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Links - Diabetes
Listed Alphabetically by Title
(with ratings on a scale of 0 to 25)
 

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22/25 American Diabetes Association
Information on what is diabetes and who gets it, nutrition, exercise, recipes, clinical practice recommendations, outreach programs, recognized diabetes education programs, medical treatments of diabetes, children with diabetes, and more.
http://www.diabetes.org/
 
23/25 California Project Lean
The mission of California Project Lean is to increase healthy eating and physical activity to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis and diabetes. It offers information on various nutrition related topics and has a large staff of accredited nutrition professionals. The project itself has been established since 1997.
http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/
 
22/25 Canadian Diabetes Association
Provides diabetics and healthcare professionals general diabetes information, insulin information, nutrition information, children and diabetes, additional resources, news, diabetes education, programs & services and useful links.
http://www.diabetes.ca/
 
22/25 CDC: Diabetes Public Health Resource
Information for the public and educators on conferences, diabetes FAQ, projects, diabetes education program, news, publications & products, statistics and other links.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
 
18/25 Children with Diabetes
Children with Diabetes is devoted to informing parents, children, and adults about diabetes. It answers several questions, provides recipes, chat rooms, and current research on the topic.
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/
 
19/25 Diabetes
Provides information for diabetes professionals on publications, newsletter, National Diabetes Education Program, Directory of Diabetes Organizations and statistics.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/diabetes.htm
 
23/25 Diabetes Care and Education
Recipes, diabetes and nutrition news, Internet tips, publications for sale, and related links.
http://www.dce.org/
 
19/25 Diabetes Life Lines
Sponsored by the University of Georgia's Cooperative Extension Service, this site features several volumes of Diabetes Life Lines, a newsletter from the county extension office. Includes issues from 1997 through 2001.
http://www.county.ces.uga.edu/chatham/diabetes_life_lines.htm
 
17/25 Diabetes Mellitus
This site includes images along with text, tutorials that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with diabetes conditions.
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/DIABETES/DIABETES.html
 
19/25 Diabetes Nutrition Series
Provides diabetics and educators an easy to read publication (English and Spanish): What to eat; How much to eat; and When to eat.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/pubs/nutritn/index.htm
 
20/25 Diabetic Recipe Archive
This web site provides diabetics with recipes (with nutrition information). Users can search by keyword, meal type, ingredient and prepare time.
http://diabeticgourmet.com/
 
23/25 FNIC--Consumer Corner
This web site contains nutrition and diabetes information, including guides, fact sheets and FAQs.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/consumersite/hot-diabetes.htm
 
23/25 Food and Nutrition Information Center--Diabetes
An USDA information center that covers topics such as children with diabetes, exchange lists, gestational diabetes, newly diagnosed diabetics, prevention, and more.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000013.html
 
20/25 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, Diabetes Research Foundation
Provides information for diabetes professionals on related research, annual report, publications, newsletter, activities calendar and other research links.
http://www.jdrf.org/
 
21/25 Lifescan
Information from LifeScan, a leading maker of blood glucose monitoring systems, including products, daily diabetes tips, and monthly recipes.
http://www.lifescan.com/
 
20/25 Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program
Information for the public and healthcare professionals on LEAP Program that can reduce lower extremity amputations in individuals with diabetes mellitus, Hansen's disease, etc., and LEAP reference and other links.
http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/leap/
 
23/25 M-Care
Provides the public with information on newsletter, health tips and topics, health improvement programs, activities, symptoms, solutions, & self-care of all kinds of diseases, recommendations, and The Health Education Resource Center.
http://www.mcare.org/healthathome/diabetes.html
 
21/25 Meals For You
This web site provides users with recipes for special diets including diabetic, vegetarian, kosher, weight-loss, wheat-free(with detailed nutrition information), meal plans, dietary exchange table, nutrition and selection tips for diabetics and those on medically directed diets, kitchen tips, and cooking solutions. Search for recipes to meet specified criteria such as nutritional needs, preparation time, or ingredients.
http://www2.mealsforyou.com/
 
23/25 MEDLINE Plus Nutrition Information
Provided is information on diabetes including latest news, information from the NIH, coping, diagnosis/symptoms, disease management, prevention/screening, research, treatment, genetics, statistics, and more.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html
 
23/25 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Chronic Disease Prevention
This site, maintained by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), contains information regarding the prevention and treatment of chronic disease states such as diabetes. In addition, this website offers access to CDC publications and products, training opportunities and related links.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_diabetes/index.htm
 
20/25 National Diabetes Education Program
Information for people and healthcare providers on diabetes control, medicare coverage of diabetes, reference tools, campaigns & programs, publications, event calendar and other links.
http://ndep.nih.gov/
 
19/25 National Eye Institute
Provides people information on diabetic eye disease, symptoms, how is it detected, treated, prevented, how to protect vision and related research.
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.htm
 
19/25 National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
This site includes information on NIDDK laboratories, research opportunities, health information, clinical trials, and health education programs.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
 
24/25 NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Provides information for consumers and healthcare professionals on what is diabetes, complication and related concerns, care and treatment, statistics, magazines, news and research.
http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/diabetes/diabetes.html
 
20/25 Readers' Favorite Recipes
This web site contains all kinds of recipes which are good for people with diabetes. They're mostly sugar free!
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_08_200.htm
 
25/25 Resource List of Current Food and Nutrition Audiovisuals
Provided are nutrition related audiovisuals, available in the National Agricultural Library (NAL) collection on an inter-library loan basis or for qualified persons (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ddsb/expand.htm) as a direct loan from NAL. Topics include General Nutrition, Nutrition through the Lifecycle (infants & children, adolescents, & seniors), Pregnancy & Breastfeeding, Nutrition for Medical Conditions, Hispanic & Spanish Language Resources, & Resources for Childcare Providers.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/video01.html
 
15/25 Sources of Free or Low-Cost Food and Nutrition Materials
Developed by the FNIC, this website alphabetically lists sources for obtaining materials in the following sections: (1) Nutrition, medical and health organizations; (2) Food-related associations; (3) Food companies; and (4) Food service-related organizations.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/freelow.html
 
20/25 Splenda
Information on Splenda, a no calorie sweetener, including recipes, tips on living well, and diabetes & Splenda.
http://www.splenda.com/
 
19/25 University of Missouri Health Care
Provides information for people on finding a doctor, hospitals, clinics, research and schools, nutrition and food service, practices opportunities and links to calendar, library at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and news.
http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~oncall/diabetes02v.shtml
 
19/25 Using Sweet-n-Low in the Kitchen
Provides recipes in which sugar can be replaced with Sweet'N Low and also, news and FAQs.
http://www.sweetnlow.com/recipes/index.html
 
21/25 WebMD
Provides information for the healthcare professional and the public on diabetes.
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/condition_centers/diabetes_1_2/default.htm
 

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