Health Encyclopedia

Resources - diabetes

The following sites provide further information on diabetes :

• American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - www.jdrf.org
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
• National Diabetes Education Program - http://ndep.nih.gov/
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

See the following for information on diabetes-related complications:

• Blindness resources
  • National Eye Institute - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp
  • EyeCare America - http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/conditions/diabetic-retinopathy/index.cfm
• Diabetic neuropathy resources
  • American Chronic Pain Association - www.theacpa.org
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/diabetic/diabetic.htm
• Kidney disease resources
  • National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
  • National Kidney Foundation - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozTopic_Diabetes.cfm