Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.

This resource presents comprehensive information about diabetes. Causes, signs/symptoms, and care are covered.

In-depth article that discusses the disease hypoglycemia, its causes, risk factors, prevention, symptoms, and treatment.

Information about chromium, diet and health.

Here is information on Dean Kamen's education, career, and his contributions to the medical world. Learn about his "revolutionary, pocket-sized infusion pump [that] allowed patients to reeceive regulated intravenous medication."

Learn to "watch your plate" to prevent complications associated with diseases and disorders, such as diabetes, obesity, and ulcers. This is a good resource for those with medical problems and those who are healthy and just want general...

Students explore the effect of both genes and environment on the health of sand rats, a model for studying diabetes in humans.

Traditional Native American herbal remedies for dozens of maladies are listed here.

Practice for the MCAT by answering these questions based on the given table showing results from two control groups.

In this short interactive lesson, students learn about the severity and prevalence of diabetes, particularly for people of color.

This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT. "Cellular effects of metformin, a drug for diabetes mellitus" questions are provided on this resource. Cellular Effects of Metformin, a drug for Diabetes...

Explore some non-infectious diseases and how to prevent them.

Learn the symptoms and complications of diabetes.

Learn about some health problems related to a person's cardiovascular health.

A brief article that explains how type 2 diabetes develops in the body.

Intellihealth looks at what happens in the body of someone with Type II Diabetes when blood sugar levels are elevated.

Divides complications into two groups--damage to arteries and damage to nerves.

This site from the University of California provides a bulleted list biography of his life. This site does not go into detail about the discovery of extracting insulin, but provides some basic information.

The Why? Files article provides information about diabetes and what it does to the body as well as highlights some scientific strides that have been made to find a cure.

The Med Help Support Communities provides questions and answers about most medical conditions as well as allowing you to type in a question and get a reply from a doctor.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers some common kidney diseases and dialysis.

This effective site explains what diabetes is and provides links to the three types of diabetes, signs and symptoms, and tests to diagnosis the illness.

Learn why breakfast is such an important meal for kids, especially kids who have diabetes. This website provides numerous examples of food ideas for all kids (and parents) looking for protein-packed breakfast foods.

In question / answer format, this article is a simple guide to the diabetic diet. Here, read an "exchange list" that will help a person "plan healthy meals and snacks." This is a good site to get an overview of information on the subject.