Like I had someone say to me, the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists only cares about
the image they can project and not what they can actually do for the
patients or their own members. I thought this was a little harsh,
but after what they have done with a page setup to promote reliable
diabetes sources, only post 15 websites, and then pull it after a
year, I can believe that. The image seems all important and if the
image takes a hit, then pull the page.
However, bring in The American College
of Endocrinology (ACE) to do the upkeep of the site, and it seems to
last longer. Two such examples are this group of pages and these pages. How long these will stay in place remains to be seen. To be
honest, I had not expected these to be there as there are no links to
either from the AACE home page.
It is not surprising that some pages
are dropped so rapidly by professional organizations, but the page
that the AACE dropped could have been useful to endocrinologists and
other physicians for materials to be used in handouts. This shows
that it was basically lip service and the experts were not interested
in approving more sites that could have been helpful to professionals
and patients.
Even I had not anticipated the page
being dropped so rapidly. Therefore, with the help of my readers, I
would like to start collecting reliable diabetes sites for a blog
listing. Then at least once a year, update that blog with new
listings and republish. We need to start with the ADA (American
Diabetes Association) even though many do not follow ADA, but we need
to be aware of the guidelines they issue and other pages that may be
of value.
At present, I am thinking a listing of sites that are good for all types of diabetes, a list that are good for type 1 diabetes, a list that are good for type 2 diabetes, and maybe a list for the other official types of diabetes as defined by the ADA.
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