Diabetes-Related Organizations

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
www.diabetes.org
The ADA provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health care professionals and the public.

ADA National Service Center
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314|
(703) 549-1500
(800) 232-3472

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
www.aadenet.org
The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) is a multidisciplinary organization representing over 10,000 healthcare professionals who provide diabetes education and care. They strive to help people with diabetes live full and productive lives.

444 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1240
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 644-2233 or (800) 338-3633
(800) TEAMUP4 (Diabetes Educator Access Line)

Centers for Disease Control, Diabetes Home Page
www.cdc.gov/diabetes
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion features a diabetes area with news, statistics, research, educational information, state-based programs, and much more.

TISB Mail Stop K-13
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-5080

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
www.niddk.nih.gov
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields as well as many basic science disciplines. The Web site, part of the National Institutes of Health, features a great deal of information on diabetes, as well as an area for Diabetes Educators.

Office of Communications and Public Liaison
NIDDK/NIH
Building 31, Room 9A04
Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560

American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
An excellent source of information on proper diet.

216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995 http://www.cdc.gov/
(800) 366-1655

Blindness and Diabetes
www.nfb.org
Resources from the National Federation of the Blind – a support and information network for all diabetics, especially those who are blind or losing vision.

National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314

Canadian Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.ca
Promoting the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy.

1-800-226-8464
(416) 363-3373

Children with Diabetes
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
This online community is for people of all ages living with diabetes, but is especially focused on children and children's issues such as unrestricted diabetes care in schools and daycare programs. Also includes an online magazine.

DiabetesTown.com
Diabetes Town is designed to help parents care for very young children with diabetes. The site includes: tips for parents, teachers, and baby sitters; warning signs; managing highs and lows; and other resources.

DiabetesWebSite.com
This site is filled with personal stories, self-management insights, lifestyle tips, recipes, inspirational messages and product profiles, plus online chat and online Q & A with diabetes experts.

International Diabetes Center (IDC)
www.idcdiabetes.org
The Center is a leader in professional and patient education, and is one of the largest publishers of diabetes education materials.

3800 Park Nicollet Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55416
(888) 825-6315

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
www.idf.org
This group is the only global advocate for people with diabetes.

Rue Defacqz 1
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: 32 2 538 5511
32 2 538 5114 (FAX)
E-mail: idf@idf.org 

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
www.jdrf.org
The mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International is to find a cure for the disease within their children's lifetime through the support of research.

432 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016-8013
(212) 785-9500
(800) 223-1138

National Diabetes Education Program
www.ndep.nih.gov
This federally sponsored initiative is designed to improve treatment and outcomes, to promote early diagnosis, and to prevent the onset of diabetes.

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/ndic.htm 

1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560

Rick Mendosa's Diabetes Directory
www.mendosa.com/diabetes.htm
Rick Mendosa's Diabetes Directory provides more than 800 links and descriptions of several hundred articles, columns, and Web pages that he has written about diabetes.

The Diabetic Mailing List
http://listserv.lehigh.edu/lists/diabetic/
This list includes about 1,000 members who send each other about 2,000 messages per month. To subscribe, send an e-mail to listserv@lehigh.edu. In the message body write: subscribe diabetic (Your Name).

The Diabetes Mailing List
www.zoomph.net/diabetes.world/
This site has about 700 members and is a bit smaller and more focused than the Diabetic List. To subscribe send an e-mail to majordomo@world.std.com. In the message body write: subscribe diabetes.

The misc.health.diabetes Newsgroup
http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-bng/misc.health.diabetes.html
By far the most active on-line meeting place for people with diabetes, with almost 5,000 messages per month.

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