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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS

Mission statement:

The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service, which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NDIC was established in 1978 to increase knowledge and understanding about diabetes among patients, health care professionals, and the general public. To carry out this mission, NDIC works closely with NIDDK's Diabetes Research and Training Centers; the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP); professional, patient, and voluntary associations; Government agencies; and State health departments to identify and respond to informational needs about diabetes and its management.

Contact Information:

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS
1 Information Way
Bethesda MD 20892-3560

Internet address: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm

Phone number(s):

1-800 -860-8747

Fax number:

(703) 738-4929

Related topics:

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• AMPUTATION
• BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING
• CHILDREN
• CHRONIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS
• DIABETES - TYPE 1
• DIABETES - TYPE 2
• DIABETIC EYE DISEASE
• DIETARY GUIDELINES
• DISABILITIES
• ENDOCRINE DISEASES AND DISORDERS
• FINANCIAL AID/ISSUES
• FOOT DISEASES AND DISORDERS / FOOT CARE
• GESTATIONAL DIABETES
• HEALTH PROMOTION / DISEASE PREVENTION / SAFETY
• HEMOCHROMATOSIS
• HYPERGLYCEMIA
• HYPOGLYCEMIA
• INSULIN
• KIDNEY AND UROLOGIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS
• MEDICATIONS
• NUTRITION
• RESEARCH
• RETINOPATHY

NWHIC record number O-47