Links - Related Illnesses & Conditions
Diabetic Retinopathy - www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk
This site is aimed at patients and their professionals helping them look after their diabetic retinopathy and diabetes.
Feet for Life - www.feetforlife.org
Foot care is vital for diabetics. The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists web site offers tips and information to help prevent common foot problems.
Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust: Eye Department - www.goodhope.org.uk
This site offers online downloadable leaflets and resources on eye problems and conditions.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (USA) - www.niddk.nih.gov/
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
National Kidney Research Fund - www.nkrf.org.uk
The mission of the National Kidney Research fund is to improve the health and well being of individuals living with kidney and related diseases. Kidney failure is an added complication in diabetes. This charity supports medical research into kidney diseases and aims to improve patient care.
National Kidney Federation - www.kidney.org.uk
The NKF is the only UK charity run BY Kidney patients FOR kidney patients. Its aim is to promote, throughout the United Kingdom, the welfare of persons suffering from Kidney Disease or Renal failure and those relatives and friends who care for them.
Moorfields Eye Hospital: Retinal Disease - www.moorfields.org.uk
Moorfields Eye Hospital is one of the world’s leading centres for eye health. Its main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems including those caused by diabetes. The site offers medical information on the causes and treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
National Eye Institute (USA) - www.nei.nih.gov
NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision.
Royal National Institute for the Blind - www.rnib.org.uk
The National Institute for the Blind offers information, support and advice to people with sight problems.
Sexual Dysfunction Association - www.sda.uk.net/
The Sexual Dysfunction Association is a charitable organisation which was set up to help sufferers of impotence and their partners and to raise awareness of the condition amongst both the public and the medical profession.
The Pituitary Foundation: Diabetes Insipidus - www.pituitary.org.uk
The Pituitary Foundation is a national UK charity working to provide information and support to those suffering from pituitary disorders (including Diabetes Insipidus).