Endocrine and Diabetes: Links and Resources

General Endocrine information

MedlinePlus
Comprehensive information about the endocrine system and related health conditions.

The Hormone Foundation
An excellent resource for many endocrine health conditions.

Patient Guides
The Hormone Foundation provides excellent easy to follow patient resource materials on a variety of endocrine health conditions.

Patient Fact Sheets
The Endocrine Society has created a comprehensive collection of fact sheets on a variety of hormone-related conditions.

Fact sheet categories include:

• Adrenal Disorders
• Breast Cancer
• Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Metabolism
• Diabetes
• Growth Disorders
• Hormone Abuse
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis and Bone Health
• Pituitary Disorders
• Prostate Disease
• Reproduction/Sexuality
• Thyroid Disorders
• Other Conditions

Diabetes information

MedlinePlus interactive diabetes tutorial
Learn the basics about diabetes from this easy to follow tutorial. Includes a downloadable PDF.

MedlinePlus
Diabetes section provides comprehensive information on this topic.

American Diabetes Association
Comprehensive information on diabetes.

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
The National Institutes of Health web site on diabetes.

Patient Fact Sheets
The Endocrine Society has created a comprehensive collection of diabetes fact sheets.

Diabetes fact sheets include:

• Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia) (English/Spanish)
• Diabetes and Exercise (English/Spanish)
• Diabetes and Incretin-based Therapy (English/Spanish)
• Diabetes and New Insulins (English/Spanish)
• Diabetes and Nutrition: Carbohydrates (English/Spanish)
• Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Heart Protection (English/Spanish)
• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Kidney Protection (English/Spanish)
• Gestational Diabetes (English/Spanish)
• Prediabetes (English/Spanish)
• Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (English/Spanish)
• Type 1 Diabetes (English/Spanish)
• Type 2 Diabetes and A1c (English/Spanish)
• Type 2 Diabetes in Children (English/Spanish)
• Type 2 Diabetes Screening (English/Spanish)

PDFs: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF forms. If you do not have this program, you may download it for free here.

Osteoporosis and Bone Health

The Osteoporosis Center in Medford Oregon
Rogue Valley Physicians’ Osteoporosis and DXA screening information.

Bone Tool Kit (PDF) - A useful booklet created by the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Note: this is a large PDF and will take a few minutes to download.

Patient Fact Sheets - The Endocrine Society has created a comprehensive collection of fact sheets on osteoporosis and bone health issues.

Osteoporosis fact sheets include:

• Osteoporosis and Men's Health (English/Spanish)
• Osteoporosis and Women's Health (English/Spanish)
• Vitamin D, Calcium, and Bone Health (English/Spanish)

PDFs: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF forms. If you do not have this program, you may download it for free here.

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OSTEOPOROSIS
PREVENTION

Screening for osteoporosis is an important first step to bone health.

DIABETES RESEARCH

Find out about diabetes clinical trials in the Rogue Valley.