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Diabetes
Government sites | University sites | Research centres | Organisations | Guidelines | E-texts | Statistics
Government sites
U.S. Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention
This Diabetes and Public Health Resource includes information on programs, FAQ's, publications, and statistics.
HEALTHInsite Diabetes
This is an Australian government site that provides information on the types of diabetes, risk factors, prevention, treatment, complications, statistics and support services.
U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
News, information and programs.
U.S. NLM MedlinePlus
Diabetes information sources.
University sites
Diabetes Health Economics Study Group
Research centres
International Diabetes Institute Australia
Organisations
Diabetes Australia
Draft document on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes.
Guidelines
NSW Health
Principles of care and Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Diabetes Mellitus.
National Health and Medical Research Council
Texts in PDF format include:
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents.
National Evidence Based Guidelines for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
E-texts
National Diabetes Strategy Australia.
Diabetes in America
2nd Edition published by the National Diabetes Data Group and the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. It discusses epidemiologic, public health, and clinical data on diabetes and its complications in the U.S.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare includes titles such as:
Costs of Diabetes in Australia, 2000-01 (2005)
A Picture of Diabetes in Overseas-born Australians (2003)
National Health and Medical Research Council
Economics of Diabetes
Health System Costs of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes in Australia 1993-94
and Costs of Diabetes in Australia, 2000-01 (2005)
Produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The Economics of Diabetes Mellitus: An Annotated Bibliography
Studies on the Cost of Diabetes
Thomas J Songer, PhD, MSc ;Lorraine Ettaro, BS ; and the Economics of Diabetes Project Panel Prepared for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998.
Statistics
HealthInsite
Australian statistics.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
U.S. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Diabetes Surveillance Report includes statistics on prevalence and incidence, mortality, cardiovascular disease, lower extremity amputations, diabetic ketoacidosis and disability.