Diabetes in Michigan Resources
Health Resources and Statistical Links

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Diabetes Concerns (minimizing/controlling complications)

Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes

• Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit - great handouts from the American Diabetes Association.
• High Blood Pressure University - a site created by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) that provides a compilation of resources for professionals, patients and community groups.
• Hypertension Core Curriculum - from MDCH & the National Kidney Foundation of MI (NKFM), this curriculum covers all aspects of hypertension

• American Academy of Periodontology - offers information and a number of articles on diabetes and dental health
• American Dental Association
  

• The Carroll Center for the Blind - provides information and resources for consumers and healthcare professional
• Diabetes & Visual Impairment: A New View for Healthcare Professionals - a free continuing education course provided by The Carroll Center for the Blind
• Eye Care Resources - lists agencies that help with eye exams and visual aids for low or impaired vision.
• National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) - downloadable toolkit & resources in English & Spanish
• NEHEP - self-guided module about diabetic eye disease
• NEHEP - diabetic eye disease educational resources & materials
• NEHEP - vision and aging, information on Medicare benefits for eye health
• National Eye Institute (NEI) - a program of the NIH that provides information & resources on eye health
• NEI - national statistics about eye disease
• NEI - Watch out for Your Vision, a downloadable booklet on diabetes and vision loss (Spanish language version also available)
  

• LEAP web site - guidelines for assessing and caring for the feet of people who have diabetes: Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention. For free/low cost monofilaments click on "Free LEAP Monofilaments".
• Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention & Treatment of the Neuropathic Foot is a free online continuing education program that offers 6 ceus for successful completion.
• Take Care of Your Feet for a Lifetime - from the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP).
• Feet Can Last a Lifetime - from the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP).
  

• The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
• The NKF Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative - Clinical Practice Guidelines & Recommendations for Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease
• The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
  

• Diagnosing & Managing Gestational Diabetes - information from NDEP.
• For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy - from NIDDK, a 44 page guide to a healthy pregnancy.
• Gestational Diabetes Guideline Materials - from HealthTeam works, formerly the Colorado Clinical Guideline Collaborative, also includes Spanish language materials.
• Text4Baby - an educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition which sends free educational messages via text for expectant mothers and mothers of newborns.
• What I need to Know About Gestational Diabetes - from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality - Clinical Practice Guidelines Treating Tobacco Use & Dependence 08 Update
• American Cancer Society - offers information on smoking and cancer
• Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights - offers information on second-hand smoke & smoke free efforts
• American Legacy Foundation - offers cessation information for women calling 1-800-234-7000 including a quitline for expectant mothers (1-800-667-8278).
• American Lung Association - offers printed materials, a cessation website and a live counseling quit line. Call 1-800-LUNGUSA or visit their website.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield - offers a free telephone based cessation program called Quit the Nic for BCBS/BCN eligible members. Call 1-800-811-1764 for more details.
• How to Quit - listing of government quit resources from the CDC
• Keep it Sacred - National Native Commercial Tobacco Abuse Prevention Network
• Marquette County Smoking Cessation Resources - listing of help available
• Michigan Tobacco Quitline offers free information and referral to all Michigan residents. You may also qualify for free one-on-one coaching and nicotine replacement therapy to help you quit. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
• National Cancer Institute - variety of publications on tobacco use and cancer
• National Spit Tobacco Education Program - offers information on dangers of spit tobacco.
• Online Guide for Quitting
• Smokefree.gov - variety of free publications on tobacco use and smoking
• Smoking information for children, teens and adults - from the Centers For Disease Control
• Smoking & Tobacco Use - cessation information in a variety of languages from Health Information Translations
• Surgeon General's Tobacco Cessation Guideline
• Want help to quit smoking? Try Quitnet or Freedom from Smoking.

Educational & Research Institutions

• Diabetes in America, 2nd Edition - a 733-page compilation of diabetes statistics that can be downloaded chapter by chapter or ordered online.
• EthnoMed is a joint program of the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries and Harborview Medical Center's Interpreter Services Department/Community House Calls Program. It provides cultural information including educational handouts for healthcare professionals who see patients from different ethnic backgrounds.
• The Joslin Diabetes Center - an institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School, which is an international leader in diabetes treatment and research.
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - diabetes news, research & information
• The Mayo Clinic provides more information on diabetes under their "Diseases & Conditions" page
• Medicare Diabetes Screening Project - a local program sponsored by Northern Michigan University, UPDON, RSVP, & the Marquette County Community Foundation
• MIchigan Diabetes & Research Training Center - sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH) & a multidisciplinary unit of the University of Michigan Health System that does research, training and outreach in the field of diabetes, its complications, and related endocrine and metabolic disorders
• Vanderbilt Diabetes & Research Training Center - sponsored by NIH facilitates the discovery, application, and translation of scientific knowledge to improve the care of patients with diabetes

