Diabetes

Additional resources from the National Diabetes Education Program and National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

Session 1. Introduction to Diabetes

• Definition (MedlinePlus): English | Spanish
• Diabetes Risk Factors (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia): English | Spanish
• Diabetic Education (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia): English | Spanish
• HbA1c (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia): English | Spanish
• Introduction to Diabetes (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Type 1 Diabetes (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia): English | Spanish
• What is Diabetes? (National Center for Farmworker Health): English | Spanish

Session 2. Diet and Exercise

• Diabetes and Exercise (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Diabetes and Meal Planning (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Recipe and Meal Planner Guide (National Diabetes Education Program): English | Spanish
• What I Need to Know about Eating and Diabetes (National Institute on Diabetes Digestive & Kidney Diseases): English | Spanish
• Diabetes Monitor (National Institute on Aging): English

Session 3. Complications

• Cholesterol and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association): English | Spanish
• Diabetes Eye Complications (Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Diabetes Foot Care (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• High Blood Pressure and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association): English | Spanish
• Kidney Failure (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Prevent Diabetes Problems (National Institute on Diabetes Digestive & Kidney Diseases):
  • Keep Your Diabetes Under Control: English | Spanish
  • Keep Your Eyes Healthy: English | Spanish
  • Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: English | Spanish
  • Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy: English | Spanish
  • Keep Your Nervous System Healthy: English | Spanish
  • Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy: English | Spanish

Session 4. Medications

• Diabetes Medicines--Type 2 Diabetes (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Diabetes: Why You Need Insulin and How to Use It (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Drawing and Self-Injecting Insulin--Picture Pages (BDdiabetes.com): English | Spanish
• Giving a Subcutaneous Injection (National Institutes of Health): English | Spanish
• Medicines for People with Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse): English | Spanish
• Mixing Insulins for Self-Injecting--Picture Pages (BDdiabetes.com): English | Spanish

Session 5. Special Topics

• Diabetes in Hispanics: English
• Gestational Diabetes: What it Means for Me and My Baby (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• How You Can Help Your Loved One with Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program): English | Spanish