A scientific statement is a scholarly synopsis of a topic related to diabetes, which may or may not contain clinical or research recommendations. Any recommendations included represent the official point of view or belief of the ADA. Work Group Reports and Task Force Reports fall into this category. Scientific statements must be reviewed and approved by the Professional Practice Committee and, subsequently, by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Listed below are recent scientific statements.
Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Current Use and Health Perspectives. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association
Christopher Gardner, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Samuel S. Gidding, Lyn M. Steffen, Rachel K. Johnson, Diane Reader, and Alice H. Lichtenstein, on behalf of the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the American Diabetes Association
Comprehensive Foot Examination and Risk Assessment: A Report of the Task Force of the Foot Care Interest Group of the American Diabetes Association, With Endorsement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Andrew J.M. Boulton, David G. Armstrong, Stephen F. Albert, Robert G. Frykberg, Richard Hellman, M. Sue Kirkman, Lawrence A. Lavery, Joseph W. LeMaster, Joseph L. Mills, Sr., Michael J. Mueller, Peter Sheehan, and Dane K. Wukich
American Diabetes Association Statement on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: A Report of the Disaster Response Task Force
The Disaster Response Task Force Diabetes Care 30:2395–2398, 2007
