Support kids and adults with diabetes
Help transform the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center into a national destination for diabetes care and research.
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Diabetes is not just a disease — it’s a life-altering force. It’s heart failure, kidney disease, nerve damage, emotional burden, invisible pain, loss of potential and financial burden. It touches every organ system, every family, every community. And unfortunately, the number of people with diabetes continues to rise at a staggering pace.
Statewide issue
400,000
people in Oregon living with diabetes
Impacting seniors
1 in 3
people over the age of 65 are affected by diabetes
Nationwide crisis
1 in 5
adults in the U.S. have diabetes and don’t know it
That’s why OHSU is expanding what we do and how we do it. Our goal is to transform the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center into a national destination for diabetes care and research — and a global leader in the effort to prevent and cure diabetes and its complications. Underscoring our work is an unwavering commitment to ensuring that every person with diabetes can get the care and the support they need.
Diabetes facts
- Diabetes rates are highest among Native Americans and Alaska Natives, as well as Black and Hispanic Americans and adults living in poverty.
- More than 1.4 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
- Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, leg amputations and adult blindness.
A friendship built from diabetes care
Farahnaz Joarder, M.D., has been seeing Lynn Kauffman to help her manage her type 1 diabetes care for nearly two decades. The two have a strong working relationship that has developed into a friendship over the years.
Meet Ja’Kai
When Ja’Kai was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, his parents took him to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. This budding social media star frequently appears on his mom’s TikTok account to share all the intricacies of his condition, from changing his insulin pump to monitoring his blood sugar. Ja’Kai was chosen to participate in the Doernbecher Freestyle program.
OHSU is positioned to innovate
OHSU stands at the forefront of transforming diabetes care through a bold vision that integrates cutting-edge science, digital innovation and a deep commitment to health equity. As Oregon’s academic health center, OHSU is uniquely positioned to lead this work at scale—delivering solutions that reach across communities and improve lives.
Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center
- Region’s only diabetes center offering pediatric, young adult and adult care
- Multidisciplinary care from physicians, nurses, nutritionists and other providers
- Trains and mentors the next generation of diabetes health professionals
Double Down on Diabetes
Thanks to Jordan Schnitzer’s $2 million lead gift, your generosity will go even farther to help people living with diabetes and accelerate the path toward better treatments and prevention. Every dollar you give will directly support the Center’s most urgent and innovative initiatives.
Above: Jordan Schnitzer and Rodica Busui, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center
“If I could talk with donors, I’d say: Your money is well spent.”
– Angelo Fraccica, patient
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