Patient Resources
Taking good care of yourself can seem daunting when you have diabetes - whether you've just learned you have the disease or you've had it for a long time.
There's a lot to consider, from eating healthy meals to exercising, monitoring your blood glucose and taking your medications. But the right tools and support can make diabetes self-care very manageable in your everyday life. The following patient materials are designed to give you tools and encouragement.
Healthy Eating Handouts
A Diabetes-Friendly Eating Plan For the Big Game
These tips will help you make a Game Plan for Healthy Eating during the Big Game on February
5th.
As an added bonus, we've included some healthy recipes for chili, dip, and chicken tenders.
Download the Game Day Game Plan now.
Also, don't forget to post it on Facebook and Tweet about it to get the word out!
A Diabetes-Friendly Guide to a Healthy Thanksgiving Plate
In honor of National Diabetes Education Week 2011, we developed a simple visual guide for
balancing a healthy plate on Thanksgiving.
When you discuss holiday meal planning with your patients this month, give them this guide as a take home material.
It includes an easy-to-grasp visual for loading your plate using traditional Thanksgiving foods, a list of tips and strategies for a healthy holiday, some diabetes-friendly recipes, and a healthy eating contract for the patient.
Brochures and Handouts
AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors Handouts
These handouts provide some basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes some facts, tips, advice and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce some of the lessons you learn in your diabetes education sessions.
ABCs of Diabetes Care Brochure
This brochure is designed to educate people with diabetes about the importance of knowing and managing your ABCs: A1C, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol.
Be Good to Your Heart: Tips for Everyday Diabetes Self-Care Brochure
This brochure will give you information on the link between diabetes and hypertension and provides advice on how to lower your blood pressure.
Online Resources
www.diabetesselfcare.org
This website provides a general overview of diabetes, potential complications, and the steps
that you can start taking now to take charge of your diabetes. It offers tips for getting started
and helps you find a diabetes educator in your area. It also has downloadable worksheets and a quiz
to test your knowledge.
The creation of this website was sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC.
Videos
AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors Videos and Guidebook
Developed as part of AADE's public awareness program, Side by Side: A Partner Approach to Diabetes Self-Care, these short videos and patient guidebook (available in English and Spanish) introduce you to important diabetes self-care behaviors. They promote a team approach to successful behavior change and diabetes self-care. *Please note that these materials refer to a website that is no longer active. Please visit www.diabetesselfcare.org instead.
Additional Healthcare Resources:
Speak Up
Brochure
Diabetes: Five Ways to be Active in Your Care at the Hospital
Living with diabetes can make you good at managing the ups and downs of the disease. You can handle sick days, a trip to the store or a trip across the country. Going to the hospital, however, presents new challenges. Do not let your diabetes care take a back seat while you are in the hospital. You should always be an active participant in your care. Brochure developed with partnership with The Joint Commission, American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
AADE/NDEP Patient Education Brochures
AADE and the National Diabetes Education Program, a division of the National Institutes of Health, have teamed up to make a variety of patient education materials available for diabetes educators and people with diabetes to download.
AACVPR Fact Sheet on Cardiac Rehabilitation
Learn more about the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation.