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Diabetes - resources

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Resources - diabetes

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The following sites provide further information on diabetes:

  • American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - www.jdrf.org
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
  • National Diabetes Education Program - http://ndep.nih.gov/
  • National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

See the following for information on diabetes-related complications:

  • Blindness resources
    • National Eye Institute - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp
    • EyeCare America - http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/conditions/diabetic-retinopathy/index.cfm
  • Diabetic neuropathy resources
    • American Chronic Pain Association - www.theacpa.org
    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/diabetic/diabetic.htm
  • Kidney disease resources
    • National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
    • National Kidney Foundation - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozTopic_Diabetes.cfm

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