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The Haddie Nann Foundation

The Haddie Nann Foundation was created because of an urgent and steadfast need to find cures for diabetes and its complications:

Supporting Type 1 & 2 Diabetes Research and Care

A Non-Profit Event Benefiting:

The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center and The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative

Activities include:

– Fireside chat featuring women impacted by Mary

– Jam Session Night

– Gala with (Title Sponsor’s) Woman of the Year recipient

– Two-day celebrity golf tournament 

What is Type 1 Diabetes?

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. This leads to little or no insulin production. Insulin is necessary for the body use glucose (sugar) from food for energy, and in its absence people with T1D develop life-threatening high blood sugars unless they are provided multiple daily insulin injections or a continuous insulin infusion by a specialized pump.

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a chronic condition that is often associated with obesity and affects the way the body processes glucose (blood sugar). The body either resists the effects of insulin or doesn’t produce enough insulin to maintain normal blood sugar levels. Diet, exercise and oral medications are often sufficient to manage T2D but many individuals ultimately require insulin-therapy.

Meet

Haddie Nann

Hi, I’m Haddie Nann! I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was 7, after a pretty scary experience with DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis), that landed me in the hospital for four nights. Now, I manage my diabetes with insulin every day. Inspired by my journey, my dad and I started this foundation to support research and, fingers crossed, help find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and it’s complications.

Beyond managing my diabetes, I love being a cheerleader, shopping trips to Sephora, cuddling with my dog Daisy, doing TicToks/dances, hanging with my friends and spending quality time with my family. Oh, I like to vacation too!

Thank you for supporting our mission and believing in a future without diabetes! 🌟💙

Impact of Diabetes in the United States

1.6 million people in USA living with Type 1 Diabetes; estimated to be 5 million people by 2050

Approximately 37.3 million people live with Type 2 Diabetes in the USA and 98 million have pre-diabetes

Every person with diabetes (T1D and T2D) is at risk for vision loss from diabetic retinal disease

People living with type 1 diabetes make an extra 180 health-related decisions a day than someone without diabetes

22 healthy years lost due to T1D related illness, disability or untimely death in U.S.

What is Diabetic Retinal Disease (DRD)?

Diabetic Retinal Disease (DRD) is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults in the world. Diabetic Retinal Disease (DRD) includes all diabetes-related changes in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye, including harm to retinal blood vessels (diabetic retinopathy or DR), swelling in the retina. (diabetic macular edema or DME), and damage to retinal nerve cells that help us see (diabetic retinal neurodegeneration or DRN). Everyone with diabetes is at risk for DRD and related vision loss.

Why We Need Your Help!

  • Discovery, development, and delivery of cures to benefit our family, friends, and community members with diabetes and its complications is difficult work, requiring increasing investment in research and systems of care that can then result in delivery of the right treatment for the right person to achieve the best possible outcomes
  • CDC reported a 30% increase in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes from 2001-2020
  • Shortage of staffing and equipment: recent studies of practicing endocrinologists is said to be approximately 9,000 in the US but demand projected for end of 2025 is 17,000
  • The shortage is more pronounced in rural areas, where patients may wait months for an appointment or have to travel long distances for care. Endocrinologists tend to be concentrated in urban centers and academic institutions, leaving rural communities underserved.
  • To bring together the US scientific community for people affected with diabetes and DRD
  • You know (and probably love) someone with diabetes, and it is urgent that we do what we can do to find a cures for diabetes and its complications, including vision loss from DRD
  • By supporting, you can change lives for people living with Type 1 & 2 Diabetes and save the sight of someone you love

Our Mission & Programs

The Haddie Nann Foundation (HNF)was created for the Mary Tyler Moore Celebrity Golf Classic. The HNF will specifically fund three organizations that are committed to finding cures for diabetes and diabetic retinal disease, and are invested in accelerating research, and supporting the health and well-being of all people with diabetes.

Mary Tyler Moore

“Diabetes is an all too personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year or 10 years from now – a time bomb affecting millions like me”

 

– Mary Tyler Moore

Did you know?

  • Mary suffered from DRD and eventually lost her vison as a result
  • Mary was the JDRF (now Breakthrough T1D) International Chairman from 1984-2017
  • Since Mary stepped forward to raise awareness of the devastating impacts of diabetes and the promise of research, billions of dollars from private donations, industry and government have been directed toward diabetes research
  • As a result, there have been groundbreaking discoveries with technology and how you manage diabetes, new types of insulin, CGM’s, artificial pancreas’, stem cell discoveries, new approaches to T1D prevention, and more with Mary having a role in all of these successes
  • Mary was a movement in the diabetes community, and we need to continue her legacy ---doing all we can to find cures for diabetes and its complications

Get In Touch Today!

Get in touch with the Haddie Nann Diabetes Foundation to learn more about our mission, explore volunteer opportunities, or make a donation to support the fight against diabetes. Your involvement can make a lasting impact!