Diabetes
The purpose of this web page is to assist the lay person in finding diabetes-related information on the Internet. This page can be used as a starting point to finding government-owned or government-sponsored sites that contain information and/or offer services related to the prevention, care, or treatment of diabetes.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Diabetes Public Health Resource ---
The mission of CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation is to eliminate
the preventable burden of diabetes through leadership, research, programs,
and policies that translate science into practice. One of their programs
is
Diabetes Today, a training program that looks at diabetes from a public health perspective.
Office of Minority Health: Updates on CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation Projects
Indian Health Service (IHS) National
Diabetes Program --- The mission of this program is
to develop, document, and sustain a public health effort
to prevent and control diabetes in American Indian and Alaska
Native communities. Diabetes is epidemic in Native Americans. This site also
includes a U.S. map
that shows where each of the IHS national diabetes
centers is located.
Medicare Information Related to Diabetes ---
Includes publications and posters in English and Spanish.
healthfinder® --- The Diabetes Prevention and Self-Care section of
"Smart Choices" which is a free guide to health information sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Disease (NIDDK) --- NIDDK supports basic
and clinical research through investigator-initiated grants, program
project and center grants, and career development and training
awards. The Institute also supports research and development
projects and large-scale clinical trials through contracts.
Endocrinology and
Diabetes Clinic
of the Nashville, Tennessee, VA Medical Center --- Provides comprehensive care and consultations for patients with diabetes mellitus
and diseases of the endocrine glands. The Clinic utilizes a multidisciplinary
team approach to provide patients with the knowledge, equipment,
skills, and professional support to be full partners in the management of
their medical conditions.
The U.S. Congressional Diabetes Caucus --- The mission of the Caucus is
to increase the awareness of diabetes in Congress and to promote greater
research into diabetes and diabetes-related complications.
MEDLINEplus Health Information--Diabetes --- This is the diabetes area of MEDLINEplus, a National Library of Medicine service sponsored by NIH.
ClinicalTrials.gov ---
An NIH-sponsored site, developed by the National Library of Medicine, that
lists medical studies currently being conducted and still recruiting participants and/or
studies that are no longer recruiting. To find diabetes-related
clinical trials listed at this site, click
here.
"Diabetes Demands a Triad of Treatments" --- FDA reprint, October 1999.
"Overcoming Juvenile Diabetes With a Little Planning And High-Tech Tools" ---
FDA Consumer Magazine article, July/August 2000.
"Diabetes During Pregnancy — United States, 1993–1995" --- A CDC brochure.
"What is Diabetes?" and
"Diabetes and African American Women" ---
Informational brochures at
The National Women's Health Information Center.
jac_wv@hotmail.com
Joyce Coombs
CLIS J734
Professor Bob Williams
University of South Carolina
October 9, 2000