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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
Produced by the International Diabetes Federation, this 4th edition was published in 2010. It aims to provide healthcare professionals, scientists, health economists, policy makers, national and international governmental agencies with evidence-based information and projections on the current and future magnitude of the diabetes epidemic. Clinical and epidemiological aspects of the disease on the global level are also addressed. . Sections of the atlas can be downloaded as Word, PDF or Spreadsheet format.
http://www.idf.org/diabetesatlas/
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://emedicine.medscape.com/endocrinology
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/
Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
This guide focuses on the integrated management of diabetes and associated conditions. It contains evidence-based specifics of diabetes complications, with the most up-to-date diagnostic and treatment recommendations. ‘How-to’ details of clinical testing and medications are also included.
http://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/ub/index/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/All_Topics
PubMed - Free Fulltext Articles on Diabetes
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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