Diabetes in Michigan Resources
Youth and Diabetes

• Diabetes Camps
  • Camp Midicha
  • Camp UPeninsulin - August 7 - 11, 2012
    
    
• 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
• Eating Right When You are an Athlete on the Road - from SCAN & the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
• Get Straight A's with a Healthy Breakfast
• Halloween Snack Ideas
• 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 Coaches of Young Athletes & Good Nutrition on the Road - from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
• Tips for Preventing Type 2 in Kids - NDEP
• Tips for Supporting Your Family Member or Friend with Diabetes
• Tips for Teens With Type 2 Diabetes - NDEP
• Traveling with Diabetes - NDEP
• 100 Calorie Snacks
  
  
  
• Message Boards for Parents
  • Youth and Diabetes - a message board for parents from ADA's Planet D
    
    
    
• 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 UPDATED 2010
  • Legal Rights of Students Section 8 - from the JDRF with case law notes
  • Parent Rights and Responsibilities - from the ADA
  • Post Secondary Education Information - what every student should know before they go to college, 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
  • Treating Suspected Low Blood Sugar in Students
  • 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
  • Planet D - from the ADA for youth & teens with diabetes and their families
  • 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