Diabetes Advisory Council

The Diabetes Advisory Council (DAC) was created in 1988 as an advisory group to the Diabetes Prevention and Control program. The council works to reduce the burden of diabetes through coordination among the many stakeholders in diabetes control in North Carolina.

Core Responsibilities

• Advise the Diabetes Control Program in determining the diabetes problems of high priority in North Carolina, ways to control them, and major obstacles to such control.
• Educate and publicly validate for early detection, treatment, and self-management training for diabetes control as a health priority for all North Carolinians.
• Provide scientific credibility and public validity for new service priority areas and interventions based on evolving clinical and epidemiological studies and technology.
• Foster interagency collaboration and networking for identification, utilization, and expansion of resources for diabetes control services.
• Evaluate, present and propose strategies for the control of diabetes in North Carolina in terms of assessed need, estimated costs, potential benefits and probability of success of each strategy.

Council Membership

The Council is composed of individuals and organizations that are involved in diabetes care and education, or who are interested in supporting the Council's purpose, mission, and goals.

Council Bylaws

Task Force Initiatives

The Council is currently addressing three areas necessary to prevent needless disability from diabetic complications:

• Advocacy and Legislative Issues
• Finance Task Force
• Quality Diabetes Education and Care Task Force