Diabetes & Endocrinology



 
  Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Internet Guides
- Internet Sites
- Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
- Consumer Health Information
- Databases
- Dictionaries, Directories, and Encyclopedias
- Electronic Newsletters and Journals
- Teaching and Learning
    Endocrinology: Study of the endocrine system and its disorders; internal and hormonal secretions and their physiologic and pathologic relations; Diabetes: heterogeneous group of disorders that share glucose intolerance in common, caused by insufficient secretion of insulin. Scope Note. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1997.

Internet Guides
    
DiabetesMonitor.com
Endocrine Diseases
From Karolinska Institutet Library
Hardin Meta Directory: Endocrinology & Diabetes
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa
HealthWeb: Endocrinology
HealthWeb is a collaborative project of the health sciences libraries
MedWeb: Endocrinology
From Emory University Health Sciences Center Library
On-line Diabetes Resources
Comprehensive list of many diabetes sites including mailing lists, newsgroups, and public and commercial Internet sites
 
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Internet Sites
    
CDC's Diabetes and Public Health Resource
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site includes links to statistics and state-based programs
Endocrine System Cancers
From OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Joslin Diabetes Center Molecular Core Facility
Description of DNA sequencing, synthesis, and fragment analysis services
 
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Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
    
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
American Diabetes Association
Canadian Diabetes Association
Joslin Diabetes Center
Description of clinical and research programs, as well as online education center and patient information on diabetes management
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
The Endocrine Society
"World's largest and most active organization devoted to the research, study and clinical practice of endocrinology"
 
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Consumer Health Information
    
Ask NOAH About: Diabetes
Children with Diabetes
An online "community" for families in which an adult or child has diabetes
Little People of America
Online service of Little People of America, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides support and information to people of short stature and their families
MEDLINEplus: Diabetes
MEDLINEplus: Endocrine System (Hormones) Topics
Includes links to topic pages on adrenal gland, thyroid, parathyroid, and pancreatic disorders and diseases
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
Information from NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
The Endocrine Society Fact Sheets
 
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Databases
    
Genes and Disease: Diabetes
From the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Follow links in left-hand column to chromosome information (Gene Map) and to run automated diabetes-related searches in NCBI databases (PubMed, LocusLink, OMIM)
 
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Dictionaries, Directories, and Encyclopedias
    
Diabetes Dictionary
From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
 
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Electronic Newsletters and Journals
    
Diabetes E-Newsletters
Fill out form to subscribe to the ADA's e-mail newsletter--health professional edition, consumer edition, or both.
Diabetic Gourmet Magazine
 
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Teaching and Learning
    
Virtual Hospital: Common Problems in Adults: Diabetes
Links to full-text resources for health care providers, including the University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook and the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition. Also includes information for patients.
Virtual Hospital: Common Problems in Children: Diabetes
Links to full-text resources for health care providers, including the University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook and the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition. Also includes information for patients.
 
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