Associations and Contact Information:

American Diabetes Association
This large membership organization for people with diabetes provides news coverage and health information about diabetes. Members receive a subscription the organizations helpful monthly magazine, "Diabetes Forecast."
Call 800-342-2383
www.diabetes.org

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIDDK conducts research and provides a wealth of health information to the general public about diabetes and its treatment. Browse the NIDDK web site for information and publications you can receive free of charge.
www.niddk.nih.gov

Published Articles

"Complications of diabetes in elderly people", by Edward W. Gregg, Michael M. Engelgau, and Venkat Narayan. (British Medical Journal, October 26, 2002, Volume 325, Number 7370, pp. 916-917. This editorial discusses the state of knowledge of how diabetes may affect the mind.

"Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia: The Rotterdam Study", by A. Ott and others. (Neurology, Volume 53, Number 9, pp. 1937-42).