The National Diabetes Institute (NADI) was established to provide a dedicated and comprehensive service for people with diabetes, to prevent and control diabetes, its complications and associated diseases.

NADI is a non-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) managed by a Board of Trustees, comprising Founding and Elected members and representatives from the Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society (MEMS), Diabetes Malaysia (DM) and Ministry of Health (MOH), Malaysia with our former Prime Minister YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as Patron.

The main objectives of NADI are:

-to be a National Diabetes Education Resource Centre for the country -to establish and run a comprehensive health facility including a National Diabetes Hospital for the management of diabetes and its complications -to create and maintain a National Diabetes Registry -to coordinate and conduct research on diabetes and related conditions to be the national coordinating centre for diabetes in Malaysia with respect to statistics, education, management, research, policy and planning on diabetes and associated diseases -to prevent diabetes and associated cardiometabolic conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and heart disease through the promotion of a healthy lifestyle