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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgMonday, November 05, 2007
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.
The Diabetes Center on MayoClinic.com provides users with information on types of diabetes, diabetes symptoms and treatment, and strategies for managing blood sugar levels, plus tips to prevent diabetes complications.
An estimated 20.8 million adults in the United States — 7 percent of the population — have diabetes. An estimated 14.6 million adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, but 6.2 million adults (nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.
The diabetes risk self-assessment tool featured in MayoClinic.com helps users become better informed about their risk of type 2 diabetes. The risk calculator uses the responses to six questions to calculate a person's risk of diabetes.
About MayoClinic.comLaunched in 1995 and now visited by millions of users a month, this award-winning consumer Web site offers health information, self-improvement and disease management tools to empower people to manage their health. Produced by a team of Web professionals and medical experts working side by side, MayoClinic.com gives users access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic. MayoClinic.com offers users intuitive, easy access tools such as "Symptom Checker" and "First-Aid Guide" for fast answers about health conditions ranging from common to complex; as well as more in-depth sections on over 25 common diseases and conditions, a wealth of healthy living articles, videos, animations and features such as "Ask a Specialist" and "Drug Watch." Users can sign up for a free weekly e-newsletter, "Housecall," which provides the latest health information from Mayo Clinic. For more information, visit www.mayoclinic.com. |
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Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. Doctors from every medical specialty work together to care for patients, joined by common systems and a philosophy of "the needs of the patient come first." More than 3,700 physicians, scientists and researchers and 50,100 allied health staff work at Mayo Clinic, which has sites in Rochester, Minn; Jacksonville, Fla; and Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz. and community based providers in more than 70 locations in Southern Minn., Western Wis. and Northeast Iowa. These locations treat more than half a million people each year. To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to www.mayoclinic.org/news. For information about research and education, visit www.mayo.edu. MayoClinic.com is available as a resource for your health stories.
For more information, contact:
Ginger Plumbo
507-284-5005 (days)
507-284-2511 (evenings)
newsbureau@mayo.edu
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