Diabetes
in Michigan Resources
Youth and Diabetes
| Diabetes Camps | Educational Handouts | Message Boards for Parents | School & Diabetes | Other Resources |
- Diabetes
Camps
- Camp Midicha
- Camp
UPeninsulin - August 3 - 7, 2010
- Educational Handouts
- ABCs of Children's Eating
- After School Fuel
- Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward - from the MSU Extension
- Calcium Word Find
- Candy Carb Counts
- Dangers of Smoking Word Find
- Diabetes and Holiday Eating
- Diabetes and Summertime Eating
- Diabetes, Sweets and Carbohydrates: The Real Truth
- Eat Healthy - NDEP
- Get Straight A's with a Healthy Breakfast
- Healthy Snacks to Go
- Kids and Type 2 Diabetes
- Kids Get Physical with Activity
- Pitch the Pop (& Other Sugary Drinks)
- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
- Seven Tips for Raising Healthy Eaters
- Six Essentials for Healthy Students
- Smart Snacking
- Teen Fact Card: The Birds and the Bees - Michigan Department of Community Health
- Tips for Supporting Your Family Member or Friend with Diabetes
- Tips for Teens With Type 2 Diabetes - NDEP
- Traveling with Diabetes - NDEP
- Treating Suspected Low Blood Sugar in Students
- 100
Calorie Snacks
- Message
Boards for Parents
- Youth
and Diabetes - a
message board for parents from the ADA
- Youth
and Diabetes - a
message board for parents from the ADA
- School
and Diabetes
- Children with Diabetes: Information for Schools & Daycare Providers - from the ADA
- Classsroom Lessons for Elementary and High School Students - from the ADA
- Common Concerns & Questions From Teachers - from the ADA
- Diabetes Care at School - from the ADA
- Eagle Book Series - Native American series from the CDC; books and teacher guide available
- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed - an NDEP manual to help school staff
- Legal Rights of Students Section 8 - from the JDRF with case law notes
- Parent Rights and Responsibilities - from the ADA
- Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes School Kit - a program from NDEP with a focus on Native American youth
- Ten Tips for Teachers - from the ADA
- Written
Care Plans for School - from the ADA
- Other
Resources and Links
- BAM - Body and Mind - website for youth from the CDC
- Children Special Health Services - MI Dept. of Community Health program that may be able to assist with medical expenses
- Diabetes and the Law - from the ADA
- First Book for Understanding Diabetes by H. Peter Chase, MD - Commonly called the Pink Panther book this site includes an online version (non-printable) and ordering information.
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - diabetes news, research & information
- Take Charge of Your Health - a guide for teenagers from the NIDDKD
- When
Your Child is Diagnosed With Diabetes
- from
NDEP; parent quesions for the health care team
