There
is a lot of stuff out there that
can be helpful to educate patients
with diabetes. It is hard sometimes
to review and order materials only
to find out that after you receive
it that it is not appropriate for
your patients. So, we at Diabetes
In Control will be reviewing new
materials that will usually be free
of charge and let you know how you
can obtain them to help educate
your patients.
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to:
Professional
Training Programs
On
Line Programs and Software
Patient
Handouts and Education

28
Days To Diabetes Control
"28 Days to Diabetes Control!"
is a simple, but powerful tool that
can give you a new outlook on diabetes.
It's by Lance Porter, editor-in-chief
of "Diabetes Positive!"
magazine.
Over a 4-week period, your patient
will complete a series of daily
worksheets, make note of meals,
exercise, your insulin and medications
(if they use them) - as well as
the results of your blood glucose
tests.
We are pleased to make the entire
book available FREE online through
a PDF document you can view, print
or save to your PC. Just send an
email to editor@diabetesincontrol.com

Diabetes
Numbers Pocket Guide
Diabetes Numbers at-a-Glance
(NDEP-12)
Use this handy pocket guide for
a quick listing of ADA recommendations
for diagnosing pre-diabetes and
diabetes and for managing your patients
with diabetes (updated 4/02). Single
copy free.
Call 1-800-860-8747.
Print
version (PDF* 60k)
Order
Reference Card
Kids
Tip Sheets
Tip Sheets for Children with Type
2 Diabetes
These colorful tip sheets provide
basic information about type 2 diabetes
and encourage young people to take
steps to manage the disease for
a long and healthy life. Read
More
“Small
Steps, Big Rewards”
Over 11 new brochures and tip sheets
and logs are now available at no cost
from NDEP to promote awareness of
diabetes and prediabetes;
Click
Here
Pocket
Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality today released a booklet
for older adults called The Pocket
Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+.
This guide incorporates new research-based
recommendations from the U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force.
More
Information and how to order at
no cost
GAME
PLAN Food and Activity Tracker
One of the most successful techniques
for losing weight is to write down
everything you eat and drink and
to figure out how many calories
and fat grams you consume every
day. Use this tracker to record
your food and drink intake, as well
as the time you spend on physical
activity.
Print or order free trackers: GAME
PLAN Food and Activity Tracker
The
Quality of Life Test
This
week’s tools for your practice
comes from our publisher who recently
used this form to help educate patients
on what A1c results means to them.
See this weeks special feature:
“How
To Impact Your Patients With Diabetes
In 20 Minutes”

