 American Diabetes Association
ADA is the leading nonprofit health
organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes
and improving the lives of people affected by
diabetes.
ADA funds research, publishes scientific findings, and
provides
information and other services to people with diabetes, their families,
health care professionals, and the public. Find information
about
diabetes, including healthy living choices, insulin reactions,
exercise, and diet.
Ask NOAH about Diabetes
Sponsored by a consortium of
libraries in New
York known as NOAH (New York Online Access to Health). Find an
extensive collection of full-text consumer health information about
diabetes, including gender-specific, age-specific, and
race-specific issues. Information is also available in Spanish.
Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
is
an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services
dedicated
to promoting health and quality of life by preventing and
controlling disease, injury, and disability. Find information
on
professional conferences, frequently asked questions (FAQs) about
diabetes, projects such as the National Diabetes Education program,
links to related sites on diabetes, news and information, publications
and products, descriptions of state-based programs, and statistics
about the disease. Information is also available in Spanish.
Chronic Disease Prevention
The
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is
part of the Centers for Disease Control. Find information about
dealing with diabetes.
Diabetes 123
Provides information
about diabetes products and services as well as the
treatment
of all types of diabetes. Find news and research
articles,
educational feature articles, chat rooms and other people connections,
an "Ask the Diabetes
Team" section, and an online store.
Joslin
Diabetes Center
Affiliated
with Harvard Medical School. Their "Managing Diabetes"
section includes information for patients, discussion boards,
descriptions of patient
programs, and a store to purchase
books and videos about diabetes. Their "Diabetes News"
section has the
latest news about diabetes care and research.
National
Institute of Diabetes
The National
Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney
Diseases is a government-supported site highlighting
the work of the NIDDK, one of the National Institutes of Health. Find
consumer health information in an A-Z list,. "easy-to-read"
versions, and Spanish language versions.
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