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African American Resources

• African Americans and Diabetes (ADA)
• Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (AHRO)
  ( html) (pdf)
• Diabetes in African Americans (NDIC)
• On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans (NHLBI)
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

Ask an Expert

• Dentists
• Diabetes Education Programs
• Diabetes Educators
• Dietitians
• Endocrinologists
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
• Nurses
• Ophthalmologists
• Optometrists
• Pharmacists
• Podiatrists

Associations/Agencies/Acronyms

• Directory of Diabetes Organizations (NIDDK)
• Directory of Health Organizations Online (NLM)
• AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
• AADE (American Association of Diabetes Educators)
• AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• AAIP (Association of American Indian Physicians)
• AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• AAP (American Association of Periodontology)
• AAPCHO (Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations)
• ACA (Amputee Coalition of America)
• ADA (American Dental Association)
• ADA (American Diabetes Association)
• ADA (American Dietetic Association)
• ADHA (American Dental Hygienist’s Association)
• AHA (American Heart Association)
• AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
• AOA (Administration on Aging)
• AOA (American Optometric Association)
• APMA (American Podiatric Medical Association)
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• CFSAN (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
• JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International)
• Joslin Diabetes Center
• KC-CDC (Kansas City Chronic Disease Coalition)
• MAFP (Missouri Academy of Family Physicians)
• MASN (Missouri Association of School Nurses)
• MDA (Missouri Dental Association)
• MDA (Missouri Dietetic Association)
• Medicare
• MHA (Missouri Hospital Association)
• Missouri Department of Social Services, Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
• NCBDE (National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators)
• NDEP (National Diabetes Education Program)
• NDIC (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• NEI (National Eye Institute)
• NFB (National Federation of the Blind)
• NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• NIDCR (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
• NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases)
• NKDEP (National Kidney Disease Education Program)
• NLLIC (National Limb Loss Information Center)
• NWHRC (National Women’s Health Resource Center)
• SLADE (St. Louis Association of Diabetes Educators)
• United Way - 211

American Indians/Alaskan Natives Resources

• Diabetes Resources for Native Americans (AAIP)
• Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (AHRO)
  ( html) (pdf)
• Diabetes in American Indians and Alaskan Natives (NDIC)
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
• Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (USDHHS Indian Health Service)
• Take Care of Your Heart-Manage Your Diabetes
• The Eagle Books: Stories about Growing Strong and Preventing Diabetes

Asian/Pacific Islander Resources

• Asian American Diabetes Initiative (Joslin)
• Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (AHRO)
  (html) (pdf)
• Diabetes Education Fact Sheet (AAPCHO)
• Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (NDIC)
• Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (NIDDK)
• Diabetes Prevention Tip Sheets (NDEP)
• Diabetes Related Resources (AAPCHO)
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
• Online Diabetes Resources (Non-English)
• Silent Trauma – Diabetes, Health Status and the Refugee. Southeast Asians in the United States (NDEP)

Blood Glucose Monitoring

• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Diabetes Under Control (NDIC)
  ( English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)
• Checking Your Blood Glucose (ADA)
• If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers

Children/Adolescents

• Children with Diabetes
• Diabetes in Children and Adolescents (NDEP)
• Diabetes in Children and Adolescents (MCH Library)
• For Parents and Kids (ADA)
• Juvenile Diabetes (MedlinePlus)
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
• Resources on Children and Adolescents (NDEP)
• School Discrimination (ADA)
• The Eagle Books: Stories about Growing Strong and Preventing Diabetes
• USDA for Kids
• When Your Child is Diagnosed with Diabetes: Parent’s Questions for the Health Care Team (NDEP)
• Wizdom Kit (ADA)
• (Also see Schools below)

Clinical Trials

• CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listing Services
• ClinicalTrials.gov
• Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
• Joslin Clinical Research Section
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Community Tools