The
Dialogue Company Offers Diabetes Outlook™:
A FREE Gift of Education and Better
Living
Learn how to get free patient packets
and why Dialogue started doing this.
Click
Here
Take
Care Of Your Diabetes - Card
A
card for your patients to help them
be more proactive in their own care.
Provided by ADA.
School
Foods Tool Kit
A guide to improving
school foods and beverages. This
kit includes goals and strategies
for improving school foods and beverages
as well as background materials
and fact sheets on children's diets
and health, school meal programs,
and vending and other school food
venues. Read
More...
Learn
How Business Can Make a Difference
–
Free Report
Making
a Difference: The Business Community
Takes on Diabetes
Active
at any Size
This
informative website helps explain
exercise alternatives to your larger,
older patients. And we have arranged
for you to order free copies of
the booklet for your patients
Just visit this
link here and you can fill out
the form and order via fax up to
25 copies of this and other great
forms at no charge
RX
for Increasing Physical Activity
This week we have a sample prescription
for you to use for your patients.
A prescription for increasing physical
activity, check it out and use it!
More
Information (PDF)
What
Happened to Those New Year’s
Resolutions on Exercise?
Less than a month into the new year,
have you already abandoned your
resolution to exercise more? Or
perhaps you still intend to get
started but just haven't managed
to get going yet.
Jump-Start Your Physical Activity
Routine with some great tips: (Print
out to help get you and your patients
started and help to keep going)
Tips to Getting Started
Assessment
and Management of Adult
Obesity consists of 10
booklets that offer practical recommendations
for addressing adult obesity in
the primary care setting. The primer
offers practical advice on...
Read
More....
Physician
Patient Contract
Have your patients bring
this Patients First Contract to
their physicians. This is part of
the “Patients First”
Campaign for Intensive Diabetes
Self-Management developed by AACE
Click
Here
Whole
Life:
Real Game
of Life does not take place in cyberspace
on the internet but is a real game
of Aliens, Weapons, and a Health
meter. Each time you succeed and
reach a new level, you change the
real world around you. Click
Here
We
have updated the one page patient
handout to reflect the new standards
for comparing blood glucose levels
and A1c’s. To check out and
print the Do You Know Your Quality
of Life Number: Click
here:
Insulin
Adjustment Travel Guide
Planning on traveling across time
lines. Here is a simple guide that
you can print to help your patients
with insulin adjustments.
More Information
The
GlucoseOne Diabetes Management System
is designed to allow for simplistic
input of information related to
Diabetes such as Glucose level,
Carbohydrate intake, Insulin dosage
and time,
Time of glucometer test, Activity
levels and Blood pressure, and best
of all it is free. To get yours
or learn more click
here.
Fast
Food Facts
This week Chili’s
and Skyline Chili.
We have also put all our restaurant
facts in an easy to print alphabetic
PDF file.
For a complete updated list of
foods featured so far visit
here
Sisters
on the Go!
Move until you sweat. Even if it
costs you your 'do.'
More than 60 percent of black women
are overweight. Many black women
will not exercise because of their
hair. 'You're not going to get anywhere
talking about physical exercise
in the black community unless you
talk about hair.'
For
More Information and a Free Brochure
“Sisters on the Move”
Fast
Food Facts
This week Taco
Bell and Subway.
We have also put all our restaurant
facts in an easy to print alphabetic
PDF file.
For a complete list of foods featured
so far. Click
here.
Weight
and Inches loss measuring chart.
Our patients often get frustrated
with their attempts to reduce weight
and give up. This chart helps them
to see that inches are as important
as weight.
Click here to get your copy for
patients.
With
all the concern over Childhood Obesity
and Diabetes you
can figure out BMI and print growth
charts as well as get advice on
helping kids to better fitness check
out
Keeping
Kids Healthy
Recipes
for Better Living..
most food recipes for diabetes patients
are either dull or to hard to make.
These easy to make “fancy”
foods will be a treat to everyone.
Click
Here
The
ABCDEFGHI’s of Diabetes
We have talked about
knowing the ABC’s of Diabetes,
A1c, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol,
but now we need to expand it to
know your ABCDEFGHI’s of Diabetes.
Print this out and give to every
one of your diabetes patients, it
will save some lives. This is a
pdf file, just click and print!
The ABCDEFGHI’s of Diabetes
Management
of Hypertension in Diabetes
Management of Hypertension
in Diabetes, a free one-hour CE.
Click
Here to Read More...>
Due
to the overwhelming response
to our information on Diachrome
(chromium picolinate and biotin)
we have convinced the manufacturer
“Nutrition 21” to supply
you, our medical professional readers,
with samples for personal or patient
use.
Click here to learn how to get them.
Diabetes:
Know the Heart Part”
The Diabetes: Know the
Heart Part kit includes a PowerPoint
presentation and CD-Rom, Discussion
Guide and 25 Diabetes: Know the
Heart Part patient brochures.
To
get your Free Kit:
Click
Here
“Better
Diabetes Care”
The National Diabetes
Education Program (NDEP) developed
this resource as a practical tool
to help health care professionals
make a difference in the way diabetes
is prevented and treated. The NDEP's
team of diabetes experts asserts
that systems change is essential
in order to provide the type of
evidence-based patient-centered
care needed to effectively manage
diabetes and prevent the serious
complications associated with this
serious disease. This site provides
models, links, resources and tools
to help the professional: Take the
Tour.
Click
Here
“Weight
Loss Matters”
New Education Initative Seeks to
Help Millions at Risk For Diabetes
and Those who Have Diabetes Lose
Weight. The American Diabetes Association
is helping to tackle America’s
obesity epidemic by launching “Weight
Loss Matters,” a new education
initiative to help Americans shed
excess pounds. Too learn more about
the Weight Loss Maters education
initiative or order information
materials,
Click
Here
Diabetes
“Quality of Life Test”
Check out a new test that determines
the quality of life for people with
diabetes. Use this tool to motivate
your patients to improved self-
management of their diabetes.
Click
here for more information and
a brochure you can print. Quality
of Life Test
Diabetes
Education Abstracts From IDF (International
Diabetes Federation)
Stay informed about what's happening
around the world in diabetes education.
Here you can read the best of the
best education presentations from
the IDF Congress. A few of the 15
abstracts available: Questionnaires
for the Evaluation of Learning,
Techniques for Facilitating Self
Care in People with Diabetes, Standardizing
Outcomes for Diabetes Education,
Evidence of Effectiveness of Diabetes
Education, Behavioral Strategies
for Overcoming Roadblocks to Diabetes
Self-care and more.
(Diabetes In Control is a Member
in IDF) Diabetes
Education Abstracts
Link
for Life: an interactive program
on diabetes and heart disease.
Ready
to learn how you can reduce your
risk for heart attacks and stroke?
http://www.diabetes.org/main/info/link.jsp
Standards
of Care Patient Handouts:
26
Patient handouts for every aspect
of diabetes education and management,
Click
Here
Start
Your Own Step Study Program.
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/programs/steps/index.shtml
Patient
Fact Sheets. 28
Individual Patient Fact Sheets for
you to print out. http://www.diabetesatwork.org/factsheets.htm
Diabetes
Self-Management Patient Handout.
National
Diabetes Education Initiative produced
this simple-to-use booklet, which
is a worksheet for healthcare professionals
to provide to their patients. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/PatientWorksheet.pdf
Fast
Food Carb Counter.
Help your patients eat out better
Click
Here
DIABETIC
MACULOPATHY What
is it and how does it occur. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/tools/i135.shtml
The
SHIM Test –The Sexual Health
Inventory for Men.
This tool is a diagnostic questionnaire
designed to help you and your patients
identify if they are experiencing
ED. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/SHIMTest.pdf
Ten
Reasons Why Adult Patients with
Diabetes Need To Exercise
Patient
pass-out to help your patients start
to exercise. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/tools/i138.shtml
National
Diabetes Education Program,
is a call to action for business
leaders to become involved in workplace
and community activities to control
diabetes-related complications.
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/tools/i136.shtml
Handle
With Care: How To Throw Out Used
Insulin Syringes and Lancets at
Home,
is
a colorful booklet for young people
and their families from the US Environmental
Protection Agency Click
Here
Diabetes
Educators Make a Difference”
FREE diabetes-management tools,
CE’s and more from GlaxoSmithKline.
http://www.desmatter.com/
Diabetes:
Kids and Type 2......What it may
mean to you! A
handout to give to all your patients,
customers, and clients who have
Children. Click
Here
SHIPS:
(State
Health Insurance Counseling
and Assistance Programs)
These
programs provide free insurance
help and information in person or
by phone to people on Medicare and
to their caregivers.
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/tools/ship.shtml
An
UPDATED Action Plan. This
page provides Goals and reasons
to control Blood Sugars. Click
Here
Guidelines
for the Care of Students with Diabetes.
This
excellent guide can serve as a starting
point for school systems interested
in establishing a diabetes program.
Click
Here
USDA
National Nutrient Database for Standard
Reference. The
database lists 117 nutrient categories
for more than 6,000 foods.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR15/sr15.html
Sweet
Success is a complete program for
Gestational Diabetes. http://www.sweetsuccessexpress.com/
Take
Time to Care...About Diabetes. The
New National effort to educate women
about their risks of diabetes. Click
Here
Kidney
Disease Website
offers educators, physicians and
patients access to information about
chronic kidney disease and its associated
conditions. The interactive site
contains educational materials.
http://www.beactive.info/
Professional
Training Programs.
Free
Diabetes-Cardiovascular Disease
Toolkit

