The Federal Diabetes Register (FDR) has been conducting clinical and epidemiological monitoring of diabetes in the Russian Federation (RF) since 1996. Its methodological and organizational reference centre is Endocrinology Research Centre.

FRD was created by Order of the Ministry of Health of RF №404 of December 10, 1996 as part of implementation of the Federal target program "Diabetes Mellitus".

Over the 20-year period, the registry has played a key role in assessing the prevalence of diabetes and diabetic complications in the RF.

Since 2014, the register has been transformed into online system as a unified federal database with an authorized code access.

Personal data protection is carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Russian Federation.