Dental/Mouth/Gums

• Diabetes and Periodontal Disease (AAP) (English)
• Diabetes and Oral Health (NOHIC)
• Diabetes and Your Oral Health (ADA)
• Diabetes: Dental Tips (NIDCR)
• (English-html) (Spanish-html)
• Facts on Diabetes & Oral Health
• Oral Health and Oral Hygiene (ADA)
• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy (NDIC)
• (English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)

Disaster/Emergency Preparedness

• Diabetes Disaster Preparedness
• Help for People with Diabetes Affected by Natural Disasters
• Medical Advice for People with Diabetes in Emergency Situations
• Tips for Emergency Preparedness

Eye Care

• Diabetes Action Network (NFB)
• Diabetic Eye Problems (MedlinePlus)
• Diabetic Retinopathy (AOA)
• Diabetic Retinopathy: What You Should Know (NEI)
• Eye Care America
• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Eyes Healthy (NDIC)
  ( English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)

Feet

• American Podiatric Medical Association
• Amputee Coalition of America
• Diabetic Foot (MedlinePlus)
• LEAP (Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program)
• National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC)
• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy (NDIC)
  (English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)
• Take Care of Your Feet for a Lifetime (NDEP)
  ( English-pdf) (Spanish-pdf)

Find a Flu Shot Clinic

Flu and Pneumonia Immunization Campaign Materials

Influenza Web Page (DHSS)

General Patient Information

• ADA Education Recognition Programs
• Choose to Live – Your Diabetes Survival Guide
• Diabetes and Me (CDC)
• Diabetes at familydoctor.org (AAFP)
• Diabetes Basics (ADA)
• Diabetes Dictionary (NDIC) (English) (Spanish)
• Diabetes Questions and Answers Fact Sheet
• Diabetes Tutorial (Medline Plus)
• Diagnosis of Diabetes (NDIC)
• Four Steps to Control Your Diabetes for Life (NDEP)
• Help a Loved One With Diabetes (NDEP)
  (English) (Spanish)
• Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable Health Information
• Health Information Translations
• Healing Handbook for Persons with Diabetes
• If You Have Diabetes . . . Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers!
  (English) (Spanish)
• Introduction to Diabetes (NDIC) (English) (Spanish)
• Low Literacy Diabetes Information in Multiple Languages (Healthy Roads Media)
• Medline Plus
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Take Charge of Your Diabetes (CDC)
  (English-html) (English-pdf)
• The Power to Control Diabetes is in Your Hands (NDEP) (English and Spanish)

Gestational Diabetes (see Pregnancy)

Grants and Funding

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) (Developing and Writing Grant Proposals)
• Foundation Center
• Grants.gov
• Grantsmanship Center, The
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
• Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
• Missouri Foundation for Health
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Health Care Assistance

• Advocacy and Legal Resources (ADA)
• CareLink
• Eye Care America
• Find a Community Health Center (MPCA)
• Senior Eye Care Program (SEP)

Heart Disease

Heart and Vascular Diseases (NHLBI)
Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheets (DHSS)
On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans (NHLBI)
Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources (NHLBI)
Heart Disease (DHSS)
Search Your Heart (AHA)
Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Heart and Blood Vessels Healthy (NDIC)
(English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)

Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar)/Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

• Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar) (ADA)
  • (ADA)
• Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar)
  • (ADA)
  • (Merck Manual)
  • (NDIC)

Insurance Coverage (also see Medicaid and Medicare)

• Health Insurance Options for People with Diabetes (ADA)

Kidney

• Diabetes Insipidus (NKUDIC)
• Diabetes Insipidus (MedlinePlus)
• Diabetic Kidney Problems (MedlinePlus)
• Kidney Connection Toolkit (NKDEP)
• Kidney Disease of Diabetes (NKUDIC)
• Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You (NKUDIC)
• Missouri Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force Report and Recommendations
• National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy (NDIC)
  (English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)

