Patient Education

If you would like to learn more about different endocrine diseases, please visit the following trusted resources.

	DIABETES
EmPower Your Health: Diabetes Diabetes-related conditions, prevention and treatment empoweryourhealth.org
American Diabetes Association Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, risk factors, living with diabetes, food & fitness diabetes.org
Free Diabetic Recipe Online Cookbook by Alliance Health Includes hundreds of recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks surveys.diabeticconnect.com/freerecipes/
Diabetes Basics http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/
	THYROID
EmPower Your Health: Thyroid Thyroid conditions and treatment empoweryourhealth.org
Thyroid Diseases: MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thyroiddiseases.html
Thyroid Disease Symptoms – Thyroid Conditions http://www.thyroid.org/patient-thyroid-information/thyroid-disease-symptoms/
Understanding Thyroid Problems – the Basics http://www.webmd.com/women/guide/understanding-thyroid-problems-basics
	PITUITARY
The Pituitary Society Understanding diseases of the pituitary gland pituitarysociety.org
EmPower Your Health: Pituitary Gland empoweryourhealth.org
Pituitary Tumors - Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pituitary-tumors/basics/definition/con-20028814
Pituitary Network Association http://pituitary.org/
	ADRENAL
Adrenal Gland Diseases Anatomy and physiology of the adrenal glands clevelandclinicmeded.com
EmPower Your Health: Adrenal Glands empoweryourhealth.org
Adrenal Gland Disorders: MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/adrenalglanddisorders.html
An Overview of the Adrenal Glands – Beyond Fight or Flight http://www.endocrineweb.com/endocrinology/overview-adrenal-glands
	PCOS
Hormone Health Network Information about hormones and health hormone.org
PCOS Foundation http://www.pcosfoundation.org/
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): General Information http://youngwomenshealth.org/2014/02/25/polycystic-ovary-syndrome/
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Fact Sheet http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/polycystic-ovary-syndrome.html
	OBESITY
The Obesity Society Scientific society that aims to understand the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of obesity obesity.org
What is Obesity? What is BMI (Body Mass Index)? http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/obesity/
Obesity: Get the Facts on Guidelines and Statistics http://www.medicinenet.com/obesity_weight_loss/article.htm
EmPower Your Health: Obesity http://empoweryourhealth.org/obesity-treatment
	OSTEOPOROSIS
National Osteoporosis Foundation Education, Advocacy and Research nof.org
EmPower Your Health: Osteoporosis What is osteoporosis? empoweryourhealth.org/
Osteoporosis Center: Symptoms, Treatments, Causes What is osteoporosis? http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/
Osteoporosis – NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/
	METABOLIC SYNDROME
Metabolic Syndrome - American Heart Association http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MetabolicSyndrome/Metabolic-Syndrome_UCM_002080_SubHomePage.jsp
Metabolic Syndrome - Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/metabolic-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20027243
Metabolic Syndrome - Cleveland Clinic http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_Metabolic_Syndrome
What Is Metabolic Syndrome? - NHLBI, NIH http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms/

Patient Education

DIABETES

THYROID

PITUITARY

ADRENAL

PCOS

OBESITY

OSTEOPOROSIS

METABOLIC SYNDROME