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Introduction to Diabetes

Pre-diabetes

Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2

Newly Diagnosed

Treatments

Checking Blood Glucose Levels

Complications

Prevent Diabetes Problems series

Statistics

Diabetes Across the United States

Children and Diabetes
Diabetes Statistics
National estimates and general information on diabetes in the United States of America.
Diabetes in America
Produced by the National Diabetes Data Group. Includes comprehensive data on diabetes and its complications in the United States.

Diabetes in Select U.S. Populations

Clinical Trials, Guidelines, and Research Reports

Studies Recruiting Patients

Studies at the NIH Clinical Center
Patient studies under way at the NIH research hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.
NIDDK Multi-Center Studies
NIDDK-funded studies at locations across the United States. Type 1 diabetes clinical studies are in particular need of volunteers.
ClinicalTrials.gov
NIH's comprehensive, consumer-friendly database of clinical trials for patients and others at more than 47,000 locations across the United States.

Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guidelines
Link to the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Research Reports

Conquering Diabetes: Highlights of Program Efforts, Research Advances and Opportunities—A Scientific Progress Report on the Diabetes Research Working Group's Strategic Plan
A report that describes steps taken by the National Institutes of Health to implement the scientific recommendations made by the Diabetes Research Working Group, an independent, nongovernmental panel of experts.
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
A completed NIH study that showed how tight control of blood glucose can prevent complications in those with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Prevention Program
A completed NIH study that showed that people who follow a low-fat, low-calorie diet and who exercise 30 minutes a day, five times a week, have a far smaller risk of developing diabetes than these who don't.
- Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Balance Program Materials
- Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program Materials
Journal Article Reprints
Journal articles about the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and other National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases research programs.
The Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health
A booklet that describes the role of the Pima Indians in helping to understand diabetes and details NIDDK's efforts to improve clinical care and self-management practices among this group.
Special Statutory Funding Program for Type 1 Diabetes Research:
Report on Progress & Opportunities
A report that describes the recent achievements, ongoing collaborative projects, and future opportunities in type 1 diabetes research made possible through special Federal funding.

Diabetes Prevention Series In Spanish

Keep Your Diabetes Under Control In Spanish
Keep Your Eyes Healthy In Spanish
Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy In Spanish
Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy In Spanish
Keep Your Kidneys Healthy In Spanish
Keep Your Nervous System Healthy In Spanish
Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy In Spanish

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