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Joslin Diabetes Center at UC Irvine is located at Gottschalk Medical Plaza on the UC Irvine campus in Irvine (map). To make an appointment, call 949.824.8656.

The Joslin Difference

Joslin Diabetes Center at University of California, Irvine shares a proud 106-year legacy with Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Internationally recognized for its leadership in diabetes research, patient care and education, Joslin is the world’s largest institution dedicated exclusively to diabetes and is unique in its commitment to both patient care and research. With this long-standing tradition of excellence, patients at Joslin Diabetes Center at UC Irvine can expect the same world-renowned medical care the Boston center has offered for more than a century.

Joslin Diabetes Center at UC Irvine is the only university-based, comprehensive diabetes center in Orange County and the only center in California affiliated with the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. A leading medical institution to serve more than 1 million patients with diabetes in Southern California, Joslin Diabetes Center at UC Irvine is fully equipped to provide world-class diabetes care and cutting-edge research. As a major diabetes resource for community physicians, nurses, educators, patients and their families, the Center augments the clinical, educational, and research missions of UC Irvine Medical Center.

What is Diabetes?

More than 18 million Americans have diabetes, the fifth leading cause of death in U.S. and the third leading cause of death among some minority groups. There are two types of diabetes. In type 1—sometimes called juvenile-onset diabetes—the body fails to produce any insulin at all. In type 2—formally known as adult-onset diabetes—the insulin the body produces is unable to adequately trigger the conversion of food into energy. In addition to the estimated 13 million people who have been diagnosed with diabetes, as many as 5.2 million may have type 2 diabetes and don’t even know it.

Some quick facts

Every Day:

• 2,700 people are diagnosed with diabetes
• 1,200 people die from diabetes complications
• 180 people have amputations from diabetes
• 120 people develop end-stage renal failure from diabetes
• 75 people go blind from diabetes