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) Summary Guides from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services provides short, comprehensive summaries of research reviews on a variety of health conditions, treatments & medications.
• AHRQ also has a Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit designed by the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill specifically for AHRQ.
• Go directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) diabetes home page.
• CDC also offers information and resources regarding Health Disparities.
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health has over 50 free publications on various health topics.
• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the Dept of Health & Human Services, offers information for uninsured & underinsured people along with information on maternal/child health, HIV/Aids, organ donations/transplants & more.
• Indian Health Services - Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention provides information and resources.
• Ask Medicare is an online resource tool that answers many questions for Medicare recipients and their caregivers.
• For more information about diabetes and new Medicare benefits visit the Medicare web site
• Medicare Diabetes Screening Project wants seniors to know about free diabetes screenings
• MedlinePlus, a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health, offers health information by topic (ie, diabetes) as well as reliable health information in 44 different languages.
• MedlinePlus also offers health tutorials. There are 30 topics in the series, including diseases and conditions such as diabetes, tests and procedures, such as colonoscopy and CT scan,  treatment procedures, such as breast cancer surgery, coronary artery bypass, and prostate surgery, and  modules in Spanish on diabetes and hypertension. Each module, which takes about 10 minutes to review, uses animated graphics and explains a condition or procedure in easy-to-read language.
• Michigan Department of Community Health - a Diabetes Control and Prevention Program.
• List of Certified Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs.
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services - a division of the Michigan Department of Career Development.
• National Diabetes Education Program - a federally sponsored initiative involving public and private partners to address diabetes.
• The good news is people who control the ABC's of diabetes can live long and healthy lives, visit NDEP Be Smart About Your Heart to see how.
• 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.
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - provides information on Diabetes Statistics, Newly Diagnosed Complications of Diabetes and Treatments.
• National Women's Health Information Center: Health Pregnancy - provides information on women & pregnancy
• A variety of Native American sites can be found at Native American Health Resources.
• SafeNeedleDisposal.org - provides information on proper needle disposal including information by state (Michigan)
• Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Compentency & Limited English Proficiency is a free online continuing education module that offers 5.0 continuing education credits for successful completion.
• US Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) has a web page to assist Michigan residents dealing with issues such as Medicare, Veteran Affairs, Social Security and more.
• Veterans Benefits & Services - prepared by the Michigan Legislature this booklet provides information on federal, state and local benefits and services for Michigan Veterans on a wide range of topics.
• Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention & Control Progam - provides a Diabetes Mellitus Essential Care Guidelines for health care professionals.
  
  
  Professional & Healthcare Associations:
  
• American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) - provides tools and resoruce for diabetes educators.
• American Dental Hygienists' Association - advances the art and science of dental hygiene.
• American Diabetes Association - provides diabetes research, information and advocacy
• Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics - is the world's largest group of food and nutrition professionals.
• American Heart Association - is dedicated to the building of healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
• Ask the Reimbursement Expert - from AADE; log into member only area and click on Member Center
• Better Choices, Better Health - Diabetes Online Chronic Disease Self-management Program Brief - from National Council On Aging (NCOA)
• Better Choice, Better Health website
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - Help with Health Care Brochure provides list of resource for the uninsured of Michigan
• Diabetes Audio Recordings - Free downloads/recordings of diabetes information from the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland to help the visually impaired with diabetes
• Diabetes Care & Education Dietetic Practice Group - promotes quality diabetes care and education for people with diabetes and their families.
• Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health & Sports - information on exercise including ACES and Get Michigan Moving.
• Links to Care for the Underserved - an online resource from the Migrant Clinicians Network and offers information for patients and clinicians on various types of resources available both locally and nationally for those in need.
• Michigan Association of Health Plans - information on "Taking on Diabetes in Michigan" (TODIM) & other health topics.
• Michigan Organization of Diabetes Educators - serves diabetes educators in Michigan.
• National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) provides obesity recommendations and an implementation guide for addressing childhood obesity along with other programs addressing quality healthcare for children.
• Northern Michigan Diabetes Initiative's goal is to engage and provide local, regional and national resources to develop and implement an improvement plan for the prevention and management of diabetes.

Nutrition/Weight Control

• Calorie Control Council - information on cutting calories and fat and achieving a healthy weight.
• Weight-control Information Network - provides pamphlets on a variety of weight issues.
• Weight Loss Habits for Slow but Steady Natural Weight Loss & Control - tips from 1Vigor