Diabetes

Latest News
• Cutting Out Fat May Help Ward Off Diabetes (03/27/2001, Reuters)
• Watch-Like Glucose Monitor Is Approved (03/26/2001, New York Times Syndicate)
• Drug Puts Brakes on Atherosclerosis in Diabetics (03/23/2001, Reuters)
• FDA Approves New Glucose Test For Adult Diabetics (03/22/2001, Food and Drug Administration)
• Diabetes Rates Rise Another Six Percent in 1999 (01/24/2001, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Fat Cell Hormone Promotes Type 2 Diabetes (01/18/2001, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• More News on Diabetes

From the National Institutes of Health
• Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Diabetes Overview (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Do Your Level Best: Start Controlling Your Blood Sugar Today (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read

General/Overviews

• Diabetes (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
• Diabetes Frequently Asked Questions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Alternative Therapy

• Alternative Therapies for Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Diabetes Mellitus Types I and II (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Afternoon Blood Test May Miss Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Diabetes Diagnosis (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Diabetes Risk Test (American Diabetes Association)
• Diabetes: How Do I Know If I Have It? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Urinalysis (MedicineNet, Inc.)

Disease Management

• Control Your Diabetes: For Life (National Diabetes Education Program)
• Devices to Take Insulin (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Diabetes: Insulin Lispro (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Do Your Level Best: Start Controlling Your Blood Sugar Today (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Exercise and Diabetes (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Exercising with Diabetes: Tips, Strategies, and Precautions (McGraw-Hill Companies)
• Healing Handbook for Persons with Diabetes (University of Massachusetts Medical Center)
• Insulin: Why You Need It and How to Use It (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Keep Your Diabetes Under Control (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Medicines for People with Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) - Easy-to-Read
• Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Patients First: A Campaign in Intensive Diabetes Self-Management (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)

Nutrition

• Diabetes Nutrition Publications Online (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Key Food Label Information for People with Diabetes (Food and Drug Administration) - links to PDF file

Prevention/Screening

• FDA Approves New Glucose Test For Adult Diabetics (Food and Drug Administration)
• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Eyes Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Take Charge of Your Diabetes: Kidney Problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Research

• Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Fat Cell Hormone Promotes Type 2 Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Genes and Disease: Diabetes (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• No-Stick Glucose Levels? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Pancreatic Islet Cell Tranplantation (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Diabetes Insipidus (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Diabetes and Periodontal Disease: A Guide for Patients (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
• Diabetes and Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Diabetes in African Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Diabetic Neuropathy: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Diabetic Neuropathy: What You Can Do About It (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Gastroparesis and Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Hyperinsulinemia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• I'm Diabetic, Will I Get Osteoporosis? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers (National Diabetes Education Program) - links to PDF file
• JAMA Patient Page: Diabetes and Driving (American Medical Association) - links to PDF file
• Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Keep Your Kidneys Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Keep Your Nervous System Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Kidney Disease of Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Painful Polyneuropathy: Diabetic Neuropathy, AIDS Neuropathy, and Others (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Rezulin to Be Withdrawn from the Market (Food and Drug Administration) - Generic Name: Troglitazone
• Skin Care (American Diabetes Association)

Treatment

• Diabetes: New Treatments (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Pancreas Transplantation for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (American Diabetes Association)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Diabetes Dictionary Index (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Directories

• Directory of Diabetes Organizations (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Find an Endocrinologist (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)

Law and Policy

• Expanded Coverage for Diabetes--Medicare and You (National Diabetes Education Program) - links to PDF file
• Medicare Program and Nutrition Services (American Dietetic Association)

Lists of Print Publications

• Publications List (National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse)

Organizations

• American Diabetes Association
• CDC's Diabetes Public Health Resource (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Joslin Diabetes Center
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Statistics

• Diabetes Rates Rise Another Six Percent in 1999 (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Diabetes Statistics (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• FASTATS: Diabetes (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Women and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)

Children

• MEDLINEplus: Juvenile Diabetes (National Library of Medicine)

Seniors

• Best Approach to Treating Diabetes? (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Newer Drugs For Older Diabetics (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)

Women

• Diabetes (American Medical Women's Association)

Español/Spanish

• Controle su Diabetes: Guía para el Cuidado de su Salud (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - links to PDF file
• Diabetes - Introducción (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
• Diabetes Nutrition Publications Online (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Diccionario de la Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Hoja Nacional de Datos Sobre la Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Insuficiencia Renal Crónica Terminal: Elección del Tratamiento le Conviene a Usted (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Manual Guia para Personas con Diabetes (University of Massachusetts Medical Center)
• Medicamentos Para las Personas Con Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Medicare Tiene Más Que Ofrecer. Beneficios Adicionales Para la Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - links to PDF file
• Tengo Diabetes: ¿Cuándo Debo Comer? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Tengo Diabetes: ¿Cuánto Debo Comer? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Tengo Diabetes: ¿Qué Debo Comer? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Other Foreign Language

• ìåôéèì éùåîéù êéøãî úøëåñá (University of Massachusetts Medical Center) - Hebrew