RESOURCE LIST FOR DIABETES
The following organizations may be helpful in helping you care for someone with diabetes:
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) (National Call Center)
1-703-549-1500 (National Service Center)
1-800-232-3472 (professional member department only)
Fax: 1-703-549-6995
Email: AskADA@diabetes.org
About Us: "The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes."
Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation
426 "C" Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 1-202-333-4520
Fax: 1-202-558-5240
Email: info@diabetesaction.org
About Us: The Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation is "committed to the prevention and treatment of diabetes and to the funding of innovative, promising research aimed at finding a cure for diabetes and diabetes related complications."
Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association (DESA)
10216 Taylorsville Road, Suite 900
Louisville, KY 40299
Phone: 1-800-898-4322
Fax: 1-502-261-8346
Email: desa@diabetes-exercise.org
About Us: DESA "exists to enhance the quality of life for people with diabetes through exercise and physical fitness."
Division of Diabetes Translation
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Mailstop K-10
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: 1-770-448-5000
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Fax: 1-770-488-8211
Email: diabetes@cdc.gov
About Us: The division "translates science into daily practice. In our applied or "translation" research, we take information from clinical trials and incorporate it into clinical and public health practices. The division does not support the direct provision of services, but facilitates the efficient, fair, and effective availability of these services to all Americans affected by diabetes."
Joslin Diabetes Center
One Joslin Place
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 1-617-732-2635
Fax: 1-617-732-2487
www.joslin.harvard.edu
About Us: Its mission is "to improve the lives of people with diabetes and its complications through innovative care, education, and research that will lead to prevention and cure of the disease."
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-4001
Phone: 1-800-533-CURE (2873)
Fax: 212-785-9595
Email: info@jdrf.org
About Us: JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide." [Its] mission is "to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research."
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Office of Communications & Public Liaison
Building 31. Rm 9A06
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Phone: 1-301-496-3583
About Us: NIDDK "conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health."
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National Diabetes Education Program
One Diabetes Way
Bethesda, MD 20814-9692
Phone: 301-496-3583
Email: ndep@mail.nih.gov
About Us: NDEP is "a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National
Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels, working together to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes."
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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
Phone: 1-800-860-8747
Fax: 703-738-4929
Email: ndic@info.niddk.nih.gov
About Us: NDIC "is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)"... and was established to "increase knowledge and understanding about diabetes among patients, health care professionals, and the general public."
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Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
1 WIN Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3665
Phone: 1-877-946-4627
Fax: 202-828-1028
Email: win@info.niddk.nih.gov
win.niddk.nih.gov
About Us: WIN "provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues."