DASL (Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka) is affiliated to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) comprising over 204 Diabetes Associations spread across 160 countries. The DASL has been honoured by the Chair of the South East Asia region being held by the Hony. Secretary of the Association and its offices situated at the NDC form 2003 to date. The DASL and the NDC are governed by a Board of Trustees, supervised by an Executive Committee and managed by a Board of Management, all of whom work voluntarily.

Through the services provided by the NDC (National Diabetes Centre), the DASL provides clinical services, direct and indirect education, research.

The National Diabetes Centre is one and the only centre dedicated to education and care of patients. But since its inception in 1995 much has changed and in 2002 they have decided to add another dimension to the main objectives of the Centre - prevention of diabetes. Today this has become one of their primary goals.  The Centre liaises with the Government and non-governmental organisations with respect to policy planning especially in preventive care of diabetes.

The Centre receives four types of patients - patients who come for screening for the first time, patients who come for reassessments, check-ups to exclude the possibility of diabetes or for eye or kidney complications. The Centre operates on the belief that patients should be given priority and provides services free of charge when required.

In fact this is the only non-governmental facility that provides services free of charge, depending on the financial status of the patient. This facility is open to the general public as an independent service, where all the relevant biochemical estimations are performed. Anyone could walk in without any appointment or referral. The screening is carried out by a team of medical officers and a comprehensive report is issued. It is armed with state-of-the art equipment operated by skilled staff.

Services offered by the Centre include Single Visit Screening, Childhood Obesity/Young People’s Diabetic clinic, Insulin bank and other laboratory services. According to test results the Centre directs its patients to their various clinics for further treatment.