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The page below is a sample from the LabCE course Diabetes: Diagnosis, Laboratory Testing, and the Current American Diabetes Association Guidelines. Access the complete course and earn ASCLS P.A.C.E.-approved continuing education credits by subscribing online.

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Organizations and Agencies

This course will primarily focus on recommendations made by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) related to the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes. The ADA states on its website, "Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes."1
Other important agencies and studies referred to in this course are:
  • International Diabetes Federation (IDF): An alliance of 200 diabetes associations; acts as a global advocate for individuals with diabetes.
  • World Health Organization (WHO): An arm of the United Nations, it provides programs for the prevention, treatment, and care of those with diabetes worldwide.
  • Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT): A major clinical study from 1983-1993; proved the correlation between control of glucose blood level and lowered onset and severity of the complications of diabetes.
1. American Diabetes Association. "Our Mission and Vision." ADA, 2024, http://www.diabetes.org/about-us/.