Diabetes In Michigan Resources
Educational Handouts Listed By Category

• Complications
  • Dental Health Tips - National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIHI
  • Depression
  • Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction
  • Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
  • Eye Care Resources
  • Foot Care
  • Kidneys and Diabetes
  • Kidneys and Drugs - National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM)
  • Kidneys and Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) - NKFM
  • Kidney Disease and Diabetes - the Facts - NKFM
  • Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure - NKFM
  • Let's Talk Three - Getting Blood Pressure to Goal - NKFM
  • Smoking, Diabetes and Your Health - Michigan Tobacco Quitline
  • Stroke Facts - National Stroke Association
  • Taking Care of Your Heart
  • Tobacco Use
    
    
• Management/General
  • A1C Fact Sheet - National Institute of Health (NIH)
  • Body Mass Index
  • Buying Prescription Medicines Online - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Comprehensive Diabetes Management Checklist - Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Diabetes and Family Health History - MDCH
  • Diabetes Check-up Log
  • Diabetes Numbers at a Glance for Adults with Diabetes
  • Disaster Preparedness for People With Diabetes - Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  • Does Diabetes Run in Your Family - CDC
  • Etiquette Tips (for people who DON'T have diabetes) - from Accu-chek
  • Get the Most From Your Doctor Visits
  • Kids and Type 2 Diabetes
  • Medicare Coverage for Diabetes Supplies & Services - Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Medicare Coverage for Diabetes Supplies and Services (Spanish) - CMS
  • Medicare Preventative Services - CMS
  • Medication Interactions - FDA
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Pre-Mixed Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes - a Guide for Adults - a plain language guide for consumers from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
  • Self-Management
  • Sick Day Guidelines
  • Teen Fact Card: The Birds and the Bees - MDCH
  • Tips for Supporting Your Family Member or Friend with Diabetes
  • Traveling with Diabetes - National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
  • Treating Suspected Low Blood Sugar in Students
  • When Your Doctor Says It's Time to Start Insulin - American Diabetes Association (ADA)
  • Women and Diabetes - FDA
    
    
• Nutrition
• Breakfast Tips
• Candy Carb Counts
• Carbs in Fruits & Veggies
• Coffee and Calories
• Cooking and Baking with Splenda
• DASH Eating Plan
• Diabetes and Holiday Eating
• Diabetes and Summertime Eating
• Diabetes, Sweets and Carbohydrates: The Real Truth
• Fruits & Vegetables Available by Season
• Guide to Label Reading
• Handy Guide to Portion Sizes
• Healthy Eating on a Budget
• Healthy Eating When Dining Out
• Healthy Snacking with Diabetes
• Healthy Snacks on the Go
• Lose 5 Pounds in a Month
• Meal Planning and Diabetes
• Pitch the Pop
• Portion Distortion Quiz or visit their website - from the National Heart Lung & Blood Institute
• Smart Snacking
• Stretch Your Fruit & Veggie Budget - 30 tips from Fruits & Veggies More Matters CDC
• Ten Reasons Why You're Not Losing Weight
• Tips for Successful Weight Loss from the National Weight Control Registry
• What Kind of Eater Are You?
• Weight Loss Tips
• 100 Calorie Snacks
  
  
• Physical Activity
  • Kids Get Physical with Activity
  • Physical Activity and Diabetes
  • Walking is Better Than. . . - adapted from About.com.walking
    
    
• Prevention
  • Pre-diabetes - MDCH
  • Pre-diabetes - (Spanish language version) MDCH
  • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
  • Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes School Kit - NDEP program with a focus on Native American youth
  • Reducing Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
  • Risk Factors for Diabetes
  • Risk Test
    
