Healthy Links
American Diabetes Association
You can order all their publications from here and information is available on all forms of diabetes in both English and Spanish
National Diabetes Education Program:
In both English and Spanish
From the National Institute of Health:
In both English and Spanish
The National Library of Medicine site for literature searches
WebMD Diabetes Health Center
Juvenile Diabetes Research Federation
For those with Type 1 Diabetes with an emphasis on research
Children with Diabetes
This is the creation of a father of a diabetic child and has an enormous database of information for the parents of persons with diabetes.
Canadian Diabetes Association
General information in French, English and Chinese.
International Diabetes Federation
This is an organization of over 100 countries with information about diabetes outside of North America.
Diabetes Mall
A website run by a physician’s assistant with Type 1 Diabetes with books, various products and reviews of pumps.
Good food, easy healthy recipes:
Cooking Light
Resources for those needing help with carbohydrate counting and weight loss:
Calorie King Carbohydrate Counting Book:
A online site to for calorie and exercise information
Fit Day
FitDay is a free online diet and weight-loss journal.
Mindless Eating
Help from expert Brian Wansink Ph.D.
My Food Advisor
Making better food choices and cutting calories from the ADA
Spark People
SparkPeople’s mission is to SPARK millions of PEOPLE to live healthier lives and reach their goals.
Weight Watchers Online
An excellent online site for weight loss for those wishing to avoid the meetings
My Fitness Pal
MyFitnessPal is a diet and fitness community built with one purpose in mind: providing you with the tools and support you need to achieve your weight loss goals.
Celiac disease (gluten sensitive enteropathy) resources:
Celiac Disease Foundation
Celiac Disease and Gluten-free Diet Information
Northeast Ohio Celiac Support Group
Triumph Dining
Gluten Free Drugs
Medications to Control Blood Sugar (Blood Glucose):
Actos
Apidra
Avandia
Byetta
Cycloset
Humalog
Januvia
Lantus
Levemir
Novolog
Onglyza
Symlin
Victoza
Welchol
Blood glucose meter company sites:
Freestyle meters
Accu-chek meters
Ascensia (Contour and Breeze) meters
One Touch meters
Sheets for writing down your blood sugars:
Blood Sugar Logsheet
LifeScan.com
Continuous Glucose Monitors:
Learn More
Dexcom
Home Blood pressure devices:
dabl
insulin pump companies and pumps:
Animas
Medtronic
Omnipod
For those needing help paying for medication:
NeedyMeds
Is clinical research a good choice for you?
Getting more active and exercising:
Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association
Exercise is Medicine
Sites and Resources for the Visually Impaired:
American Foundation for the Blind
Cleveland Sight Center
For those with kidney disease:
National Kidney Foundation
American Association of Kidney Patients
About Eye Disease:
Diabetes-sight.org
Learn about sleep apnea and other sleep disorders:
Sleep Education
Inspiration and support:
The Faber Mazlish Website
How we can better talk to our children and each other
Other Links:
The National Library of Medicine site for literature searches
Thyroid Cancer information and support:
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
For those needing help paying for medication:
NeedyMeds
Is clinical research a good choice for you?
Depression:
MentalHealthAmerica.net
A superb resource with text also available in Spanish.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
This website has helpful information on depression, panic disorder and other common psychiatric conditions. Click on “Inform Yourself”
The National Institute of Mental Health
The US government site for many mental illness and behavioral disorders
Hormonal disorders other than diabetes:
Hormone.org Programs
