Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patient/Family Resources

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Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patient/Family Resources

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See also:

MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription (INFO)
- Patient Handouts: Table of content
  - Risk Factors and Warning Signs of Diabetes: Access document
  - Diabetes: Type 2 (Comprehensive Version): Access document
  - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: English | Spanish
  - Complications of Diabetes: Infections: English | Spanish
  - Diabetes and Midlife Sexuality: Access document
  - Diabetes in Pregnancy: Access document
  - Diabetes: Insulin-Reaction Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar): Access document
  - Diabetes: Self Blood Glucose Monitoring (SBGM): Access document
  - Diabetes Diet: Access document
  - Diabetes: Food Management: Access document | Image
  - Diabetes: Exchange Meal Plan: Access document | Image
  - Diabetes: Exchange List: Access document | Image
  - Diabetes and Diet: Counting Carbohydrates: Access document | Image
  - Diabetes: Healthy Daytime Snacks: Access document
  - Diabetes: Book List: Access document
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Homepage
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Table of contents
  - Introduction to Diabetes: List of documents
    - Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?: English | Spanish
    - I Can Lower my Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (for American Indians): Access document (PDF)
    - Diagnosis of Diabetes: Access document
    - Diabetes Overview: Access document
    - Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2: English | Spanish
    - Diabetes Dictionary: English | Spanish
    - What I need to know about Eating and Diabetes: English | Spanish
    - Medicines for People with Diabetes: English | Spanish
  - Treatments: List of documents
    - What I need to Know about Eating and Diabetes: English | Spanish
    - Medicines for People with Diabetes: Access document
    - Devices for Taking Insulin: Access document
    - Pancreatic Islet Transplantation: Access document
    - Hypoglycemia: Access document
    - Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes: Access document
    - Financial Help for Diabetes Care: Access document
  - Complications: List of documents
    - Erectile Dysfunction: English | Spanish
    - Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar): Access document
    - Diabetic Neuropathies: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes: Access document
    - Stomach Nerve Damage (Gastroparesis): Access document
    - Kidney Disease of Diabetes: Access document
    - Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You: English | Spanish
  - Diabetes Prevention Series: List of documents
    - Keep Your Diabetes Under Control: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Eyes Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Kidneys Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Nervous System Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  - Statistics: List of documents
    - National Diabetes Statistics: Access document
    - Diabetes in America: Table of contents
    - Diabetes in African Americans: Access document
    - Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives: Access document
    - Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans: Access document
    - Diabetes in Hispanic Americans: Access document
    - The Pima Indians: Table of contents
  - Clinical Trials, Guidelines, and Research Reports: List of documents
  - Information in Spanish: List of documents
  - Additional Resources: List of documents
National Diabetes Education Program: Homepage
- Diabetes Control: List of documents
  - Four Steps to Control your Diabetes for Life: HTML | PDF
  - 7 Principles for Controlling your Diabetes for Life: English | Spanish
  - Tips for Feeling Better and Staying Healthy: Access document (PDF)
  - Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes: English | Spanish (PDF)
  - If You Have Diabetes, Know your Blood Sugar Numbers: Access document (PDF)
  - Be Smart About your Heart: Access document (PDF)
  - Be Smart About Your Heart. Control the ABCs of Diabetes: Access document
  - If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Your Heart: List of documents
    - You are the Heart of your Family... Take care of It: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Your Heart (Flipchart Presentation): English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Recipe and Meal Planner: English | Spanish
    - Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes: Spanish
    - Understanding the Link Between Diabetes and Heart Disease in Hispanic Americans: Access document (PDF)
- Diabetes Prevention: List of documents
  - Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?: Access document (PDF)
  - More than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes Tip Sheet [for African Americans]: Access document (PDF)
  - Prevengamos la diabetes tipo 2. Paso a Paso [for Hispanic Americans]: List of documents
    - Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (Tip Sheet): English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Walking Guide: Spanish
    - Food and Activity Tracker: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Spreading the Good News about Diabetes Prevention and Hispanic American: Access document (PDF)
  - We Have the Power to Prevent Diabetes Tip Sheet [for American Indians and Alaska Natives]: Access document (PDF)
  - Two Reasons to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs Tip Sheet [for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders]: English | Chinese (PDF)
  - It's Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes. Take Your First Step Today. Tip Sheet: Access document (PDF)
  - Get Real! You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Out to Prevent Diabetes Tip Sheet: Access document (PDF)
  - Small Steps. Big Rewards. Your Game Plan for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
    - Game Plan Overview: Access document (PDF)
    - Game Plan Food and Activity Tracker: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Game Plan Fat and Calorie Counter: Access document (PDF)
The Endocrine Society and The Hormone Foundation (MEDEM): Homepage
- Medical Library: Table of contents
  - Endocrinology and Type 2 Diabetes: Access document
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: Homepage
- Diseases and Conditions: Table of contents
  - Diabetes and Oral Health: Table of contents
    - Diabetes: Dental Tips: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Prevent Diabetes Problems--Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
- Health Topics: List of documents
  - Diabetes: Assessing Your Risk: Access document
  - Diabetes: How Do I Know if I Have It?: Access document
  - Diabetes: What the Diagnosis Means: Access document
  - Diabetes: Monitoring Your Blood Sugar Level: Access document
  - Diabetes: Treatment Options: Access document
  - Diabetes: New Treatments: Access document
  - Diabetes: Helping a Family Member: Access document
  - Diabetes and Exercise: Access document
  - Diabetes and Heart Disease: Access document
  - Diabetes and Nutrition: Access document
  - Insulin: Why You Need It and How to Use It: Access document
  - Insulin Resistance Syndrome: Access document
American Medical Association: Homepage
- JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
  - The ABCs of Diabetes: English | Spanish (PDF)
  - Managing Type 2 Diabetes : Access document (PDF)
American Medical Association (MEDEM): Homepage
- Medical Library: Table of contents
  - Diabetes Type 2 Overview: Access document
  - Diabetes Type 2 Complications: Access document
  - Diabetes Type 2 Treatment: Access document
  - Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Access document
  - Living with Diabetes — Controlling Weight During Treatment Can Guard Against Heart Disease: Access document
  - Safe Driving for People with Diabetes: Access document
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Homepage
- Diabetes Public Health Resource: Table of contents
  - Take Charge of Your Diabetes: English | Spanish
American Diabetes Association: Homepage
- All About Diabetes: Table of contents
  - Diabetes Symptoms: Access document
  - Type 2 Diabetes: Access document
  - What is Pre-diabetes?: Access document
MedlinePlus and the Patient Education Institute: Homepage
- Interactive Health Tutorials: Table of contents
  - Diabetes: List of documents
  - Diabetes - Meal Planning: List of documents
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
- Type II Diabetes: English | Spanish
- Diabetes Mellitus: English | Spanish
InteliHealth Disease and Condition Guide: Table of contents
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Access document
Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
- Section 13. Hormonal Disorders: Table of contents
  - Chapter 165. Diabetes Mellitus: Access document

