Given the high prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Mauritius, numerous initiatives to alleviate its burden have been undertaken by the relevant authorities in particular the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life. It has, however, been noted that there is a need for more involvement of the Research Community of Mauritius to these authorities in addressing the burden of Diabetes in the country. This need is being addressed through the setting-up of a Collaborative Research Programme on Diabetes (CRPD). The CRPD encourages a participatory and research-based approach of local and international stakeholders in the field of Diabetes to form a multi-disciplinary research platform. The main goal of this programme was to address the Diabetes epidemic from a research perspective, while emphasising a participatory approach and soliciting the contribution of all relevant stakeholders working in the field of Diabetes in Mauritius.