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Diabetes

Introduction:   The following sites represent high-quality links for information about diabetes. These sites provide general information about the disease as well as news and information about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.   This is not an exhaustive list, and Internet information should not be considered a substitute for advice from a physician or another health care provider.

It is important to know how to look critically at web sites and the information they provide in order to evaluate the quality of that information.   For hints on evaluating web sites, see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.html.

This Internet bibliography was produced by the UTHSCSA Library for the Medical Hispanic Center of Excellence.

General Information

MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html

[en español tambien]

With links to “easy to read” information as well as an interactive tutorial

NIH Senior Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases): http://nihseniorhealth.gov/diabetes/toc.html

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes ad Digestive and Kidney Diseases): http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/index.htm

American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

            A wealth of resources for people with diabetes, including nutritional and diet information

            [en español tambien]

Diabetes and Pregnancy

MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetesandpregnancy.html

            [en español tambien]

Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00042

            “Pregnancy and diabetes: what to expect from conception to birth”

Gestational Diabetes

National Diabetes Information Clearing House: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/gestational/index.htm

            “What I need to know about gestational diabetes” – includes information on diagnosis and treatment.

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/womenhealth/disorders_of_pregnancy.cfm

            Overview and general information and statistics

American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp

            [en español tambien]

Mayo Clinic Foundation: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=F26EA786-DF0A-470F-BA3801EF0A7EE346&locID=

            Overview, causes, symptoms, and treatment information