

Corporate Partner (Lawrence Circle)

Corporate Partners provide unrestricted sponsorship of €50,000 during a calendar year. Current Corporate Partners include:

Eli Lilly and Company
Novo Nordisk A/S
Roche
Servier

Corporate Associate Partner (Mayes Circle)

Corporate Associate Partners provide unrestricted sponsorship of €30,000 during a calendar year. Current Corporate Associate Partners include:

AstraZeneca
Bayer Corporation
Becton Dickinson
Eli Lilly and Company
LifeScan
Merck KGaA
Merck and Co.
Novartis
Novo Nordisk A/S
Pfizer
Roche Diagnostics
Sanofi-Aventis
Servier
Takeda

Corporate Contributor

Corporate Contributors provide unrestricted sponsorship of €10,000 to IDF during a calendar year. Current Corporate Contributors include:

Abbott
Amylin
Medtronic
Novartis
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Now, I'm impressed.... A cure is probably just around the corner......