CD
contains over 26 reproducible patient
handouts. Help your patients break
the link between diabetes and CVD.
Order this free tool kit today.
Call 1-800-DIABETES (342-2383),
or email AskADA@diabetes.org
and tell them whether you want the
tool kit in hard copy or CD-ROM.
Click
here to get the Diabetes and
Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit,
which contains reproducible patient
education handouts to use in your
practice
Camps
for Children with Diabetes
Diabetes camp is
one of the best experiences that
a child with diabetes can have.
Camp is a place to learn self-confidence,
independence from mom and dad, to
be with other kids with diabetes,
and simply to have a great time.
It's also an excellent opportunity
for mom and dad to take a break
from diabetes. Almost all camps
provide financial assistance to
kids who are unable to pay the full
camp fees.
To
see the most complete list of camps
go here
This
is the one location that
you can find studies for your patients
to participate in. Many studies
have multiple city locations and
this site lists them all.
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
Diabetes
Education Patient Tutorial
A complete diabetes
education interactive multimedia
tutorial with state-of-the-art technology.
Presented by the National Library
of Health and The Patient Education
Institute. To
view program click here:
A
Nanogram That Predicts Disability
in Adults with Diabetes
Learn which of your patients
with diabetes have a greater risk
for physical disability over the
next 12-18 months. The nanogram
will help you determine which patients
are good candidates for more intensive
diabetes management and risk factor
modification.
Thanks to AMGA (American Medical
Group Association) for sharing this
information with us.
Diabetes Risk of Disability Nomograms
Diabetes
Dialogue
Diabetes Dialogue
2003 is a global conference reviewing
the latest developments in the treatment
of diabetes mellitus. The goal of
the conference is to facilitate
a dialogue between the best minds
in clinical practice and diabetes
research, focusing on the challenge
of finding better treatments for
diabetes in the future. More info
and view the live presentations.
Click
Here
International
Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional
Education is
a complete
curriculum of 6 modules that will
facilitate the training of health
professionals from a variety of
disciplines and at different levels,
allowing them to provide the highest
quality of diabetes education and
care relevant to local needs and
resources.
http://www.idf.org/home/index.cfm?node=513
CE
for PA’s, Dietitians and Nurses.
The
physiology of calcium metabolism
and its relationship to obesity,
and therefore prevention and management
of diseases such as diabetes and
heart disease. Click
Here
On
Line Programs and Software
If
you have patients that use handheld
PDA’s, then UTrackSys.com
LLC new, UTS Diabetes 1.2 for Palm
OS handheld computers is what they
need.
The new software provides
the complete way of diabetes management
with PDA. It keeps track of blood
glucose level, insulin injections,
carbohydrates consumed and various
medication intakes. Best of all
your patients can e-mail diabetes
reports to the doctor or educator
right from the Palm. It also has
a Windows conduit to export the
data onto a desktop PC or laptop
to view in MS Excel.
Send your patients to this link
to download a free copy.
Virtual
Kitchen
We understand how
challenging it can be for your patients
to develop a proper meal plan, and
to buy nonprescription drugs and
other pharmacy products. Ascencia®
has developed this useful tool to
help educate them in a fun and engaging
manner. Just
go here and click
on What's in My Cabinet?(half
way down the page). Select
kitchen and you can build a virtual
meal based on calories and carbs.
This tool helps you count the number
of carbohydrates and calories you
eat in one day while planning a
menu of 3 meals.

