Diabetes Treatment and Symptoms resources Blood Sugar; Diabetes Mellitus; Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Type II Diabetes
For the disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, see diabetes insipidus. For diabetes mellitus in pets, see diabetes in cats and dogs. Diabetes mellitus is a medical disorder characterized by persistent variable hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), resulting either from inadequate biosynthesis, secretion or action of the hormone insulin, an inadequate response by the body's cells to insulin, or a combination of these factors. The most common for ...
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- 4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes for Life (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- 5 Things You Should Know Before Pumping (American Diabetes Association)
- 7 Principios Para Controlar la Diabetes Durante Toda su Vida (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- 7 Principles for Controlling Your Diabetes for Life (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- 7 Principles for Controlling Your Diabetes for Life (National Diabetes Education Program)
- A Walking Program for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (HealthWorld)
- A1C Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- Adult Onset Diabetes (HealthWorld)
- Alcohol (American Diabetes Association)
- Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- American Diabetes Association
- Anger (American Diabetes Association)
- Aspirin Therapy for People with Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- Be Smart About Your Heart. Control the ABCs of Diabetes: A1C, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Bladder Problems (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Blood Tests to Help You Manage Your Diabetes (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- CAM Therapies for Diabetes
- CDC's Diabetes Public Health Resource (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Children and Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association) - Links to PDF File
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus, Type II (National Institutes of Health)
- Cold Medicine: Is It Safe to Take If I Have Diabetes? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Complications of Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Control of Lipids in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (American College of Physicians)
- Control Your Diabetes For Life - Tips for Feeling Better and Staying Healthy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Dental Care and Diabetes: How to Keep a Healthy Mouth (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Depression and Diabetes (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Depression Care Management for Older Adults with Both Depression and Diabetes (American College of Physicians)
- Devices for Taking Insulin (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) - includes insulin pump, insulin pen (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes (Lab Tests Online)
- Diabetes (Google Health)
- Diabetes (HealthWorld)
- Diabetes (HealthWorld)
- Diabetes (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Diabetes and Men's Sexual Health (American Diabetes Association)
- Diabetes and Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Diabetes and Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Diabetes and Women's Sexual Health (American Diabetes Association)
- Diabetes and Your Daily Routine: How Lifestyle Factors Affect Your Blood Sugar (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Dateline (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Frequently Asked Questions (Division of Diabetes Translation, NCCDPHP, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Diabetes in African Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes in Children and Adolescents (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Insipidus (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's in Long-Term Study (National Institutes of Health)
- Diabetes Numbers At-a-Glance (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Overview (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Pills (Food and Drug Administration)
- Diabetes Prevention for American Indians (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Prevention Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes Self-Care: Strategies to Reduce Your Risk of Complications (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diabetes Statistics for Men (American Diabetes Association)
- Diabetes Statistics for Seniors (American Diabetes Association)
- Diabetes Statistics for Women (American Diabetes Association)
- Diabetes [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Diabetes: Disabling, Deadly, and on the Rise (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Diabetes: natural healing with herbs, diet, borage oil, and other natural methods
- Diabetic Arthritis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diabetic Coma: When Blood Sugar Extremes Aren't Treated (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diabetic Diet (Medline Plus)
- Diabetic Eye Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetic Hyperosmolar Syndrome: When Your Blood Sugar Is Extremely High (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Check Your Ketones (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diabetic Neuropathies: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diagnosis of Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diccionario de la Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diet and Diabetes (HealthWorld)
- Diet and Exercise in Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Directory of Diabetes Organizations (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Discrimination Based on Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- Driving When You Have Diabetes (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Drug Information (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Effects of Drinking on the Risk for Diabetes and Its Complications (American College of Physicians)
- El poder de controlar su diabetes esta en sus manos (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Eliminate Disparities in Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)
- Erectile Dysfunction (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes: Keys to Prevention (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Controle la diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Exercise and Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Exercise: Getting Started (American Diabetes Association)
- Expanded Coverage of Diabetes Services (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Expanded Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Services (National Diabetes Education Program)
- FASTATS: Diabetes (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Fasting Glycemia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Feet Can Last a Lifetime Kit (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Financial Help for Diabetes Care (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Find a Diabetes Educator (American Association of Diabetes Educators)
- Four Steps to Control Your Diabetes for Life (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gastroparesis and Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gene Variants May Increase Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes (National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Genetic Landscape of Diabetes (National Center for Biotechnology Information) - Links to PDF File (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Gestational Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Giving a Subcutaneous Injection (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Glucose Meters & Diabetes Management (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Glucose Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Glycosylated Hemoglobin (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Health Insurance and Life Insurance for People with Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- Health Risks from Processed Foods and Trans Fats: Part I (HealthWorld)
- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Herbal Treatment of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes (HealthWorld)
- High Blood Pressure and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association) - Links to PDF File
- High Homocysteine Levels Increase Risk for Heart Attacks in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (American College of Physicians)
- Hyperglycemia and Diabetes: What to Watch Out for (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hyperinsulinemia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hypoglycemia (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: What to Watch Out For (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF File
- Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Abnormalities of Coronary Arteries in People without Other Cardiac Risk Factors (American College of Physicians)
- Insulin: The Basics (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- Is Chromium Safe? (HealthWorld)
- Journal of Chinese Medicine: Diabetes (Part 1)
- Journal of Chinese Medicine: Diabetes (Part 2)
- Journal of Chinese Medicine: Diabetes (Part 3)
- Juvenile Diabetes (Medline Plus)
- Keeping Sugar in Balance (HealthWorld)
- Kidney Disease of Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Lancing Devices & Sharps Disposal (Food and Drug Administration)
- Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Lipid Panel Test: Gauging Your Heart Disease Risk (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Lipid-Lowering Drug May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (American Heart Association)
- Liver Disease and Diabetes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Logbook for blood glucose (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Making a Difference: The Business Community Takes on Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Medicamentos Para las Personas con Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Medicare Coverage for Blood Sugar Testing (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Related Supplies and Services (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Medicines for People with Diabetes [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Menopause and Diabetes: A Twin Challenge (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Monitoring Your Blood Sugar: Why, When and How (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Most People with Diabetes Do Not Meet Treatment Goals: Study Finds Little Improvement in Last Decade (National Institutes of Health)
- National Diabetes Education Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- National Diabetes Education Program
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- National Diabetes Statistics (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Nutritional Program for Diabetes (HealthWorld)
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Overcoming the Challenges of Blood Sugar Control during Menstruation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pancreatic Islet Tranplantation (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabetes Have Triple the Risk of Heart Failure (American Heart Association)
- Power to Control Diabetes is in Your Hands, The (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Pre-Diabetes in the United States in 2000 (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance and plasma glucose levels in US population (Google Health)
- Prevalence of Self-Reported Heart Disease and Stroke among U.S. Adults with and without Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Diabetes Under Control [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Eyes Healthy [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Nervous System Healthy [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Preventing Diabetes and Its Complications (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Health Care Providers' Toolkit (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Quality of Care for Patients with Diabetes (American College of Physicians)
- Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Blood Sugar Control (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Role of oxidative stress in development of complications in diabetes (Google Health)
- Sepa cuánta azúcar tiene en la sangre: Hágase la prueba para controlar el azúcar sanguÃneo (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Sexual and Urologic Problems of Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Skin Care (American Diabetes Association)
- Slide Show: How to Check Your Blood Sugar (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Statistics (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Stay Healthy the Stevia Way (Diabetics, Weight Loss, Children) (HealthWorld)
- Steroids: Can They Cause Diabetes? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Stevia Helps Pancreas Release Insulin--Helpful for Diabetics (HealthWorld)
- Stress (American Diabetes Association)
- Students with Chronic Illnesses: Guidance for Families, Schools and Students (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Study Will Identify Best Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth (National Institutes of Health)
- Take Care of Your Feet for a Lifetime (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF File (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Take Charge of Your Diabetes: Glossary (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Team Care: Comprehensive Lifetime Management for Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- The Power to Control Diabetes Is In Your Hands (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- The Secret of Stevia (HealthWorld)
- Thiazolidinediones in the treatment of insulin resistance and type II diabetes (Google Health)
- Tips for Emergency Preparedness (American Diabetes Association)
- Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF File (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes: Be Active (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF File
- Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes: What Is Diabetes? (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF File
- Tome su diabetes en serio, para que no se vuelva cosa seria (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Traveling with Diabetes Supplies (American Diabetes Association)
- Understanding the Immune System: How It Works (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Large file (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- What Do You Know about Men's Health? Diabetes in Men (National Women's Health Information Center)
- What I Need to Know about Eating and Diabetes [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Physical Activity and Diabetes [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What Is Diabetes? [Easy-to-Read] (National Center for Farmworker Health)
- What Is Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS)? (American Diabetes Association)
- When You're Sick (American Diabetes Association)
- Why Does My Child Have Diabetes? (American Diabetes Association)
- Women with Diabetes Face Greater Risk of Heart Disease (Office of the Director)
- YogaBasics: Yoga and Diabetes
- Your First Visit to a Doctor (American Diabetes Association)
- Your Game Plan for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - Links to PDF File - Large file
- Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) - multi-page document (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Your Health Care Team (American Diabetes Association)
- ¿Corro el riesgo de que me dé diabetes tipo 2? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)