Basics About Diabetes - Other Resources
From the National Diabetes Education Program
From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
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Diabetes dictionary
Also available in Spanish -
Medicines for people with diabetes
Also available in Spanish -
Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2
Also available in Spanish
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
From MedlinePlus
From New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
From Healthfinder®—Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The following organizations may help in your search for more information on
diabetes:
Federal Government Organizations
Health Resources and Services Administration
Internet http://www.hrsa.gov
Indian Health Service
Diabetes Program
5300 Homestead Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
505/248-4182
Internet http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Diabetes/index.asp
National Diabetes Education Program
Internet http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/index.htm
The NDEP is a nationwide initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is an inclusive, partnership-based program involving many diverse public and private sector partner organizations. The goal of the program is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of diabetes and its complications.
For more information on NDEP, call toll free 1-800-438-5383.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
1 Information Way, Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
800/GET LEVEL (800/438-5383) or 301/654-3327
Internet http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Bldg. 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive, MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
301/496-5248 or 800/869-2020 (to order materials)
301/402-1065 (fax)
Internet http://www.nei.nih.gov
National Kidney Disease Education Program
http://nkdep.nih.gov/
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
US Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 37337, Washington, DC 20013-7337
800/444-MHRC (444-6472)
Internet http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
Non-Federal Government Organizations
American Association of Diabetes Educators
100 West Monroe, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603-1901
800/338-3633 for names of diabetes educators
312/424-2426 to order publications
Internet http://www.aadenet.org
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria VA 22311
Telephone 703-549-1500
1-800-ADA-ORDER to order publications toll free
1-800-342-2383 (800-DIABETES) for diabetes information
Internet http://www.diabetes.org
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics
216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606-6995
800/366-1655 Consumer Nutrition Hotline (Spanish speaker available)
800/745-0775
Internet http://www.eatright.org/
American Heart Association National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
214/373-6300
Internet http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
American Optometric Association
1505 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
800/262-3947 or 703/739-9200
Internet http://www.aoanet.org/
American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
301/571-9200 or 800/ASK-APMA
301/530-2752 (fax)
Internet http://www.apma.org/
International Diabetes Federation
http://www.idf.org/
International Diabetic Athletes Association
1647-B West Bethany Home Road, Phoenix, AZ 85015
800/898-IDAA or 602/433-2113
602/433-9331 (fax)
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
The Diabetes Research Foundation
120 Wall Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005-4001
800/JDF-CURE or 800/223-1138
212/785-9595 (fax)
Internet http://www.jdrf.org
Medical Eye Care for the Nation's Disadvantaged Senior Citizens
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 429098, San Francisco, CA 94142-9098
800/222-EYES (222-3937)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way, Bethesda MD 20892-3560
301/654-3327 (phone); 301/907-8906 (fax)
ndic@aerie.com (e-mail)
Internet http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/
Related Materials
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