National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is an information service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service, which is under the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
The NIH campus is located in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wisconsin Avenue (across from the Bethesda Naval Medical Center). Directions and maps are available. NIDDK's Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch is located in Arizona.
NDIC was established in 1978 to increase knowledge and understanding about diabetes among patients, health care professionals, and the general public. To carry out this mission, NDIC works closely with NIDDK's Diabetes Research and Training Centers; the
