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African American Resources
- Addressing Health Disparities in Diabetes
- Office of Minority Health: Diabetes and African Americans
- Faith Leaders Toolkit: Diabetes Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
Find an Expert
- Dentists
- Diabetes Education Programs
- Diabetes Educators
- Dietitians
- Endocrinologists
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
- Nurses
- Ophthalmologists
- Optometrists
- Pharmacists
- Podiatrists
Associations/Agencies/Acronyms
- 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
- 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)
- Resources for American Indians and Alaska Natives (CDC)
- Native Diabetes Wellness Program
- Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (USDHHS Indian Health Service)
Asian/Pacific Islander Resources
- Asian American Diabetes Initiative (Joslin)
- Diabetes Education Fact Sheet (AAPCHO)
- Diabetes Related Resources (AAPCHO)
- Resources for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers
- The Big Picure: Checking Your Blood Glucose
- Understanding Blood Sugar and Control
Children/Adolescents
- ADA Imagine Camp
- Children with Diabetes
- For Parents and Kids (ADA)
- Juvenile Diabetes (MedlinePlus)
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
- Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
- Safe at School
- School Discrimination (ADA)
- (Also see Schools below)
- Type 1 Diabetes
Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listing Services
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Joslin Clinical Research Section
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Community Tools
Planning
Campaigns/Toolkits
- AMA Diabetes Prevention Toolkit
- Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) Online Toolkit
- Diabetes At Work.org
- Diabetes Infographics (CDC)
- Diabetes Intervention MICA
- Diabetes State Burden Toolkit
- Everyday Choices for a Healthier LIFE
- National Diabetes Prevention Program Coverage Toolkit
- National Prediabetes Awareness Campaign (NDEP)
- We Can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition
More
- American Diabetes Association-Local Activities
- Fact Sheets on Diabetes
- Live Like Your Life Depends on It (LLYLDOI)
- Nonprofit Services Consortium
Dental/Mouth/Gums
- Diabetes and Periodontal Disease (AAP) (English)
- Diabetes and Your Oral Health (ADA)
- Diabetes: Dental Tips (NIDCR)
- (English-html) (Spanish-html)
- Oral Health and Oral Hygiene (ADA)
Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
- Disaster Relief and Diabetes
- Help for People with Diabetes Affected by Natural Disasters
- Managing Insulin in an Emergency
Eye Care
- Diabetic Eye Problems (MedlinePlus)
- Eye Care America
Feet
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- Amputee Coalition of America
- Diabetic Foot (MedlinePlus)
- National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC)
- Influenza Web Page (DHSS)
General Patient Information
- Diabetes at familydoctor.org (AAFP)
- Diabetes Basics (ADA)
- Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable Health Information
- Health Information Translations
- Introduction to Diabetes (NDIC) (English)
- Medline Plus
- Merck Manual Home Edition
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
- National Women's Health Information Center
- Take Charge of Your Diabetes (CDC)
(English-html)
Gestational Diabetes (see Pregnancy)
Grants and Funding
- Foundation Center
- Grants.gov
- Grantsmanship Center, The
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
- Health Forward Foundation
- Missouri Foundation for Health
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health Care Assistance
Heart Disease
Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheets (DHSS)
Heart Disease (DHSS)
Search Your Heart (AHA)
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)
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
Medicare
Medication Assistance
- Destination Rx
- Free Medicine Foundation
- Helpful Answers (Pfizer)
- Helping Patients.org (Prescription Assistance Programs)
- Insulin Help (ADA)
- 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
Sleep
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
Travel
- Have Diabetes, Will Travel (NDEP)
- Traveling with Diabetes (JDRF)
Worksite
- Business and Managed Care (NDEP)
- Diabetesatwork.org (NDEP)