A person with diabetes needs to acquire the necessary education
and knowledge about his condition in order to know how to avoid
the onset of acute or chronic complications, and to be able to
attack and swiftly remedy any problem. This way life can be
enjoyable, healthy, productive, and happy and, above all, free
of complications.
Diabetes associations are the perfect places where people with
Diabetes and their families will be able to find all kinds of
Diabetes related information and education that they need, from
from the most basic and simple to the most complex and in-depth
aspects concerning to this “Life condition”.
There are lots of leading nonprofit health organization
providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. These
associations are dedicated to prevent and cure diabetes and to
improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
To fulfill this mission they funds research, publishes
scientific findings, provides information and other services to
people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and
the public. They also actively involved in advocating for
scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes.
They usually provide consumer information on many
diabetes-related topics---meal planning, exercise, complications
of diabetes, nutrition, and more. They often work with
municipal, provincial, territorial and federal governments and
policy-makers to ensure they recognize diabetes as one of the
most significant public health issues in World today, and take
action to address it.
Some of the pioneer diabetic associations who are providing
commendable contribution in the fight against diabetics are
listed below.
AUSTRALIA Diabetes Australia 517 Phipps Place Deakin ACT 2600
Australia Tel. 61-6-2835277 UNITED KINGDOM British Diabetes
Association 10 Queen Anne Street London WIM OBD
Tel.44-71/323-1531
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA American Diabetes Association 1660 Duke
Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Tel. 1-800-2323472 (USA only)
1-703-549-1500 SWEDEN Swedish Diabetic Association P.O. Box 1545
S 171 29 Solna Tel. 46-8/629 85 80
Swedish Endocrine Society c/o Adamson Dept. of Medicine Danderyd
Hospital s-18288 Danderyd Tel. 46-1/6556413
SWITZERLAND Swiss Diabetes Association Forchstrasse 95 CH-8032
Zurich Tel.41-1/383 13 15
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