Education

Resources

• Resource Guide - American Diabetes Association Resource Guide
• Diabetes Clearinghouse - National Diabetes Information
• Cholesterol Information - How to lower Your Cholesterol
• Pain Management - Tools for pain management
• Hypertension Information - How to lower your Blood Pressure
• Diabetes Personal Health Decisions - Risk Assessment Calculator
• Quit Smoking - Tools to help you quit
• Ten Year Risk Calculator - Estimate your risk of having a heart attack
• Glycemic Index - Use the glycemic index to fine tune your blood sugars

Healthy Eating

• My Pyramid Tracker - Evaluate your nutrient intake
• Nutrient Content of Foods - USDA Nutrient Database
• My Food Advisor - Evaluate individual foods and recipes
• Exchange lists - Foods exchanged within groups have same calories
• DASH - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• BMI Calculator - Use this to calculate your Body Mass Index
• GoMeals - iPhone App to find restaurants and evaluate nutrition
• Glycemic Index - Use the glycemic index to fine tune your blood sugars
• Carbohydrate Counting - How Many carbs do you need?
• Plate Method - Using the Plate Method for eating
• ChaseFreedom.com - Evaluation of popular fad diets

 

Exercise

• My Pyramid Tracker - Evaluate your nutrient intake
• Exercise and Diabetes - How exercise helps control diabetes
• What kinds of Activity should I do?
• Overcoming Roadblocks to Being Active
• Walking: A Step in the Right Direction

 

Medications

• RxAssist - Medication cost assistance
• Cost of Medications - Help with Cost of Medications
• Tips for the Savvy Supplement User
  
• MedLine Review of Dietary Supplements
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Stress Management & Coping

Meditation has been shown to help with both stress and depression managment

• www.meditationcenter.com
• www.learningmeditation.com

Relaxation Response Techniques can help reduce stress-induced blood glucose spikes

• Quick relaxation techniques

Depression has been linked with elevated blood sugars.

• Learn about depression

Problem Solving

• Hypoglycemia - What is hypoglycemia and what to do about it
• Foot Care - Brochure on how to take care of your feet
• Cholesterol Information - How to lower Your Cholesterol
• Traveling with Diabetic supplies - Information on traveling with diabetic supplies
• Erectile Dysfunction - Medical information on Erectile Dysfunction
• Pain Management - Tools for pain management
• Diabetes Personal Health Decisions - Risk Assessment
• Quit Smoking - Tools to help you quit
• Resource Guide - American Diabetes Association Resource Guide
• Depression Management - Tips to help manage depression
• Glycemic Index - Use the glycemic index to fine tune your blood sugars

Links

• My Pyramid Tracker - Evaluate your nutrient intake
• My Food Advisor - Evaluate individual foods and recipes
• RxAssist - Medication cost assistance
• Drug interactions checker - Check for interactions between medications, herbal supplements and food
• Exchange lists - Foods exchanged within groups have same calories
• Nutrient Content of Foods - USDA Nutrient Database
• BMI Calculator - Use this to calculate your Body Mass Index
• Foot Care - Brochure on how to take care of your feet
• Diabetes Overview - What is Diabetes?
• Insulin Information - Insulin and Insulin Pump Information
• DASH - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• Erectile Dysfunction - Medical information on Erectile Dysfunction
• Diabetes Care Journal Article - Oolong tea effects on blood sugar in Type 2 Diabetics
• Traveling with Diabetic Supplies - Information on traveling with diabetic supplies
• Hypoglycemia - What is hypoglycemia and what to do about it
• GoMeals - iPhone App to find restaurants and evaluate nutrition