Diabetes Basics

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This is the place to begin your education about diabetes.

This section of our site provides basic overviews of the major issues surrounding diabetes, with plenty of links to more in-depth information if you need it.

Take our type 2 diabetes risk test for a quick assessment of your risk.

There is no way to predict your chances of getting type 1 diabetes, but you can familiarize yourself with its symptoms.

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes.

Expecting? Learn why women who have never had diabetes may be at risk during pregnancy.

The numbers associated with diabetes make a strong case for devoting more resources to finding a cure.

Clear up some common misunderstandings about what causes diabetes, the effects of diabetes, and how diabetes can be managed.

Become familiar with terms commonly used when discussing diabetes.

Pulitzer prize winning photographer Jay Dickman, volunteered his time and talent to photograph three individuals that are living with diabetes to share their up close and personal daily lives.

These well-known men and women have joined the Association's "Celebrity Cabinet" to help stop diabetes.

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Diabetes Basics