Additional Publications, Organizations, and Support Services for Adults with Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy

The American Diabetes Association

Provides information and updates on diabetes research, and conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Publishes Diabetes Forecast, Diabetes eNewsletters, and maintains an online diabetes bookstore, including the American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes, 4th Edition and Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When You Can't Take it Anymore, also available in audiocassette format.

The American Dietetic Association

The nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Provides Nutrition Fact Sheets, a Diabetes Reading List, and Nutrition Information.

Children with Diabetes (CWD) Online Community

Developed by the father of a child with diabetes. Provides chat rooms, forums, information on upcoming CWD conferences, as well as the latest developments and information about diabetes for children and adults.

Diabetes Action Network

A division of the National Federation of the Blind that provides a support and information network for all diabetics, especially those who are blind or losing vision. Publishes the quarterly Voice of the Diabetic in standard print, 4-track audiocassette, and large print (in the near future), and sponsors the Diabetes-Talk Listserv.

Diabetic Gourmet

Promotes healthy living and diabetic dining and provides information on a variety of diabetes-related topics, including In the News, Food and Dining, Healthy Living, and Forums & Chat.

Diabetic Lifestyle

Provides recipes and practical information for managing diabetes. Has a diabetic supply center, diabetic bookstore, and provides guidelines for diabetic meal planning.

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland

Publishes two audio books specifically for diabetics who are blind or have low vision: Diabetes: the Basics and Living with Diabetes and Visual Impairment.

Diabetes.com

Provides information on understanding, treating, and managing type 2 diabetes.

The Diabetes Mall: Health Through Information

Provides information on a variety of diabetes-related topics, including Carb Counting, Complications, Cookbooks, Diabetes Types, Exercise, Meal Planning, Pump Use, and Weight Loss.

Go Insulin

Provides testimonials from real people about diabetes and insulin, as well as suggestions about what to ask your doctor and information on treatment guidelines, types of insulin, and blood glucose testing, including the A1C test.

Hadley School for the Blind

Offers more than 100 distance education courses free of charge to those who are blind, their families, or blindness professionals. Online course offerings include Diabetes: Toward Self-Management.

The Joslin Diabetes Center

An affiliate of Harvard Medical School that provides online diabetes articles and information, including Joslin's Library, Diabetes Words and Phrases, and The Joslin Guide to Diabetes — Revised Edition.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

Provides information on research, publications, advocacy related to type 1 diabetes. Has an online diabetes support team, diabetes questions and answers, Life with Diabetes E-Newsletter, and a listing of clinical trials.

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

Provides educational materials to increase knowledge and understanding about diabetes among patients, health care professionals, and the general public. Publishes the A-Z List of Topics and Titles and Easy-to-Read Publications in English and Spanish.

Shadows of Perfection

A blog, or web log, " …about the intersection of living with both type 1 diabetes and legal blindness, and the emotions, issues, and everyday struggles and triumphs that go along with each." The author is 25 years old, has been legally blind since birth, and has had type 1 diabetes for 16 years.

The World Health Organization

Publishes a range of international position and policy papers on diabetes, including Prevention of Blindness from Diabetes Mellitus.