Medicaid

• Missouri Medicaid Diabetic Supplies Management

Medicare

• Diabetes Screening, Supplies, and Self-Management Training Covered by Medicare

Medication Assistance

• Destination Rx
• Free Medicine Foundation
• Helpful Answers (Pfizer)
• Helping Patients.org (Prescription Assistance Programs)
• Needymeds.com: Assistance in obtaining medications
• Novartis Savings Program
• Patient Assistance Program RX (PAPrx)
• The Medicine Program
• Together Rx Access Card

Medications/Insulin

• Ask the Pharmacist
• Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes (NDIC)
• Medline Plus
• US Food and Drug Administration
• (Also see Medication Assistance above)

Nerves

• Diabetic Neuropathies: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes (NDIC)
• Diabetic Nerve Problems (MedlinePlus)
• Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Nervous System Healthy (NDIC)
  (English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)

Nutrition

• American Dietetic Association
• Cholesterol Low Down
• Create a diet (NHLBI)
• Diabetes Self-Management: Recipes
• Diabetic Diet (MedlinePlus)
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
• Eat 5 a Day for Better Health
• Eating Healthy with Diabetes – (English) (Spanish)
• Fast Food Nutrition Facts
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)
• MyPyramid.gov (New Food Pyramid)
• Nutrient Database (USDA)
• Nutrition Assistance Program (USDA)
• Nutrition and Recipes (ADA)
• Nutrition Related Links (CDC)
• Portion Size Guidelines – (English) (Spanish)
• Taking a Closer Look at Labels (ADA)
• US Food and Drug Administration
• Weight Loss and Control (NIDDK)
• What I Need to Know About Eating and Diabetes (NDIC)
  (English) - (Spanish)

Patient Care

• AACE: Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Medical Guidelines 2011
• Better Diabetes Care (NDEP)
• Chronic Care Model
• Clinical Practice Recommendations (ADA)
• Diabetes Mellitus (Merck Manual)
• Diabetes Numbers at-a-Glance (NDEP)
• Drug Information Databases
• Feet Can Last a Lifetime – A Health Care Provider’s Guide to Preventing Diabetes Foot Problems
• For Health Professionals and Scientists (ADA)
• Health Care Professionals (NDEP)
• Health Services Technology Assessment Texts (STAT) Free, web-based resource of full-text documents that provide health information and support health care decision making.
• LEAP (Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program)
• MedlinePlus: Interactive Health Tutorials
• Missouri Consensus Diabetes Management Guideline for Adults
• Missouri Consensus Screening Guidelines for Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes in a Medical Setting
• National Guidelines Clearinghouse
• PDR Free registration to US registered physicians.
• Small Steps Big Rewards (NDEP)
• Team Care: Comprehensive Lifetime Management for Diabetes (NDEP)
• What You Need to Know as a Provider to Identify High Risk Patients
• Working Together to Manage Diabetes: A Guide for Pharmacists, Podiatrists, Optometrists, and Dental Professionals (NDEP)

Patient Education

• Education Recognition Programs (ADA)
• Diabetes Patient Education Materials (NDEP)
• Eat 5 a Day for Better Health
• For Health Professionals and Scientists (ADA)
• Health Information Translations
• HealthTranslations.com
• Low Literacy Diabetes Information in Multiple Languages (Healthy Roads Media)
• Nutrition Explorations

Physical Activity

• Active Living Resource Center
• American Council on Exercise
• Exercise/Physical Fitness (NIH)
• Move It! (NDEP)
• Physical Activity (CDC)
• Physical Activity and Health Fact Sheets (CDC)
• Physical Activity in Your Daily Life (AHA)
• Staying Active (AARP)
• Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health
• The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• Walking: A Step in the Right Direction (NIDDK)
  (English) - (Spanish)
• Weight Loss and Exercise (ADA)
• What I Need to Know About Physical Activity and Diabetes (NIDDK)
  (html) - (pdf)
• Women’s Health, Diabetes and Physical Activity
  

Pre-Diabetes (see Prevention)

