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Managing diabetes is a challenge that requires finding the right balance among food, physical activity and medicine (if prescribed). Only your patients can decide what to eat, and using a meal plan as a guide can make it easier. Recipes for Healthy Living is a free resource from the American …

Help your patients prevent type 2 diabetes. Your patients who have prediabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes could benefit from the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Participants work with lifestyle coaches in a group setting to lose 5%-7% of their body weight and increase physical activity to at …

Please follow these links to access Full Prescribing Information (PDF) and Patient Information (PDF) on the Humalog 200U/Ml KwikPen.  

  For some of your patients, trying to eat healthy foods is made even more difficult by their community environment, especially in inner city areas where "food deserts" without any fresh foods can be found. Groceryships is an innovative program started in Los Angeles that aims to correct some of …

  A list from the U.K. of the newest insulins available overseas and in the U.S. What’s New In Insulin Products (PDF) 

D-Treat – A Diabetes Summer Retreat for Type 1 Young Adults  Hodia sponsors several diabetes camps for children and teens with diabetes, and now the organization is sponsoring a special retreat  for young adults (18-30 years old). The D-Treat is put on by young adults for young adults and will …

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have created a toolkit that health care teams can use as a guide to Screen, Test and Act Today (STAT) by referring patients to in-person or online diabetes prevention programs. You can download a complete …

  Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome have become a global epidemic. Some estimates indicate that over 1 billion people may be on their way to type 2 diabetes. We need to create a solution. You already know that there are strategies that your patients and clients can follow that could …

  Help your patients lower their risk for type 2 diabetes and its complications with the newly updated My Health Advisor website. Now faster and more user-friendly, this online risk calculator shows patients how small lifestyle changes can make a big difference. Patients also receive a personalized action plan to …

  Let the American Diabetes Association help you answer some of the many questions your patients have at diagnosis. It all starts with a free booklet for you to give your patients with the information they need on day 1. The booklet also offers them the opportunity to enroll in …