Michigan Diabetes Outreach Network
Youth and Diabetes

• Diabetes Camps
  • Camp Midicha
  • U.P. Diabetes Kids Camp - August 17 - 23, 2008
    
    
• 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
• Seven Tips for Raising Healthy Eaters
• Six Essentials for Healthy Students
• Smart Snacking
• Tips for Supporting Your Family Member or Friend with Diabetes
• Tips for Teens With Type 2 Diabetes - NDEP
• Traveling with Diabetes - NDEP
• Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
• 100 Calorie Snacks
  
  
  
• Message Boards for Parents
  • Youth and Diabetes - a message board for parents from the ADA
    
    
    
• School and Diabetes
  • Common Concerns & Questions From Teachers - from the ADA
  • Diabetes Management 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
  • Roles and Responsibilities - from the ADA
  • Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes School Kit - a program from NDEP with a focus on Native American youth
  • Student Rights - from the ADA
  • Ten Tips for Teachers - from the ADA
    
    
    
• Other Resources and Links
  • ADA Youth Zone - interactive games, tips and links for youth
  • 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
  • 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
  • Youth and Diabetes - printable handouts from the ADA