Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who decided content for this site?
A. Members of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Health Care Provider Work Group select the tools and write the content. The NDEP Work Group is made up of volunteers from various organizations. Click here for a list of our NDEP partner organizations.

Q. What is the NDEP?
A. The NDEP is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the support of more than 200 partner organizations. Public and private partners are working to improve treatment, diagnosis and, ultimately, the prevention of diabetes.

Q. How are tools selected?
A. Tools are selected if they support the current state of the art of comprehensive diabetes health care delivery. They also must have been used effectively in clinical practice. The NDEP, however, does not endorse any of the tools, nor provides an evaluation or ranking.

Q. Can I recommend a tool to be added?
A. Certainly. We urge practitioners who have developed a tool or technique that can benefit others, to share the results and tools. See the Contact Us section. Suggestions will be reviewed periodically by a committee, and tools added as warranted.

Q. Is there someone who can help me evaluate my own practice and make suggestions?
A. We suggest using the web site to obtain the basic concepts. Additional resources are listed for each section. For more individualized support, consider networking with colleagues in similar practices, joining an association of peers or establishing a dialogue with any of the sources cited within the reference and resources sections.

Q. Can I use the tools on the site in my own practice?
A. Many tools are provided in PDF form so you can download and print out for your own use. When a copyright is listed on the piece, the copyright should remain on it in order to give credit to the person or organization that developed it, but you can reproduce the tool, as long as you use it in the course of your practice and not for commercial gain.

Q. What should I do if a link doesn't work?
A. Let us know, so we can fix it or remove the button. Go to the Contact Us section and click on "Comments/Broken Links."

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