Diabetic
Cooking a Free six-month subscription
If you are using
Lantus, you can get a free six-month
subscription to Diabetic Cooking.
Each issue of Diabetic Cooking is
packed with delicious and satisfying
recipes that meet the needs of a
diabetic diet, helpful cooking tips,
wonderful color photos, and much
more.
For more information email
us
Diabetes
Management Tools from Actos
This site has a weight loss plan,
activity plan, meal plan and a travel
check list plus much more. Great
site for your patients to check
out.

For
online, interactive clinical and
diagnostic tools,
including hundreds of patient handouts,
a complete medical library, free
CE and much more go to www.merckmedicus.com
Find
out how the drug you are taking
compares with similar drugs.
Either select the health condition
that this drug is used to treat
or type at least the first three
letters of the drug name, then click
Search. Drug Comparison Or Click
Here:
NDEP
Offers New Educational Resources
for Patients, Providers
Ginger Kanzer Lewis stated, “Hundreds
of volunteers work in committees
to put together these amazing materials,
all available to you free of charge.
I encourage you to take advantage
of it.” More
Information

GlucoControl
is a Free PDA software
(Pocket PC), that helps to control
the glucose levels in blood, it
replaces the classic diabetes notebook.
Read
More...>

New
WebSite for the NIDDK clearinghouse.
The site includes links to a new
online publications catalog, so
you can order NIDDK materials 24
hours a day. You can order single
free copies of most materials or
place a bulk order. A lot of great
information and materials for your
patients. Check it out at diabetes.niddk.nih.gov”The
Virtual Grocery Store”
Open the doors to our Virtual Grocery
Store and learn about healthy food
choices and meal planning. More...>
BD
announces their new web site. BDdiabetes.com
to go hand in hand with
their new Diabetes Management Systems.
We especially like
the page here where you can
download and print educational literature
in both English and Spanish. You
can go to the site to learn more
about the new BD Latitude™
Diabetes Management System for insulin
pen users. It is ideal for people
who want to test their blood sugar
frequently. It displays results
in just 5 seconds, with much less
pain. Convenient “all in one”
design brings together in one place
all of the tools people need to
test and inject. Records insulin
doses as well as blood glucose test
results.
GLUCOGAMES
is an free incentive-based rewards
program for those people who have
diabetes. By automatically acquiring
the history of glucose testing data
contained within the patient's blood
glucose meter's memory, redemption
points are awarded by averaging
the frequency and level of one's
blood glucose test results. These
redemption points are stored within
the user's account profile and can
be redeemed at anytime for different
types of rewards.
Gluco Games is supported by Medisense,
LifeScan, Therasense and Bayer.
Check it out at GlucoGames
GlucoControl
is a Free PDA program (Pocket PC),
that helps to control the glucose
levels in blood, it replaces the
classic diabetes notebook http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/tools/i154.shtml
Pump
Expeditions
is the first simulation game developed
for kids and adults who are curious
about insulin pump therapy http://www.pumpexpeditions.com/
Here
is a simple Calculator to determine
BMI Click
Here
Meal/Glucose
Effect Calculator. This
calculator will give you an estimate
of the effect any combination
of foods you eat at one sitting
will have on your blood glucose
level over time. http://www.mangesius.com/Calculators/index.asp
Free
Monofilaments/Video Every
Patient should be given a monofilament
and educated on how to use at home.
The LEAP FILAMENT can be used for
teaching or for clinical use. You
may request a supply of 50 or less
of these filaments by filling out
the Free
Monofilament Form http://bphc.hrsa.gov/leap/ordering_leap_filaments.htm