Groundbreaking discoveries in diabetes
Funding the research that changes lives for people with diabetes in Western Australia
Our research team
Committed to helping everyday Australians
Our aim is to significantly improve the lives of people living with diabetes.
Research projects
World-class researchers & scientists
Since 1976, $26m in funding has been awarded to 80+ projects.
Support our effortsResearch that is changing lives for people living with diabetes.
Diabetes Research WA (DRWA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that funds medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of all forms of diabetes. Founded in Perth in 1976, we have invested more than $26 million in over 80 research projects conducted right here in Western Australia.
Our researchers are working on some of the most important questions in diabetes medicine today — from oral insulin trials for children with type 1 diabetes, to new approaches to preventing the blindness and heart complications that make living with diabetes so challenging.
With 1 in 20 Australians living with diabetes, and approximately 49,900 new diagnoses recorded every year, the need for sustained, independent research funding has never been greater. When you support DRWA, 80% of your donation goes directly to our research programs.
Research that’s changing lives.
Founded in 1976, Diabetes Research WA was established to fund and advance research for the prevention, control and cure of all forms of diabetes.
Explore the successes and discoveries made by our researchers.
Just imagine what we can achieve with your generous support.
Diabetes research programs
that improve lives – today.
Our research efforts are not just propelled by our vision of achieving a cure for diabetes – but our quest to continually find solutions to the everyday challenges faced by people living with diabetes.
With 80% of your donation directly funding Diabetes Research WA programs, you can be confident that your contribution will make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes.
Volunteer
A fantastic way to give back to the community is to lend your time and skills. DRWA has numerous volunteering opportunities to suit volunteers of all ages and abilities.
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Partner
Sponsorships, employee volunteering, social fundraising events and monthly workplace giving are just some of the incredible ways our corporate partners support DRWA.
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Bequests & Wills
Leaving a legacy by considering DRWA in your estate planning is a powerful mark to make.
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Groundbreaking research that begins with you.
Since Diabetes Research WA’s formation in 1976, our generous donors have contributed $26 million towards diabetes research programs that are undertaken right here in Western Australia. And the impacts of our breakthroughs are far reaching – with people benefiting from our researchers’ discoveries all over the world, and even out of this world.
Support us – and you’ll be supporting them.
When you donate to Diabetes Research WA today, you’ll be directly helping a person living with diabetes now – while contributing to a future where people no longer live with this challenging condition. Whatever you can give to our researchers will be gratefully accepted.
What's New?
Vale Erica Smyth
It is with deep sadness that Diabetes Research WA acknowledges the passing of Dr Erica Smyth AC.
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Shedding Light on a Hidden Diabetes Risk
This project explores how restricted growth in the womb could increase the risk of diabetes later in life, offering vital clues into metabolic disease pathways.
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