Geriatrics

NIH Senior Health: List of documents
- Diabetes: Access document
National Diabetes Education Program: Homepage
- Diabetes Prevention: List of documents
  - It's Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes. Take Your First Step Today. Tip Sheet: Access document (PDF)
  - Get Real! You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Out to Prevent Diabetes Tip Sheet: Access document (PDF)

Pediatrics

National Diabetes Education Program: Homepage
- Resources on Children and Adolescents: List of documents
  - Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: Access document (PDF)
  - Tip Sheets for Children with Type 2 Diabetes
    - What is Diabetes?: Access document (PDF)
    - Be Active: Access document (PDF)
    - Stay at a Healthy Weight: Access document (PDF)
    - Eat Healthy Foods: Access document (PDF)
  - Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet: HTML | PDF
  - Resource Directory: Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: HTML | PDF
  - Annotated Bibliography: Access document (PDF)
American Medical Association: Homepage
- JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
  - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children: Access document (PDF)
KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation): Homepage
- Health Information for Parents: Table of contents
  - Medical Problems: List of documents
    - Type 2 Diabetes: What Is It?: Access document
    - Treating Type 2 Diabetes: Access document
    - Can Diabetes Be Prevented?: Access document
Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
- Section 23. Children's Health Issues: Table of contents
  - Chapter 281. Diabetes Mellitus: Access document

Spanish

MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription (INFO)
- Patient Handouts: Table of content
  - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: English | Spanish
  - Complications of Diabetes: Infections: English | Spanish
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Homepage
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Table of contents
  - Introduction to Diabetes: List of documents
    - Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?: English | Spanish
    - Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2: English | Spanish
    - Diabetes Dictionary: English | Spanish
    - What I need to know about Eating and Diabetes: English | Spanish
    - Medicines for People with Diabetes: English | Spanish
  - Treatments: List of documents
    - What I need to Know about Eating and Diabetes: English | Spanish
  - Complications: List of documents
    - Erectile Dysfunction: English | Spanish
    - Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You: English | Spanish
  - Diabetes Prevention Series: List of documents
    - Keep Your Diabetes Under Control: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Eyes Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Kidneys Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Nervous System Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  - Information in Spanish: List of documents
National Diabetes Education Program: Homepage
- Diabetes Control: List of documents
  - 7 Principles for Controlling your Diabetes for Life: English | Spanish
  - Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes: English | Spanish (PDF)
  - If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Your Heart: List of documents
    - You are the Heart of your Family... Take care of It: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Your Heart (Flipchart Presentation): English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Recipe and Meal Planner: English | Spanish
    - Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes: Spanish
    - Understanding the Link Between Diabetes and Heart Disease in Hispanic Americans: Access document (PDF)
- Diabetes Prevention: List of documents
  - Prevengamos la diabetes tipo 2. Paso a Paso [for Hispanic Americans]: List of documents
    - Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (Tip Sheet): English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Walking Guide: Spanish
    - Food and Activity Tracker: English | Spanish (PDF)
    - Spreading the Good News about Diabetes Prevention and Hispanic American: Access document (PDF)
  - Small Steps. Big Rewards. Your Game Plan for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
    - Game Plan Food and Activity Tracker: English | Spanish (PDF)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: Homepage
- Diseases and Conditions: Table of contents
  - Diabetes and Oral Health: Table of contents
    - Diabetes: Dental Tips: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
    - Prevent Diabetes Problems--Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
American Medical Association: Homepage
- JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
  - The ABCs of Diabetes: English | Spanish (PDF)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Homepage
- Diabetes Public Health Resource: Table of contents
  - Take Charge of Your Diabetes 2nd edition: English | Spanish
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
- Type II Diabetes: English | Spanish
- Diabetes Mellitus: English | Spanish

Chinese

National Diabetes Education Program: Homepage
- Diabetes Prevention: List of documents
  - Two Reasons to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs Tip Sheet [for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders]: English | Chinese (PDF)

Miscellaneous Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patient/Family Resources

Diabetes Monitor: Homepage
- Multilingual Diabetes Information: List of documents
Children with Diabetes: Homepage
The Diabetic Gourmet Magazine: Homepage
Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
- Diabetes (Type 2): List of documents
- Diabetes: List of documents
MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
- Diabetes: List of documents
- Diabetic Diet: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Diseases and Conditions:Diabetes
Additional Diabetes resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Endocrinology
Additional Endocrinology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)

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