Prediabetes

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living
Health Canada
Web Address:	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide
This site is designed to meet the federally mandated promotion of health and fitness among Canadians. It provides information and general guidelines to help individuals make wise choices about physical activity.
Health Canada Diabetes Home Page
Health Canada
Web Address:	www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dc-ma/diabete/index_e.html
This Web site provides basic information about diabetes, as well as resources for and information about national programs in Canada for monitoring, preventing, and treating diabetes.
Weight Loss and Control
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Web Address:	www.niddk.nih.gov
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases maintains this section of its Web site to provide reliable information on eating disorders, nutrition, obesity, and treatment for obesity. It includes a section on helping an overweight child.

Organizations

Dietitians of Canada
480 University Avenue
Suite 604
Toronto, ON  M5G 1V2
Phone:	(416) 596-0857
Fax:	(416) 596-0603
Web Address:	www.dietitians.ca
The Dietitians of Canada Web site provides a wide range of food and nutrition information, including fact sheets on frequently asked food and diet questions, quizzes and other tools to assess your diet habits, and meal planning guides.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
222 Queen Street
Suite 1402
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5V9
Phone:	(613) 569-4361
Fax:	(613) 569-3278
Web Address:	www.heartandstroke.ca
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada works to improve the health of Canadians by preventing and reducing disability and death from heart disease and stroke through research, health promotion, and advocacy.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada
7100 Woodbine Avenue
Suite 311
Markham, ON  L3R 5J2
Phone:	1-877-CURE 533 (1-877-287-3533) toll-free (905) 944-8700
Fax:	(905) 944-0800
E-mail:	general@jdrf.ca
Web Address:	www.jdrf.ca
The mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through research. This organization publishes a wide variety of booklets on complications and treatments of diabetes. The organization's main focus is on research for the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes.
National Aboriginal Diabetes Association (NADA)
174 Hargrave Street
Winnipeg, MB  R3C 3N2
Phone:	(204) 927-1220 1-877-232-6232 toll-free
Fax:	(204) 927-1222
E-mail:	diabetes@nada.ca
Web Address:	www.nada.ca
The mission of the National Aboriginal Diabetes Association (NADA) is to address diabetes among Aboriginal peoples as a priority health issue. It supports individuals, families, and communities to access resources for diabetes prevention, education, and research in culturally respectful ways; partners with organizations committed to the prevention and management of diabetes; and promotes community wellness as a strategy to prevent diabetes.

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Author:	Carrie Henley Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: November 7, 2006
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism
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