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Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Diabetes
Facts, statistics and a general overview of diabetes mellitus as it affects Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. The focus here is on type 2 diabetes, the type most commonly found in this group.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Ask NOAH About: Diabetes 
Also available in: Spanish
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) provides full-text health information for consumers about diabetes in both English and Spanish.... Details >
Chapters and Affiliates: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Volunteers work through more than 100 Chapters, Branches, and Affiliates in the U.S. and around the world to raise money for diabetes research. Activities include Walk to Cure Diabetes and Ride to Cu... Details >
Checking Blood Glucose
Blood glucose checking is one of the best tools for keeping diabetes in control. Frequent testing and good record-keeping give you, your child, and the health care team the most accurate possible pict... Details >
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes
Acupunture, biofeedback, chromium, ginseng, magnesium, vanadium--these are the complementary and alternative medical therapies discussed in this fact sheet about the treatment of diabetes.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Control Your Diabetes: It's Worth Your Time. Part 2, Diet and Exercise (Multimedia)
Also available in: Spanish
If you don’t control your diabetes, you might start to have complications from diabetes. Diabetes can cause blindness, heart attack or stroke, kidney failure and amputations (loss of foot or leg). You... Details >
Control Your Diabetes: It's Worth Your Time. Part 3, Medication and Glucose (Multimedia)
Also available in: Spanish
Some people can control their diabetes with diet and exercise. Other people need to take a pill or more than one pill. Some people need to take insulin to control their blood glucose.... Details >
Diabetes - Are You at Risk for the World's Fastest Growing Disease? (Audio and Video)
Also available in: Spanish
One reason why so many people around the world are dying prematurely of diabetes is because of ignorance about its dangers. When diabetes is undiagnosed or uncontrolled, there’s a high risk of complic... Details >
Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Make the Kidney Connection: What African Americans Need To Know
African Americans are at high risk for kidney failure. In large part, this is due to higher rates of diabetes and high blood pressure in the African-American community, although there may be other rea... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Diabetes and Me
This page provides basic information on diabetes and its complications. It also offers tips on how to be active, eat right, and prevent this disease.... Details >