What it means
Read it from context. The Americans with Disabilities Act is a 1990 US law that bans discrimination against people with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodations at work and access to public places, including health care settings. The American Diabetes Association publishes standards of diabetes care. ADA is also used for the American Dental Association.
For the nurse
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Related terms
diabetes mellitus
A long-term disease in which blood glucose stays high because the body makes too little insulin or cannot use it well.