Learn about the importance of clinical trials, and browse the national database of publicly and privately supported clinical trials conducted around the world.

• NIH Clinical Research Trials and You
  Learn more about clinical trials, why they matter, and how to participate.
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  Browse clinical trials by topic and location, and learn more about relevant history, policies, and laws.

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Read about recent type 1 diabetes research.

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Read about recent type 2 diabetes research.

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Learn about NIDDK’s involvement in advancing diabetes research.

• Diabetes Research by NIDDK
  Browse NIDDK-funded diabetes research and resources.
• NIDDK Recent Advances and Emerging Technologies
  Learn about research advances by NIDDK-funded scientists.
• NIDDK: 60 Years of Advancing Research to Improve Health
  Learn about NIDDK’s accomplishments over the past 60 years in supporting and conducting research.

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Read special reports about diabetes research, and learn more about practice guidelines, past clinical trials, and study results.

• AHRQ’s Clinical Practice Guidelines
  Search for evidence-based clinical practice Guidelines provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
• Conquering Diabetes: Highlights of Program Efforts, Research Advances and Opportunities-A Scientific Progress Report on the Diabetes Research Working Group's Strategic Plan
  Learn about the steps taken by the National Institutes of Health to implement the scientific recommendations made by the Diabetes Research Working Group, an independent, nongovernmental panel of experts.
• DCCT and EDIC: The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and Follow-up Study
  Learn about the results and implications of The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and Follow-up Study, which was conducted by the NIDDK.
• Diabetes Prevention Program
  Learn about the multicenter clinical research study aimed at discovering whether modest weight loss or treatment with an oral diabetes drug could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
• Diabetes, Type 1
  Check out this NIH fact sheet to learn about type 1 Diabetes.
• Diabetes, Type 2
  Check out this NIH fact sheet to learn about type 2 Diabetes.
• Special Statutory Funding Program for Type 1 Diabetes Research: Evaluation Report
  Learn about the evaluation of the research programs supported by this special funding stream for research on type 1 diabetes and its complications.
• The Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health
  Learn how the Pima Indians helped researchers understand diabetes and ways in which NIDDK is working to improve clinical care and self-management practices among this group.

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Read, download, and order diabetes publications and resources.

• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
  The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1978, the Clearinghouse provides information about diabetes to people with diabetes and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. The NDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about diabetes.
• National Diabetes Education Program
  The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels, working together to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes.

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