The mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
Juvenation is an online social network created by JDRF
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www.diabetes.org
The American Diabetes Association is a website that is filled with helpful information and also has a call center if you want to speak to someone. There is also a bookstore that has everything a person needs to know about managing diabetes and a monthly magazine called, Diabetes Forecast published.
www.tcoyd.org
Taking Control of Your Diabetes is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to informing and empowering people with diabetes to become actively involved in their own health care. They hold conferences that offer the most recent information and helpful tools on how to manage diabetes.
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
Children with Diabetes is an online community for children, families, and adults with diabetes. It informs and motivates people and helps than to connect with others. A father and his daughter that were concerned, created the website and it has a lot of information on it including the latest research, online chats, discussions, and seminars with a faculty of prominent leaders in diabetes.
www.jdrf.org
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the leader in research that is leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science in the world.
www.sansum.org
This is a research center devoted to the prevention, treatment, and cure of diabetes. It is a place where diabetes research, nutrition, education, and diabetes prevention have improved the lives of people all over the world who suffer from the disease.
www.idf.org
The International Diabetes Federation raises global awareness of diabetes and promotes appropriate diabetes care and prevention, and encourages activities toward finding a cure for the different types of diabetes.
www.ndep.nih.gov
This is the National Diabetes Education Program that is partnered with the National Institutes for Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than 200 other public and private organizations, including the American Diabetes Association.
www.diabeteseducator.org
The American Association of Diabetes Educators is a team dedicated to providing members with tools, training, and support necessary to help patients change their current behavior and accomplish their diabetes self-management goals. This is a great person to have in your life besides a doctor.
www.dlife.com
A website with helpful information, personal stories, recipes, and interviews with people who have diabetes. They also sponsor dLife TV which is a weekly 30 minute show for people with diabetes in CNBC.
www.nih.gov/health/infoline.htm
A helpful website that provides information to people no matter their diagnosis.
www.diabetescontrol.com
There is a weekly e-mail newsletter sent that summarizes and delivers crucial information for diabetes medical professionals from over 200 journals, peer-reviewed scientific papers and studies.
www.insulinforlife.org
Provides adults and children with diabetes supplies to areas of the world that are in emergency need.
www.lifeforachild.idf.org
1,100 children in over 18 countries are supported by the care of a program called Life for a Child. The program helps the children with their immediate needs such as insulin, syringes, monitoring, and education. It also builds local capacity and lobies governments to establish sustainable solutions.
This program is designed to create awareness about diabetic eye disease among people living with the disease, those at higher risk for diabetes, primary care providers, and other health professionals.