Dear SueMarshall,
I have enjoyed researching your question. You are correct that there
is an immense amount of “information” that comes up when using the key
word “diabetes.”
I found:
1,450,000 results using “diabetic”
6,180,000 results using “diabetes”
I began my research by visiting Rick Mendosa’s diabetes directory.
Mendosa has catalogued diabetes resources for several years and
contributes his research to the American Diabetes Association.
http://www.mendosa.com/diabetes.htm
The following site is Mendosa’s article on the top ten diabetes sites
http://www.mendosa.com/amiratop10.htm
Though there are no trustworthy statistics specific to most visited
diabetes websites, Mendosa also wrote an article titled “Diabetes
Searches with Google” that appears on the American Diabetes
Association website. According to this article:
“Google combines PageRank with sophisticated text-matching techniques
to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search.
This means the first pages that Google returns are usually the best
ones on that subject” (Mendosa, 2002).
http://www.diabetes.org/main/community/info_news/web/default.jsp
I based my own categorization of sites roughly on Mendosa’s then did
my own searches. Obviously there is some degree of overlap. For
example, some non-profit and company sites also show up under a search
for diabetes research sites. I have included example sites under each
category heading. I have listed the categories from the greatest
number of search results to the least
Diabetes Support Resources: 1,150,000 results
These include on-line support group organizations, hospital resources
and community calendars announcing local community support meetings.
Diabetes Support Resources
http://fmwebdesign.com/diabetes/support.htm
children with DIABETES On-line Community
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/
Diabetes Support Team
www.unl.edu/health/team.html
Retail Sites: 945,000 results
The Diabetes Mall
http://www.diabetesnet.com/
Blood Glucose Meters (5,140 results)
Abbott Laboratories
http://www.glucerna-precision.com/servlet/nutrio?page=221&cat=0
Insulin/Medications (206,000 results)
MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/hp.asp
The Diabetes Monitor
http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/other-05.htm
Universities, Hospitals and Research Web Sites
Results:
754,000 (Universities),
951,000 (Hospitals)
1,250,000 (Research)
UMHS - UM Diabetes Center (University of Michigan)
www.med.umich.edu/1libr/topics/diabet01.htm
Living with Diabetes : : : University of Washington Medical Center
http://www.cac.washington.edu/medical/uwmc/conditions/diabetes/
Joslin Diabetes Center - Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment (Harvard)
www.joslin.harvard.edu/
Central Baptist Hospital : Services : Diabetes
http://www.centralbap.com/services-information/services/diabetes/default.htm
Diabetes Centre - Australia
www.diabetes.org.au
Diabetes Research at Massachusetts General Hospital
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/depts/diabetes/diabetes_homepage.htm
Diabetic Research Laboratories
http://www.drl.ox.ac.uk/
Diabetesgenes.org
http://www.ex.ac.uk/diabetesgenes/
Companies: 677,000 results
These sites include those that produce diabetes related products or
provide services.
Diatranz (insulin)
www.diatranz.co.nz/company.html
Eli Lilly and Company
http://www.lilly.com/
ConjuChem Inc
http://www.conjuchem.com
Kroger Pharmacy guide
http://www.kroger.com/HN_Concern/Diabetes.htm
Personal websites, 546,000 results
Mendosa’s list of 46 personal websites
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/mendosa/personal.htm
Melissa’s Diabetes Pages
http://diabetes.health-support.com/diabetes/
The Gary Hall Jr. Story
http://home.pacbell.net/m_j/diabetes/gary.html
Geocities Diabetes Pages
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9050/links5.htm
Government sites, 517,000
By using google’s Uncle Sam tool at:
://www.google.com/unclesam?q=diabetes&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&start=90&sa=N
I refined the list of government sites in the U.S. to 234,000
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov/
Government Sources with Information on Diabetes
http://www.fda.gov/womens/taketimetocare/diabetes/government.html
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/
Diabetes Caucus members in the U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/degette/diabmembership.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/
MEDLINEplus Health Information from the National Library of ...
medlineplus.gov/
Other countries:
UK National Screening Committee
www.doh.gov.uk/nsc/pdfs/info_sheet_type_2_diabetes.pdf
Diabetes government agencies (UK)
http://www.a3-diabetes-treatment.co.uk/links/diabetesgovernmentagencies.html
Government On-Line Directory (Australia)
http://www.gold.gov.au/search/eres.cgi?entry=b3U9VGFza2ZvcmNlIG9uIERpYWJldGVzLG91PU90aGVyIFBvcnRmb2xpbyBCb2RpZXMsb3U9SGVhbHRoIGFuZCBBZ2Vpbmcsb3U9UG9ydGZvbGlvcyxvPUNvbW1vbndlYWx0aCBvZiBBdXN0cmFsaWEsYz1BVQ==
Trends indicate diabetes may double in 25 years – (Fiji)
http://www.fiji.gov.fj/press/2000_11/2000_11_14-01.shtml
Publications Web Sites: 386,000 results
NIDDK . Diabetes Publications Titles
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/pubs/dmpubs/dmform.htm
diabetes publications
www.who.int/ncd/dia/dia_publications.htm
Aventis Pharma United Kingdom - Diabetes Publications
http://www.aventispharma.co.uk/main/0,1003,EN-GB-31802-51146--,FF.html
Diabetic Alternatives
http://diabetic-alternatives.com
A Child in Your Care has Diabetes: A Collection of Information
http://www.henhousepress.com/.
Diabetes non-profit organizations: 167,000 results
Some of these overlap with research organizations:
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
http://www.jdf.org/
Diabetes Hope Foundation
http://www.diabeteshopefoundation.com/index1.htm
Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation
http://www.diabetesaction.org
The Endocrine Society
http://www.endo-society.org/pubrelations/patientInfo/diabetes2.htm
Software/Online Tools (27 results)
I refined this list from the thousands by searching for pages similar
to diabetesonline.com
Diabetes Software from DiabetesOnline
http://www.diabetesonline.com/
AIDA On-Line
http://www.2aida.org/online
Bayer Care: Blood Sugar Log
http://www.bayercarediabetes.com/diabcare/aboutdiab/index.asp
Google Shopping directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Diabetes/Software/
Official organization sites: 24 results.
I refined this list from the original list of thousands by searching
for sites similar to the ADA. Five of these sites were governmental,
which I placed in another category.
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org/
Your Link to Nutrition and Health! (American Dietetic Association)
www.eatright.org/
AMA - American Medical Association Home Page
www.ama-assn.org/
American Association of Diabetes Educators
www.aadenet.org/
Canadian Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.ca/
AARP Webplace
www.aarp.org/
Search strategy:
To find government sites: “diabetes” “government”
I used Uncle Sam and keyword “diabetes” to find U.S. government sites
(the majority)
To find retail sites: “Diabetes” “order”
Then I refined according to particular products such as: “insulin”
and “glucose Monitors”
To find Organizations: “Diabetes” “organizations” then clicked on
similar pages on the ADA link
To find Charities: “Diabetes” “non-profit”
To find Personal Pages: “Diabetes” “Pages”
To find Hospitals: “diabetes” and “hospitals” then hit similar pages
on hospital links
To find Research: “diabetes” and “research” then looked at similar
pages
To find software: “diabetes” and “software” then looked at similar
pages
I hope you find this helpful. If anything is unclear please request a
clarification and allow me to respond before rating this question.
Regards,
gitana |
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