Diabetes Handouts - Diabetes Resources

Diabetes Handouts - Diabetes Resources - Vol.2

Please select from the following sub-categories of diabetes handouts and diabetes resources found on this page:

What is Diabetes?
Diabetes Resources for Adults
Diabetes Resources for Kids and Teens
Diabetes Resources for Older Adults
Diabetes Resources for Clinicians
Diabetes Resources for Communities

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases with high levels of blood glucose (sugar). This can happen from problems with insulin being produced, how your body uses insulin or both. The exact cause of diabetes is not known. Genetics and environmental factors appear to play roles.

Type 2 diabetes develops when the body does not use insulin properly. In response to this, the pancreas produces more insulin. Over time, the pancreas will not make enough insulin for the body's needs. This results in increased amounts of glucose in the blood while the cells are starved of energy. After a while, the high blood glucose damages nerves and blood vessels. This damage can result in complications. Heart disease, blood vessel disease, kidney disease, nerve problems, and gum infections are some of the complications. These complications can lead to stroke, blindness, and amputation.

How can type 2 diabetes be prevented?

Some changes that can reduce the risk of diabetes are:

Reach and maintain a reasonable body weight
Make wise food choices most of the time
Be physically active every day
Take prescribed medications

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Diabetes Resources for Adults

4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes for Life - This brochure gives an overview of four key steps to manage your diabetes and live a long and active life. This brochure is also available in a number of different languages - please see the following:

4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life. Spanish Version

Control Your Diabetes. For Life. Tips to Help You Feel Better and Stay Healthy - This tip sheet provides an action plan for diabetes control that includes tips for knowing blood sugar levels, reaching blood sugar goals and maintaining blood sugar control.
Do You Know the Health Risk of Being Overweight? - This fact sheet covers the health risks associated with obesity including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease and fatty liver disease. Also offers suggestions on how to lower health risks.
Get Real! You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Out to Prevent Diabetes. - A two page tip sheet that provides steps to help Americans prevent diabetes.
I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for American Indians - A 16 page brochure created for the American Indian population. Contents include a review of what diabetes is and its signs, diabetes risk factors and how to lower risks. Trackers for daily food and drink intake and physical activity are provided.
If you have diabetes...know your blood sugar numbers! - This brochure provides information on measuring blood sugar levels using the A1C test and self-test method. (Spanish Version)
If You Have Diabetes You Are at High Risk for Heart Attack & Stroke - This brochure explains the link between diabetes and heart disease and encourages people with diabetes to take action to control the ABCs of diabetes.
It's Never Too Early to Prevent Diabetes. A Lifetime of Small Steps for a Healthy Family. - This tip sheet for women with a history of gestational diabetes prevent or delay type 2 diabetes, and lower their children’s risk for developing the disease. (Spanish Version)
More than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes - Brochure explains that African Americans are at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and offers steps for prevention. Includes a My GAME PLAN Food and Activity Tracker.
National Diabetes Fact Sheet - From the CDC, this fact sheet gives a comprehensive overview of diabetes, prevention and treatment.
Prevengamos La Diabetes Tipo 2: Paso a Paso - Bilingual fact sheet (Spanish and English) with guidance for Hispanic families on how to take small steps to lower their risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.
Small Steps. Big Rewards. - Your GAME PLAN for Preventing Type 2 diabetes: Information for Patients - This 4 booklet package provides patients with information about their risk for developing diabetes and how to implement a program to prevent or delay the onset of the disease, including how to set goals, track their progress, implement a walking program, find additional resources, and monitor and record their food and drink intake and physical activity with the use of a fat and calorie counter and tracker.

Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes - This education flyer tells people with diabetes about the link between diabetes and heart disease and encourages them to manage their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol. Each flyer has a record form to enable people with diabetes to keep track of their numbers and work with their health providers to reach their goals.
Take these small steps now to Prevent Diabetes - Fact sheet explains that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are overweight are at high risk for Type 2 diabetes. It provides information on how to identify if one is at risk and ways to lower risk factors for diabetes.
Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes - This tip sheet provides practical tips and suggestions for helping loved ones with diabetes. The sheet also lists diabetes organizations that can be of assistance. (Spanish Version)
Two Reasons I Find Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs
You are the heart of your family... take care of it. - This bilingual (Spanish and English) booklet explains the link between diabetes and heart disease for Hispanics/ Latinos. It encourages patients to work with their health care team to manage their blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol. A wallet card allows patients to track their target numbers.
Usted es el corazon de la familia... cuide su corazon - Este es un folleto bilingüe (español e inglés) fácil de leer, y explica la conexión entre diabetes y enfermedad cardiaca en los hispanos y latinoamericanos. Este folleto ilustrado anima a los pacientes a que den pasos para controlar no sólo sus niveles de glucosa (azúcar) en la sangre, sino también su presión arterial y el colesterol. El folleto incluye una tarjeta que puede extraer y colocar en su billetera para hacer el seguimiento de estos números como meta.

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Resources for Kids and Teens

Tips for Kids. Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. - This colorful, easy to read tip sheet explains what type 2 diabetes is and encourages young people to take steps to lower their risk for type 2 diabetes. It provides tips to reach a healthy weight and lead an active lifestyle including activity and healthy food guides.
Tips for Teens with Diabetes: What is Diabetes? - These tip sheets provide useful information about diabetes and encourage teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life. (Black & White)
Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Be Active - These tip sheets provide useful information about diabetes and encourage teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life. (Black & White)
Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Stay at a Healthy Weight - These tip sheets provide useful information about diabetes and encourage teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life. (Black & White)
Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Make Healthy Food Choices - These tip sheets provide useful information about diabetes and encourage teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life. (Black & White)
Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Dealing With the Ups and Downs of Diabetes - These tip sheets provide useful information about diabetes and encourage teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life. (Black & White)
Tips for Teens: Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes - This tip sheet encourages teens to take steps to lower their risk for type 2 diabetes. It provides advice on reaching a healthy weight and leading an active lifestyle. Includes healthy food and activity guides. (Black & White)
Tips for Parents. Healthy Eating & Physical Activity Across Your Lifespan. Helping Your Child. - A 20 page brochure which reviews just how healthy eating and physical activity will impact children and gives an overview of the food guide pyramid and serving size information in addition to information on helping children to be more active. Readings and other resources are highlighted.

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Resources for Older Adults

It's Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes: Take your first step today. Tips for People at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes - Short booklet for those 60 and over on how they can reduce their risks for Type 2 diabetes by watching what they eat and becoming active.
The Power To Control Diabetes Is in Your Hands - This brochure provides information for older adults with diabetes on how to manage their disease, including the importance of checking blood glucose levels, managing the ABCs of diabetes and how to access Medicare benefits. (Spanish Version)
The Power To Control Diabetes Is in Your Hands - Community Outreach Kit - The Power to Control Diabetes is in Your Hands is an awareness campaign to help older adults with diabetes and their loved ones learn how to manage the disease and live longer, healthier lives. This resource kit provides information on diabetes and older adults as well as ideas and materials for promotional activities and media outreach.

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Resources for Clinicians

Small Steps. Big Rewards. Your GAME PLAN to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Health Care Provider Toolkit - This toolkit contains a decision pathway to diagnose and treat pre-diabetes, proven strategies to counsel and motivate patients, an office poster, and copier-ready patient education materials. These materials help people to take steps to prevent or delay diabetes.
Working Together to Manage Diabetes: A Guide for Pharmacists, Podiatrists, Optometrists and Dental Professionals. - This interdisciplinary primer focuses on diabetes-related conditions affecting the foot, eye and mouth, as well as the issues related to drug therapy and management. Promotes a team approach to comprehensive diabetes care and provides simple care recommendations to providers in making cross-disciplinary treatment referrals.

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Resources for Communities

Diabetes Community Partnership Guide This how-to kit contains ideas, tools, and guidelines for community partnerships and diabetes activities

National Diabetes Education Program - Is a joint program of CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and 200-plus partners. Partners working together to improve the treatment and outcomes of diabetes in individuals, families, communities, and health care systems.
We Have the Power to Prevent Diabetes (American Indian/Alaska Native Communities) 2-page fact sheet designed specifically for American Indian/Alaska Native Communities. Features 7 steps (in a testimonial format featuring real examples) that can be taken to prevent diabetes.

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