American
Diabetes Association
There are a number of national nonprofit health
organizations that focus on diabetes and the American Diabetes Association
(ADA) is one of the most respected. For over 60 years, the ADA
has been helping people who suffer from this disease with programs in
every state in the U.S.
The mission of the American Diabetes
Association is to prevent this
disease from occurring and to help to cure diabetes.
In addition, the ADA offers resources for professionals who work with diabetics.
The ADA provides funds for research and reports issues
to the public related
to scientific discoveries. Scientific studies and
information are available to medical practitioners as well
as to the general population. For many years, the American Diabetes Association
has been an advocate for the rights of
diabetics.
Programs
from the American Diabetes Association
The ADA has a unique Research Program, with the goal of
carrying out
projects in areas like immunology and cellular biochemistry, as well as
diabetes education. Last year the it supported over $30 million in
research, which is up over 50% from 3 years before. This research
program complements that of the National Institutes of Health and this
type of synergy helps scientific investigators get substantially more funds for
their research from the U.S. government.
The American Diabetes Association has a Government Relations and Advocacy
Program which helps to eliminate discrimination against
diabetics, helps to make quality care and programs available,
and sees to it that the federal government is playing
its part to fund important programs and research.
Essentially the ADA espouses
traditional medical approaches to diabetes and funds
traditional research.
How Our Philosophy Differs from that of the ADA
The people at the Diabetes-Guide Web site
focus on both traditional and non-traditional ways of
treating diabetic symptoms. We primarily look for
alternative medical approaches that are backed by
scientific evidence.
The American Diabetes Association tends to focus on the
medical model (including the use of many drugs) to the exclusion of natural and non-toxic
methods of controlling disease. In addition,
we seek input from visitors to our site with personal
experiences and ideas that have helped to improve symptoms
of adult diabetics. We feel that sharing stories and
good information can help all people suffering from this
very debilitating disease to improve their situation.
We do have information on this site about the
American
Diabetes Association Diet.
Here are
some tools to help you take control
your weight and your diabetes
Weight Loss and Diabetic Diet
RESOURCES FOR THIS ARTICLE: American Diabetes
Association publications found on their website
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