Site Sponsors
We provide assistance to qualifying persons with diabetes throughout the United States.
| Mission Statement |
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill
Our Corporate Structure
IPump.org, Inc., a California Public Benefits Corporation, is an all-volunteer, charitable organization that was incorporated June 20, 2006 in San Bernardino County, California. We are a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. All donations are tax deductible and will help us continue to provide critical assistance to people with diabetes in need.
IPump.org,Inc.is governed by a board of directors and was founded for the purpose of providing assistance to qualifying persons with diabetes who may not otherwise be able to afford the cost of their medical care, medications and diabetes supplies. We offer assistance to people of all ages - infant through seniors, with any form of diabetes.
Our Mission
IPump.org, Inc. was formed for the main purpose of providing financial assistance and free diabetes supplies to qualifying diabetics, who, for reasons of financial hardship, cannot otherwise afford the cost of their medical care and supplies. We began developing and offering assistance programs in June of 2006 after our incorporation. The two main ways we accomplish our mission are by providing:
Direct financial assistance to qualifying, approved applicants; and
Free diabetes supplies to qualifying, approved applicants.
We also have a program that offers free quilts to children newly diagnosed with diabetes.
Additionally, we strive to:
- educate others about diabetes and diabetes prevention by providing free, online information and support for schools, caregivers, physicians, and diabetes health practitioners, and the general public
- help consumers find resources to resolve legal issues related to health insurance rights to coverage for persons with diabetes
Who we help
We help qualifying individuals with any form of medically diagnosed diabetes. For our assistance purposes, we defined "diabetes" as any of the following:
- Type
1 diabetes, including type 1a (idiopathic diabetes), type 1b (immune-mediated
diabetes), and type 1.5 (late onset, which may also be referred
to as “LADA” or “other specific” form a diabetes;
- Type
2 diabetes, or insulin resistance or pre-diabetes where medical intervention (i.e., medication) is necessary to avoid full onset
of type 2; or
- “Other specific” type of diabetes including: latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA); maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY); cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD); hemochromatosis (also called iron overload) related “bronze” diabetes;” gestational diabetes; or diabetes caused by trauma, damage, disease, injury, or surgical removal of the pancreas.
Note: At this time, we do not offer assistance for gastric bypass surgery, weight loss programs or drugs, or nutritional counseling.
| Discount Diabetes Supplies |
Sometimes we have to purchase supplies. Because our funding is so limited we need to use the cheapest sources possible. We have been using Hocks Online for a while and were pleased with their service and prices. Because of our good relationship with Hocks we agreed to accept them as IPump's first affiliate sponsor. While it is not our policy to specifically endorse or recommend any company, we can state that we do use Hocks Online, and that for any order you place through one of their links on our site, they will make a donation to us.
Thank you Hocks, for contributing to our cause!
Insulin is not a cure
but without it a child
with type 1 diabetes
will die.
How to make a donation
Use your credit card or PayPal via the following donation button to make a donation online:
You can also send donations (make checks payable to IPump.org, Inc.) and in-kind donations of diabetes supplies and quilts to:
IPump.org, Inc.
2250 Alyssum Avenue
Upland, CA
91784-7384
You can also view our list of other organizations that can accept your donation of insulin pumps and supplies. Just please send them somewhere that they can go to others in need!
