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Subject: Diabetes websites
Category: Health > Conditions and Diseases
Asked by: suemarshall007-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 23 Dec 2002 06:40 PST
Expires: 22 Jan 2003 06:40 PST
Question ID: 132697
The last time I checked on google, there were 6 million pages using
the word 'diabetic.' I'd like to know roughly what types of sites
comprise this enourmous amounts of entries. Are they 'official' -- run
by registered organisations, or 'private' run by interested
individuals. How many offer retailing -- can you buy products from
many of these sites. Also, in terms of which sites are most visited,
are there statistics available?  Basically, I'm looking for a guide as
to what's 'out there' on the web today, and of what is out there,
what's the best/most comprehensive. thanks.
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Subject: Re: Diabetes websites
Answered By: gitana-ga on 23 Dec 2002 16:26 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
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
suemarshall007-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
My thanks to Gitana for a comprehensive answer. My apologies for
taking so long to rate the response, the information contained within
it is very insightful and useful. Sue Marshall

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