Pregnancy

• Diabetes and Pregnancy (MedlinePlus)
• Diabetes in Pregnancy (March of Dimes)
• Gestational Diabetes (ADA)
• Gestational Diabetes: What It Means for Me and My Baby (AAFP)
• It’s Never Too Early to Prevent Diabetes:  A Lifetime of Small Steps for a Healthy Family (NDEP)
• Did You Have Gestational Diabetes When You Were Pregnant? What You Need to Know
• What I Need to Know About Gestational Diabetes (NDIC)

Prevention (Pre-Diabetes)

• Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
  ( English html) (English pdf) (Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)
• Diabetes Prevention (ADA)
• Diabetes Prevention (NDEP)
• Diabetes Prevention Tip Sheets (NDEP)
• Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes (NDIC)
• LifeLine Screening
• Pre-Diabetes At Risk Test
• Small Steps Big Rewards Campaign
• What is PreDiabetes? (ADA)

Schools

• Advocacy and Legal Resources (ADA)
• Diabetes Care at School (ADA)
• Diabetes Care Tasks at School: What Key Personnel Need to Know (ADA)
• Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
• Eat 5 a Day for Better Health
• Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School
• Nutrition Explorations
• Planet Health: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
• USDA for Kids
• Wizdom Kit (ADA)

Self-Management Tools

• Choose to Live – Your Diabetes Survival Guide
• Fact Sheets on Diabetes
• 4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life. - 4 Pasos para controlar la diabetes de por vida
  ( English) (Spanish)
• Diabetes and Healthy Eating
• If You Have Diabetes You Are at High Risk for Heart Attack & Stroke
  ( Spanish)

Sharps Disposal

• Community Options for Safe Needle Disposal
• EPA's Disposal of Medical Sharps
• Home Guide for Proper Disposal of Needles and Lancets
• Lancing Devices & Sharp Disposal (FDA)
• Hazardous Waste Management Handbook for Small-Quantity Generators (Missouri)
• Protect Yourself, Protect Others-Safe Options for Home Needle Disposal (EPA)
• Safe Community Needle Disposal (CDC)
• Sharps Inc - Sharps Disposal by Mail
• Safe Needle Disposal

Smoking Cessation

• American Lung Association
• Great American Smokeout (American Cancer Society)
• Smoking Cessation (MedlinePlus)
• Smoking and Tobacco (DHSS)
• Tobacco Cessation Guideline

Spanish Resources

• Alimentos Saludables para la Diabetes (Healthy Eating With Diabetes)
• Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? (NDIC)
  ( Spanish html) (Spanish pdf)
• Caminar . . . Un paso en la dirección correcta (NIDDK)
• Centros Para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC)
• Diabetes and Oral Health (NOHIC)
• Diabetes: Dental Tips (NIDCR)
  ( Spanish-html) (Spanish-pdf)
• Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (AHRQ)
• Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (NDIC)
• Diabetes Information in Spanish (NDEP)
• Diccionario de la Diabetes (NIDDK)
• If You Have Diabetes You Are at High Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke (Spanish version)
• Guia Para Determinar El Tamano De Una Porcion De Comida (Portion Size Guidelines)
• Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheets (DHSS)
• La Diabetes y Los Latinos (ADA)
• Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources (NHLBI)
• Latino Initiative (Joslin)
• Lo que debo saber sobre alimentación y la diabetes (NIDDK)
• Low Literacy Diabetes Information in Multiple Languages (Healthy Roads Media)
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
• Prevengamos la diabetes tipo 2.  Paso a Paso (NDEP)

Support Groups

• Community Programs and Local Events (ADA)
• How to Develop and Lead a Diabetes Support Group
• Support Group Leadership Training Resource Manual

Transportation

• Oats
• Public Transportation Options in Your Community

Travel

• Have Diabetes, Will Travel (NDEP)
• Traveling with Diabetes (JDRF)

Worksite

• Business and Managed Care (NDEP)
• Diabetesatwork.org (NDEP)