Additional Resources About Diabetes
More information about diabetes, including pamphlets about IDDM, NIDDM, gestational diabetes, diabetes research, statistics about diabetes, and diabetes education, is available from
American Association of Diabetes
Educators
444 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1240
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 832-6874
(312) 644-2233
American Diabetes Association
ADA National Service Center
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 232-3472
(703) 549-1500
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
International
432 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016-8013
(800) 223-1138
(212) 889-7575
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
(AHCPR)
Medical Treatment Effectiveness
Program
2101 East Jefferson Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 227-8364-Division of Information and
Publications
The agency supports grant and contract
research on the relationship between the use of medical services
and procedures and patient outcomes.
American Association of Diabetes Educators
(AADE)
444 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1240
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 644-2233 or 1-800-338-3633
The AADE is a multidisciplinary
organization, with state and regional chapters, for health
professionals involved in diabetes education. It sponsors
continuing education programs on both beginning and advanced levels
and a certification program for diabetes educators, and provides
grants, scholarships, and awards for educational research and
teaching activities. The AADE publishes a monthly journal,
curriculum guides, consensus statements, self-study programs, and
other resources for diabetes educators.
American Diabetes Association National
Service Center
1660 Duke Street
P.O. Box 25757
Alexandria, VA 22313
(703) 549-1500 or 1-800-232-3472
A private, voluntary organization that
fosters public awareness of diabetes and supports and promotes
diabetes research. It publishes information on many aspects of
diabetes, and local affiliates sponsor community programs. Local
affiliates can be found in the telephone directory or through the
national office.
American Dietetic Association
430 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 822-0330
A professional organization that can help
someone find a nutritionist in the community.
American Heart Association
7320 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-242-1793
A private, voluntary organization that has
literature on heart disease and how to prevent it. Contact the
local affiliate of the American Heart Association listed in
telephone directories.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
1600 Clifton Road
The Rodes Building
MS K-13
Atlanta, GA 30333
Technical Information Services Branch (404)
488-5080 The CDC is an agency of the federal government that has
information on the surveillance and prevention of diabetes for
health care professionals and people with diabetes.
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
International
432 Park Avenue, South
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-7575 or 1-800-223-1138
A private, voluntary organization with an
interest in type I or insulin-dependent diabetes. Local affiliates
are found across the country. It also has information on
noninsulin-dependent diabetes.
National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse
Box NDIC
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 468-2162
The National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse has a variety of publications for distribution to the
public and to health professionals. The clearinghouse is a program
of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, a component of the National Institutes of Health, leading
the federal government's research on diabetes.
National Eye Health Education
Program
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Box 20/20
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-5248
Information about how diabetes affects the
eyes is available from the National Eye Institute, a component of
the federal government's National Institutes of Health.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute
Building 31, Room 4A21
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-4236
Information on heart disease is available
from this component of the federal government's National Institutes
of Health.
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services,
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes, and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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