Diabetes Resources

Diabetes ResourcesThe following websites are general resources for people with diabetes. You might also visit the tab to the left that list special resources for children, teens, and young adults with diabetes.

General Resources

American Diabetes Association

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.

Children with Diabetes

The mission of Children with Diabetes, Inc. is to promote understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes, especially in children; to increase awareness of the need for unrestricted diabetes care for children at school and daycare; to support families living with diabetes; and to promote understanding of research into a cure.

Florida Diabetes Camp

Florida Diabetes Camp FCCYD serves youth ages 6-18 at its six summer sessions and at family weekend sessions throughout the year.

FITE Program at the University of Florida

The goal of the FITE program is to provide diabetes information to anyone who knows, cares for, or is a child with diabetes.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

Smoking Cessation Program – Alachua County

While smoking is bad for your health, it is especially harmful for people with diabetes. No matter how much or how long you have smoked, quitting will lower your risk of heart disease and other health problems.

University of Florida Department of Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics consists of a dynamic and growing faculty dedicated to the highest quality patient care, research, and educational activity devoted to improving the health of Florida’s children.

University of South Florida Diabetes Center

The University of South Florida is a collaborator of the University of Florida.

Nutrition

Diabetes diet plans are available at the ADA website.

The CDC’s website for nutrition covers a wide variety of topics related to good nutrition www.cdc.gov/nutrition

Information regarding healthy eating and new, easy diabetic recipes can be found at www.dlife.com

Can I eat this?..Meal planning and tips tracker.diabetes.org/myfoodadvisor.html

Exercise

Information regarding the benefits of exercise and expert advice on being active http://www.diabetes-exercise.org/

Exercise can be used as a form of diabetes treatment.  Information of how this is possible is found at www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute gives advice on optimizing health and performance at www.gssiweb.com

Professionals

The American Diabetes Association

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

The Florida Initiative in Telehealth and Education