The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. (Takeda) have partnered to launch the Diabetes Navigator (http://DiabetesNavigator.AACE.com), a compendium capturing a selection of useful and reliable type 2 diabetes information available online for patients and caregivers. This new compendium, reviewed and authored by leading clinical endocrinologists, was created to help health care professionals (HCPs) provide guidance for navigating through the abundance of online diabetes information.
"It is important for patients and caregivers to access educational resources they can trust; unfortunately, not all diabetes information online is useful or reliable," said George Grunberger, M.D., AACE board member and founder and chairman at the Grunberger Diabetes Institute, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. "The Diabetes Navigator assembles selected information that experts themselves use and refer to, which can serve as a basis for a well-informed disease management discussion among patients, caregivers and health care professionals."
The Diabetes Navigator is a patient-friendly, easy-to-navigate website, divided into three categories: disease management, lifestyle, and tools. Using the compendium, visitors can identify and access reputable websites with key information about type 2 diabetes, working with a health care team and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The Diabetes Navigator includes facts and figures, tips and trackers designed to help manage the disease, and provides guidance on how to search for reliable information online, including a list of reputable professional organizations and patient websites.
Content included in the Diabetes Navigator was authored and reviewed by Dr. Grunberger and the following endocrinologists:
•Dr. Yehuda Handelsman, M.D., AACE president, medical director and principal investigator, Metabolic Institute of America
•Dr. Lawrence Blonde, M.D., AACE board member, director of the Ochsner Diabetes Clinical Research Unit, New Orleans, Louisiana
•Dr. Philip Levy, M.D., AACE board member and chairman of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Section at Banner Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona
"We are delighted to work with AACE to foster the exchange of knowledge and expertise within the type 2 diabetes community," said Jennifer Greeby, director, diabetes marketing, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. "Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in the U.S. and worldwide. Takeda is committed to providing those affected by type 2 diabetes with expert information and insights to help manage type 2 diabetes."
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