Useful Websites
ENDOCRINE:
MAGIC Foundation
- provides information & support to patients and families with various endocrine disorders, including growth hormone deficiency, constitutional delay, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), panhypopituitarism, and precocious puberty www.magicfoundation.org
American Thyroid Association (ATA)
- provides information to patients and families about thyroid disorders, medication, and treatment, including congenital hypothyroidism, acquired hypothyroidism, goiter, hyperthyroidism, Grave’s disease, and thyroid nodule. Contains materials in English & Spanish. www.thyroid.org
Turner Syndrome Society of US www.turnersyndrome.org
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of US https://www.pwsausa.org
Intersex Society of North America
- provides information & support to patients and families with various intersex disorders, including CAH, Klinefelter syndrome, androgen insensitivity, micropenis, and gonadal dysgenesis www.isna.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- provides information & support to patients and families with very uncommon disorders of all origins (not just endocrine in nature) www.rarediseases.org
DIABETES:
Juvenile Diabetes Resource Foundation (JDRF)
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provides information & support to patients and families with Type 1 diabetes; also promotes research for prevention and alternate therapy options www.jdrf.org
- Local Chapter: triangle.jdrf.org
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- provides a wide range of resources for individuals with diabetes. Most information on this website, however, is related to Type 2 diabetes. www.diabetes.org
Barbara Davis Center
- Located in Colorado, the Barbara Davis Center leads the way with developing education materials for children with Type 1 diabetes (their Pink Panther series is used at many diabetes programs throughout the country). www.barbaradaviscenter.org
Children With Diabetes
- online community for families of children with Type 1 diabetes. www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
Clinical Trials.gov
- national registry site for all clinical trials that are being conducted throughout the world. Try typing in “Type 1 Diabetes” and “USA” to help narrow your search to those being conducted nationally. www.clinicaltrials.gov
TrialNet
- TrialNet is dedicated to research studies aimed at preventing and early treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Our office is a TrialNet site for some of these studies. www.diabetestrialnet.org
Novo Nordisk
- one of the primary makers and distributors for insulin (NovoLog and Levemir). The website has drug information as well as patient education materials. www.novonordisk-us.com
Lilly
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the other primary maker and distributor for insulin (HumaLog and Lantus). www.lillydiabetes.com
- www.spoonful.com/type1 is a collaborative website between Lilly and Disney that has support and educational materials primarily geared towards children and teenagers with Type 1 diabetes.
Calorie King
- This online database has access to nutrition information for hundreds of foods and chain restaurants. www.calorieking.com
Mobile Apps
- MyChart (free & paid versions; access future appointments, diabetes careplan, labs; request refills; send message to the endocrinology clinic)
- GoMeals (free; powered by CalorieKing)
- Glucose Buddy (free & paid versions; tracks BGs)
- Diabetes Pal (free; tracks BGs), Glucagon (free; how to give Glucagon)
- My Diabetes (free, Android; tracks BGs and gives reminders)
- bant (free, iPhone; tracks BGs & share via email or social media)
- mySugr & mySugr Junior (free & paid versions; tracks BGs & set goals)