Internet Links
Diabetes
Advocacy in Canada
This Newfoundland based organization addresses
issues such as going to school, school policies, the Canadian Disability Tax
Credit, private insurance coverage and the benefit to Government of covering
insulin pump therapy costs.
Diabetes123
The
mission of Diabetes123 is to be the world leader in online diabetes care,
improving the quality and reducing the cost of care by increasing the
understanding of, and providing traditional and innovative products and
services for, the treatment of all types of diabetes.
Diabetes Care Program of
Nova Scotia
This web site has been developed by the Diabetes Care
Program of Nova Scotia (DCPNS) as means of informing health care professionals
about the services and resources offered by this Department of Health
(provincial) program. Browse through their annual report, read the most recent
issues of their newsletter, review the resources available from this program
(professional and patient), gain a sense of upcoming events, or take a look at
some of Nova Scotia's provincial statistics.
Diabetes
Hope Foundation
The Diabetes Hope Foundation mission is to bridge
the gaps in services and programs for children and their families. Since its
inception in 1999, Diabetes Hope Foundation has raised more than 2 million
dollars and has reached out to hundreds of children across Ontario to assist
children and adolescents to live a bit easier with diabetes today and tomorrow
-- until a cure is found.
The Diabetes Mall provides excellent information and products focused exclusively on diabetes with expertise in diabetes and commitment to clear, easy-to-understand, cutting-edge information that delivers a unique and valuable resource. The Diabetes Mall was founded by John Walsh, PA, CDE and Ruth Roberts, MA, in 1993, with their first internet site displayed on the web in May, 1994. John and Ruth write best-selling books that show how to improve blood sugar control with diabetes.
Diabetes
Peer Support Groups in Nova Scotia
Type 1 or Type 2... Old Hand or
Newly Diagnosed... Maybe a friend or loved-one has Diabetes? Would you like to
share ideas and concerns, learn more about Diabetes, or reinforce what you
already know with others like yourself? The Diabetes Peer Support Group of
Nova Scotia welcomes all who have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes, families, friends
and any others in a supporting role.
Dietitians
of Canada
Diet plays an important role in a healthy lifestyle. The
national association of Canadian registered dietitians offers resources for
consumers and other health professionals.
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)
The
DCCT is a clinical study conducted from 1983 to 1993 by the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The study showed that
keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible slows the onset
and progression of eye, kidney, and nerve diseases caused by diabetes. In
fact, it demonstrated that any sustained lowering of blood glucose helps, even
if the person has a history of poor control. The largest, most comprehensive
diabetes study ever conducted, the DCCT involved 1,441 volunteers with type 1
diabetes and 29 medical centers in the United States and Canada. Volunteers
had diabetes for at least 1 year but no longer than 15 years. They also were
required to have no, or only early signs of, diabetic eye disease. The study
compared the effects of two treatment regimens--standard therapy and intensive
control--on the complications of diabetes. Volunteers were randomly assigned
to each treatment group.