Click Tips: Diabetes

In the "Click Tips" the editorial team of REHACARE.de presents commented links about the widespread disease Diabetes mellitus.

International Diabetes Federation
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organisation of over 200 national diabetes associations in over 160 countries. It represents the interests of the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk. The Federation has been leading the global diabetes community since 1950.
- www.idf.org

American Diabetes Association
The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by the disease. The association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes.
- www.diabetes.org

dLife Foundation
The dLife Foundation supports individuals who are in need of diabetes supplies, education and motivational programs through organisations, foundations and camps. The dLife Foundation also funds diabetes organisations who share our goals of helping those in need; educating those who need to learn how to manage their diabetes, motivating all to take control; and fund research focused on the emotional and psychological aspects of diabetes.
- www.dlifefoundation.org

DiabetesSisters
DiabetesSisters is a national nonprofit organisation whose mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women with and at risk of developing diabetes, and to advocate on their behalf. The organisation is managed by women who are living with diabetes.
- www.diabetessisters.org

DiabetesCare.net
Use DiabetesCare.net daily as a personal resource to learn, explore, ask questions, interact and share experiences of living with diabetes. It is interactive medically-based website offering practical information to take care of diabetes.
- www.diabetescare.net

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
The NIDDK conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health - like diabetes. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as well as many basic science disciplines.
- diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

National Diabetes Education Program
The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally-funded program sponsored by the United States 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 improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
- www.ndep.nih.gov

Peers for Progress
Peers for Progress was founded to promote peer support as a key part of health, health care, and prevention around the world. Starting from addressing the growing global diabetes epidemic, Peers for Progress advances and promotes peer support programs around the world by extending the evidence base for peer support; establishing peer support as a core component of health care and prevention and building a network of peer support organisations around the world.
- www.peersforprogress.org

World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. November 14 marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.
- www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday

WHO - Diabetes Programme
The mission of the WHO Diabetes Programme is to prevent diabetes whenever possible and, where not possible, to minimise complications and maximise quality of life. Their core functions are to set norms and standards, promote surveillance, encourage prevention, raise awareness and strengthen prevention and control.
- www.who.int/diabetes/en/

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