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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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WebMD

Medicine Net: Diabetes Mellitus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com provides the reader with information on diabetes mellitus. Information on type 1, type 2 and metabolic disorders is provided. Links are also provided throughout for additional information.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson 6: Dia Beat It!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson students investigate the changing prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes and learn how this disease develops.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-led lesson on diabetes including causes and treatments. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the...
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Aetna: Inteli Health: Hypoglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this condition often associated with diabetes. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.57 Diabetes

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn the symptoms and complications of diabetes.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Diabetes (Advanced)

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-paced lesson on diabetes including causes and treatments. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Diabetes

For Students K - 1st
Interesting illustrated resource discusses the cause, types, and treatment of diabetes and more fun facts.

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