Information for Diabetics

http://www.diabetes.org/ – American Diabetes Association. Contains information on diabetes as well as message boards. Getting tips from other diabetics is probably the best source of information you can get.

http://www.tudiabetes.org/ – Message board/social networking site for diabetics.

http://www.diabeticrockstar.com/ – Message board/social networking site for diabetics.

Using Insulin by John Walsh - book with technical information on how to do basal testing, figure out your carb & correction ratios and a ton of other information.

Pumping Insulin by John Walsh – same as the Using Insulin book but it is designed for pumpers.

Think Like a Pancreas by Gary Scheiner – contains tips on managing insulin but not as technical as Using Insulin.

http://www.forecast.diabetes.org/ – Online version of the ADA’s Diabetes Forecast magazine.

http://diabetes.webmd.com/diabetes-types-insulin - Chart comparing onset, peak and duration times of insulins currently on the market.

http://www.udiabetes.com/ – Contains links to various diabetes websites with current information about what is posted on the different websites.

www.rajeun.net/HbA1c_glucose.html – Chart converting A1c values to average blood sugar.

www.aace.com/ – American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Keep up with what endorks think.

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ – Diabetes & thyroid problems tend to go hand-in-hand. Stop the Thyroid Madness has a ton of information on thyroid problems & treatment. Janie is a thyroid patient-advocate and she also has a group on Facebook called Stop the Thyroid Madness.

http://www.celiac.com/ – Celiacs is another autoimmune problem that also likes to pick on Type 1 diabetics.

www.diatribe.us/home.php - Research & product news for people with diabetes.

http://www.integrateddiabetes.com/CGMCompSep08.doc - Comparison by Integrated Diabetes of the three currrent CGMS systems on the market.