Government Resources

FDA regulates nearly all of the foods you eat and the medical products you use to treat your diabetes, including glucose meters, insulin pumps, diabetes medicines, and insulin. The mission: to assure that these products are safe and that they work as well as claimed.

The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is a leader in on-line global nutrition information.Located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) of USDA, the FNIC Web site contains over 2000 links to current and reliable nutrition information.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The mission of NCCAM is to:

* Explore complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science. * Train complementary and alternative medicine researchers. * Disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals.

FDA regulates nearly all of the foods you eat and the medical products you use to treat your diabetes, including glucose meters, insulin pumps, diabetes medicines, and insulin. We have tried to include information about many products that help you check and control your blood sugar. Our mission is to assure that these products are safe and that they work as well as claimed.

The Bureau of Primary Health Care, a service of the Health Resources and Services Administration, offers health care for people regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. To find local health centers, call 1–800–400–2742 and ask for a directory, or visit the bureau's website.

Mission: To decrease the prevalence of adverse health outcomes in veterans with diabetes by ensuring that each patient at each facility has access to preventive and treatment programs that meet national standards of care.

Mission: To improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of health policies and programs. OMH-RC is the largest resource and referral service on minority health in the Nation. OMH-RC offers information, publications, mailing lists, database searches, referrals, and more for African-American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander populations. OMH-RC publishes the newsletters Closing the Gap and HIV Impact.

Mission: To develop, document, and sustain a health effort to prevent and control diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. IHS makes many diabetes resources available, including the Diabetes Curriculum Packet, nutrition education materials, general diabetes information, professional resources, training programs, posters, audiovisual materials, and other patient education materials. Educational materials are directed toward American Indian and Alaska Native populations, and some materials are available at a lower reading level. Materials can be obtained upon request from th

Mission: To reduce the burden of diabetes in the United States by planning, conducting, coordinating, and evaluating Federal efforts to translate promising results of diabetes research into widespread clinical and public health practice. CDC distributes several publications including a patient guide for people with diabetes (available in English and Spanish).

Mission: To provide information and respond to inquiries related to the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. Patient education and professional materials are available on numerous topics, including cholesterol, high blood pressure, asthma, blood disease, heart disease, heart attack, exercise, obesity, lung disease, and sleep disorders.