Mission:

The mission of Diabetes Sisters is to create unity and empowerment among women with diabetes.

What We Believe:

We believe all women with diabetes should have access to a healthy support system that includes peers with diabetes. A healthy peer support system provides encouragement, empowerment, and education with the purpose of helping each woman reach her full potential in life. An empowered, informed woman with diabetes is a healthy woman with diabetes!

What We Stand For:

Diversity- DiabetesSisters strives to represent and include all women in a way that reflects the diversity of the population

Encouragement- DiabetesSisters strives to provide a healthy environment for women to seek and give encouragement in their journey with diabetes

Collaboration- In order for women with diabetes to reach their full potential we believe supportive collaboration and information exchange are essential.

Growth- DiabetesSisters promotes the growth of womens’ spirits, souls, and intellect through supportive information exchange.

Respect- DiabetesSisters promotes the respect of all women’s opinions, beliefs, questions, and concerns regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, background, or sexual orientation.

Vision Statement:

Unite. Engage. Empower.

The vision of Diabetes Sisters is to provide a centralized location for women with diabetes around the world to come together to support and empower each other to reach their full potential while also sharing practical, useful information about the disease and its treatment.

Through the unity of Sisterhood, women will find confidence through peers who understand and care about them as individuals. This confidence will provide motivation for women to take ownership of their diabetes.

Through the unity of Sisterhood, women will set in motion a radical change in the world’s view of women with diabetes (and draw attention to specific areas in need of change). As a result, the number of resources available to women with diabetes will increase.

Through the unity of Sisterhood, women will celebrate each other’s innate strength and resilience. This attention and appreciation will provide inspiration for women to take control of their diabetes.

Through the unity of Sisterhood, role models will emerge for both younger and older generations. These role models will provide inspiration and courage for women to reach for high goals….in life and in their diabetes care.

Through the unity of the Sisterhood, women with diabetes will become better educated about the disease and impact long-term healthcare outcomes for women with the disease.

DiabetesSisters remains dedicated to the idea that before a woman can take care of anyone else, she must first take care of herself. Therefore, a strong emphasis is placed on nurturing her health and nourishing her spirit.

I DREAM OF…

the day when every woman with diabetes walks proudly through each stage of life knowing that she has millions of DiabetesSisters to lean on.

the day when women around the world with diabetes can talk freely and proudly about their disease with others.

the day when the differences in females with diabetes and males with diabetes are acknowledged, researched, and understood.

the day when strong female role models with diabetes of every age abound in the media.

the day when women with diabetes are empowered to reach their full potential through financial assistance with college tuition.

the day when 10,000 women with diabetes declare their health a top priority and attend the Annual Retreat to develop friendships, meet their Diabetes Buddy, participate in educational seminars, and be pampered.

the day when millions of women have infused their unique, innovative ideas into DiabetesSisters to create universal ownership and responsibility.

the day when cities around the world are bustling with innovative DiabetesSisters activities and events.

the day when the thought of our daughters having diabetes does not strike fear in our hearts because we know that we have built a strong foundation for future generations.