    
• Professional
  • AACE Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines - 2011
  • AADE 7 handouts
  • ADA Clinical Practice Guidelines - 2012
  • ADA Screening Guidelines for Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes in the Medical Setting
  • AHRQ - Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Use & Dependence 2008 Update
  • CDC Diabetes Fact Sheet 2011
  • Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Treatment Plan Recommendations - MDCH
  • Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines Tracking Sheet - TIPDON
  • Diabetes In Michigan 2010 - fact sheet for Michigan from MDCH
  • Diabetes Management in Long Term Care - the 5th edition of this guide from ltcdiabetesguide.org
  • Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Towards Health) - from MI Diabetes Partners in Action Coalition (DPAC)
  • Diabetes Self-Management Education Works - MDCH
  • Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose Levels - from Diabetes In Control.com
  • F is For Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2011
  • Foot Screening Poster
  • Foot Screening Poster with Specific Check Areas
  • Gestational Diabetes in Michigan Fact Sheet 2011 - MDCH
  • Getting Blood Pressure to Goal - a power point presentation for healthcare professionals presented by The National Kidney Foundation Michigan & the Michigan Department of Community Health, 2008
  • Group Visits for Diabetes Patients - information from DPAC
  • Guidelines for Improving the Care of the Older Person with Diabetes Mellitus
  • Glycemic Index - Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (AND)
  • Hypertension Core Curriculum June 2010 - MDCH & NKFM
  • IDF Guidelines for Management of Postmeal Glucose - International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
  • IDF Guidelines for Diabetes and Pregnancy
  • IDF Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes
  • Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation & Treatment of High Blood Pressure Guide (JNC 7)
  • Learning about Diabetes - Free Resources for easy-to-understand diabetes self-care information
  • Low Blood Glucose Treatment for Teachers, Day Care Providers and School Nurses
  • NKF Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative - Clinical Practice Guidelines & Recommendations for Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease
  • National Statistics for Diabetes 2011 - National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
  • Numbers at a Glance for Professionals - NDEP
  • Pediatric Healthy Weight Tool Kit - Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Risk Screening Tool
  • Pre-Diabetes in Michigan Fact Sheet - from MDCH
  • Pre-Diabetes Tracking Tool
  • Premixed Insulin Analogues: A Comparison with Other Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes - a plain language guide for healthcare professionals from the AHRQ
  • Quit Tobacco Medications - from MDCH
  • Quitline Fax Referral form - from MDCH
  • Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
    
    
• Youth With Diabetes
  This link will take you to our Youth with Diabetes page which includes educational handouts and links to other resources.
  
  
• Links to Additional Educational Materials
  • Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Diabetes Summary Guides from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services - short, comprehensive summaries of research reviews on a variety of health conditions, treatments & medications
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Diabetes Fact Sheets
  • CDC - Oral Health Resources
  • CDC - Reference Guide of Physical Activity Programs for Older Americans: A Resource for Planning Interventions
  • Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services - provides information on Medicare/Medicaid
  • Childhood Obesity Action Network Recommendations and Implementation Guide - from the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
  • Diabetes Care & Education - information on carb counting, eating healthier with whole grains, calorie counts, general nutrition and more
  • Diabetes Health Reference - guides on continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, meters, fast acting glucose, insulin, type 2 medications, blood pressure and cholesterol medications
  • Diabetes at Work - help businesses assess the impact of diabetes in the workplace, provide information to help employees manage their diabetes and prevent complications
  • Does Diabetes Run in Your Family? - from the office of Public Health Genomics (CDC)
  • Food & Drug Adminstration - provides information on buying prescriptions online, medication interactions & side effects and much more My Medicines for example
  • For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy - National Diabetes Clearinghouse, a service of National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease at the National Institute of Health
  • Links to Learning About Diabetes Care - provides resources for easy to understand and low literacy diabetes self-care programs
  • National Diabetes Education Program - information on diabetes prevention, tips to keep you healthy, heart attack or stroke risks, tips for teens and helping students succeed at school, and numbers at a glance
  • National Heart Lung & Blood Institute - a division of the National Institutes of Health offers information on heart, lung and blood diseases and sleep disorders including health assessment tools and recipes
  • NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service - information on a variety of diabetes topics in many different languages
  • Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - from the US Department of Health & Human Services
  • Planet D - from the ADA for youth & teens with diabetes and their families
  • Post Secondary Education Information - what every student should know before they go to college, from the ADA
  • Talking with Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People - National Institute on Aging
  • Weight Loss Readiness Test - Dean Health System
  • Youth and Diabetes - a message board for parents from ADA's Planet D