Patient and Physician Organizations and Support Websites::

 

American Diabetes Association
(www.diabetes.org)
Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.We lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Diabetes Public Health Resource
(www.cdc.gov/diabetes)
CDC has had a diabetes division since 1977. In 1989, the name of the division was changed to Division of Diabetes Translation, meaning that the division translates science into daily practice.  In our applied or "translation" research, we take information from clinical trials and incorporate it into clinical and public health practices. The division does not support the direct provision of services, but facilitates the efficient, fair, and effective availability of these services to all Americans affected by diabetes. The division does not do laboratory research and does not routinely fund individual investigators.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
(www.jdrf.org)
The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.  Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal.  Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives.  And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
(www.idf.org)
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 200 national diabetes associations in over 160 countries. It represents the interests of the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk. The Federation has been leading the global diabetes community since 1950. IDF’s mission is to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide.

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