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Desktop Guide to Type 1 Diabetes
The site contains clinical
guidelines for type 1 diabetes in an outline format. The
information is accessed by general contents or detailed
subject index and can be downloaded as a pdf, word or html
file. The site is maintained by the International Diabetes
Federation (European Region), Brussels.
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/philip.home/t1dg1998.htm
Desktop Guide to Type 2 Diabetes
The site contains clinical
guidelines for type 2 diabetes in an outline format. The
information is accessed by general contents or detailed
subject index and can be downloaded as a pdf, word or html
file. The site is maintained by the International Diabetes
Federation (European Region), Brussels.
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/philip.home/t2dg1999.htm
Diabetes Atlas
This atlas has been developed as a 'one-stop source of information on diabetes' for health workers in low-income countries as it discusses both the clinical and policy needs for dealing with the disease. It is divided into sections about medical information, the global burden, the urgent need (prevention and management) and means for action (policy and health care response) plus a section on resources on the Internet. The atlas was developed and is updated by the International Diabetes Association.
http://www.diabetesatlas.org/
eMedicine: Diabetes
The eMedicine site is an 'online medical reference' organized
alphabetically by broad subjects. Regarding diabetes, there
is diabetes-related information in the endocrinology section
including sections on diabetes and pregnancy, type 1 and 2
diabetes, ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, glucose intolerance
plus other endocrine related topics. Each specific subject
contains extensive links to full-text documents.
http://www.emedicine.com/endocrinology/index.shtml
International Diabetes Federation: e-Atlas (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The e-Atlas contains prevalence data, issues of insulin
access, and health expenditure in 140 countries worldwide.
The e-Atlas aims to communicate the global impact of diabetes
and to underline the need for intervention now.
http://www.diabetesatlas.org/
PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Diabetes (36000+)
This PubMed search will identify all digestive system related
free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within
the search results, there are links to the fulltext material.
By repeating this search periodically, you will find new
fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database
weekly. Essential Health Links contains similar searches for
most subpages listed in the Specific Health Resources table
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%28%22type%20ii%20diabetes%20mellitus%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22diabetes%20mellitus%2C%20type%20ii%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20diabetes%5BText%20Word%5D%29
WHO: Diabetes Mellitus (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This WHO site includes a factsheet on diabetes,
epidemiological data, links, and a bibliography of WHO
diabetes publications. It is available in English, French and
Spanish.
http://www.who.int/topics/diabetes_mellitus/en/
World Diabetes Foundation (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The Foundation aims to improve diabetes care in the poorest
countries through funding of education, capacity building,
distribution and procurement of essential drugs. The site
describes the organization's mission, projects and
partnerships.
http://www.worlddiabetesfoundation.org/
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