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Endocrine Web: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Type 2 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a brief article discussing type 2 diabetes, with plenty of links to additional articles about facets of diabetes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. All articles are written by doctors and nurses.
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Cd: Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal article on Type 2 diabetes in children and its emerging problem.
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American Diabetes Association: Type 2 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on Type 2 diabetes and how to live with it.
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American Diabetes Association: Type 2 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Diabetes Association helps you find out what Type 2 Diabetes is and how to take care of it. Includes a diabetes learning center for the newly diagnosed.
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Story md.com: Type 2 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
Type 2 Diabetes, previously referred to as Adult Onset Diabetes, is the more common type. With type 2 diabetes, your body does not make or use insulin well. Risk factors include obesity and family history.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, study the charts and complete the five-question quiz related to the endocrine system.
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Endocrine Web: Type 1 Diabetes: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this resource to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, & treatment information about type 1 diabetes from a series of articles written by doctors and nurses. Links to information about type 2 diabetes, as well.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Diabetes Type 2 Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of type 2 diabetes through a Q & A format. Use this site to learn about symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Aetna: Inteli Health: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article that explains how type 2 diabetes develops in the body.
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American Diabetes Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn basic information about what diabetes is and the different types of diabetes. Topics include treatment methods and prevention through lifestyle changes.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site provides a general explanation of Type1 and Type 2 diabetes. In addition, the following topics are examined: symptoms, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of diabetes, including a focus on signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatments, and more.
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Canadian Diabetes Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website for the Canadian Diabetes Association. Here, you can read general information about diabetes and check out news and events related to the prevention and treatment of this disease.
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American Diabetes Association: Statistics About Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site that gives statistics on all of the diagnosed diabetics in the United States, including numbers in different demographic groups.
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About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth article that examines the disease of diabetes from symptoms to diagnosis to treatment.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Diabetes Public Health Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview of diabetes from the Center for Disease Control. Content includes a general overview of the disease, as well as the latest news and information, ongoing projects, national statistics, and more.
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American Diabetes Association: Tight Diabetes Control

For Students 9th - 10th
Article which discusses the importance of keeping tight control (keeping blood glucose levels close to normal) of diabetes.
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On Track Diabetes: Diabetic Lifestyle Online Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Know someone with Diabeties or someone who is researching it? A great magazine with lots of information on diabetic health, food, diet.
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National Institutes of Health

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Your Guide to Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-organized resource with information with detailed information on what diabetes is, the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how to treat diabetes, and why treatment is so important.
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Body1.com: Education Center: Medical Conditions: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a comprehensive overview of diabetes. Content includes a focus on type I and type II diabetes, gestational diabetes, and known treatments.
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The National Diabetes Center: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The website for the National Diabetes Center includes general information on the disease and help for people who have it. Includes recent news, tips on how to manage diabetes, and more.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Diabetes

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Diabetes is a non-infectious disease in which the body is unable to control the amount of sugar in the blood. People with diabetes have high blood sugar, either...
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Aetna: Inteli Health: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this diabetic complication. Includes information on what it is, causes, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Diabetes: Research Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
This site investigates current projects about diabetes that are being researched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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