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Diabetes: Type 2

Diabetes: Type 2




Here’s where you can find current news and information about Diabetes. Click on Healthy Living, on the upper right, sign in, and tour the Virtual Grocery Store. You can find recipes, cooking tips and even create a shopping list.


Go to Health Information at the top of the right hand column and click on Diabetes for a well organized, A to Z list of Diabetic topics. This site includes a list of on going clinical trials and information in both Spanish and Easy to read versions


Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about diabetes. Visit the Online Diabetes Library (go to Shortcuts on upper right of page). See the Diabetes Checklist for “Questions to Ask Your Doctor”; get “Helpful Hints in the Use of Insulin”; have all your questions about “Nutrition” answered, and don’t forget to stop at the “Foot Care” link. Information in Spanish and for Asian Americans.


Great site for diabetic education for high-risk minorities; good information in several languages (Spanish, Asian and Pacific Islander). Colorful eye catching designs with easy to read explanations.


Clear and easy to understand interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute, with colorful graphics and quizzes to test your knowledge of each module. You will have an excellent picture of what diabetes is and how it affects your entire body. You will learn how to protect your eyes and feet and how to plan healthy meals.


Information regarding the care and management of diabetes in minority populations. This site for people with diabetes and healthcare professionals has some very informative, current articles and some good links about Diabetes and minorities.


Current information about clinical trials on human volunteers from the National Institutes of Health. Type in Diabetes, and click on search, for a list of over 200 clinical trials in process.


If you’re thinking about Insulin Pump Therapy, this is a great site packed with information and personal stories. Click on Insulin Pump Theory, for history of the pump and good tips about diabetes self management.


Rick Mendosa is a journalist and diabetic who specializes in writing about Diabetes. This is a well-organized, frequently updated directory of diabetes websites. Click on Directories and receive advice for the newly diagnosed (newbies) and just keep going. Set aside a rainy day to take in all the information at this informative site.


On line shopping site for diabetic supplies, books, cookbooks and more. Click on top tabs Diabetic Mall, for the latest in tools, technology and information on complications plus additional links to other resources. If it’s on the market, chances are good you can find it here.


Yes, it is a bit commercial, but the recipes all have nutritional analysis and diabetic exchange information at the end.


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