For Patients
Dealing with the “new normal” of your diabetes diagnosis isn’t easy. And coping with your feelings about diabetes can be difficult, too. The good news is that reliable information is available to help you. The following websites offer information and other support as well.
Diabetes education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Division of Diabetes Translation
www.cdc.gov/diabetes
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
www.diabetes.org
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
www.yourdiabetesinfo.org
National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse (NDIC)
www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
www.niddk.nih.gov
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test
http://www.diabetes.org/are-you-at-risk/ diabetes-risk-test/
Support for special populations and ethnic groups
Asian American Diabetes Initiative Joslin Diabetes Center
http://www.aao.org/eye-health
Diabetes Sisters
https://diabetessisters.org/
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov/diabetes/#veterans
Indian Health Service (IHS)
www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/diabetes
Financial support
American Diabetes Association/ Financial Support
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/ diabetes-camp/financial-assistance.html
http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/ health-insurance/prescription-assistance.html
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)/Financial Support http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/ financialhelp/
Needy Meds
http://www.needymeds.org/index.htm
Comorbidities education and support
American Heart Association
www.heart.org
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
www.eatright.org
EyeSmart
http://www.aao.org/eye-health
National Eye Institute (NEI)
www.nei.nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov
National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
www.nkdep.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
www.kidney.org
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
www.win.niddk.nih.gov
Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program
www.hrsa.gov/leap
Legal issues
Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.ada.gov/
Disability Rights Legal Center
https://disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/
Employment Discrimination
http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/ know-your-rights/discrimination/employmentdiscrimination/
LawHelp.org
http://www.lawhelp.org/
Caregiver support and guidance
Caregiver Action Network
http://caregiveraction.org/
Caring Today
http://www.caringtoday.com/
Caring.com
http://www.caring.com/support- groups/diabetes
Travel outreach
Air Care Alliance
http://www.aircarealliance.org/
Transportation Security Administration
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures
American Diabetes Association/Air travel and diabetes
http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/ know-your-rights/discrimination/publicaccommodations/air-travel-and-diabetes/
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