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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (DDTP)

Read and Share Diabetes Information by Category/Topic

Culturally-relevant diabetes education materials available to view, download, and share. Read and share with your patients, clients, friends, and family members.

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    Be Prepared for Sick Days

    When people with diabetes get sick, managing blood sugar can be difficult. This tip sheet helps readers plan for sick days in advance to better manage their diabetes.

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    Diabetes and Emergencies

    Learn to prepare for an emergency situation that may require you to move to safety. Tip sheet discusses how to prepare a basic supply kit and make an emergency plan.

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    Stress and Diabetes

    Stress and Diabetes tip sheet offers ideas for how to deal with stress for improved blood sugar control and overall well-being.

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    Type 2 Diabetes Basics

    This one-page education resource explains type 2 diabetes, including how it affects the body, common symptoms, and risk factors, and how it is diagnosed. It also provides practical tips for prevention and daily management.

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    Working With the Diabetes Health Care Team

    This one-page, colorful handout offers a schedule of routine medical care recommendations for managing diabetes, as well as topics to discuss with diabetes educators for support in learning to live well with diabetes.

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    Diabetes and Pregnancy

    New 2-page fact sheet offers information and tips on how to manage diabetes during and after pregnancy. Read and/or print for yourself, your family, or your patients!

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    Diabetic Eye Disease

    This 2-page easy to read handout describes diabetic eye disease and the importance of having an eye exam every year to prevent or slow eye disease.

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    Taking Care of Your Eyes When You Have Diabetes

    Order or print this easy-to-read 1-page tip sheet that teaches ways to protect your vision and detect eye problems early.

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    Keeping Your Feet Healthy

    2-page, easy-to-read tip sheet on ways clients can keep their feet healthy. Includes ideas for self-care at home and reminders of what to ask health care providers at each clinic visit.

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    Checking Your Blood Sugar

    This fact sheet is for people with diabetes who are new to using a glucose meter. Learn the basics about testing, such as when to test, target numbers, recognizing high and low blood sugars, and managing your diabetes.

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    Continuous Glucose Monitoring

    Learn how Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) help people with diabetes understand their blood sugar patterns so they can achieve improved diabetes control.

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    Low Blood Sugar

    This one-page education handout describes the symptoms and treatment of low blood sugar.

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    Tips for Managing Blood Sugar

    This one-page education handout offers tips for managing blood sugar with four easy-to-remember ideas on healthy eating, staying active, and reducing stress.

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    Blood Pressure and Diabetes

    Learn what high blood pressure (hypertension) is and how it can be controlled.

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    Fats and Heart Health

    The types of fat we eat make a difference. Learn how to make heart-healthy fat choices using this colorful 2-page fact sheet.

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    Keeping Your Heart Healthy

    1-page, easy-to-read tip sheet on ways clients can keep their heart healthy. Includes ideas for lowering chances of having heart disease and working with their health care team to take care of their hearts.

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    Understanding Your Cholesterol

    This tip sheet reviews the types of cholesterol and their associated health risks and recommended levels. The infographic on page 2 has tips on forming heart-healthy living habits.

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    Phosphorus: Tips for People with Chronic Kidney Disease

    Learn how elevated blood levels of the mineral phosphorus can be managed in people with chronic kidney disease by moderating dietary intake and using medications to limit absorption.

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    Potassium: Tips for People with Chronic Kidney Disease

    This tip sheet is for people with chronic kidney disease who are at risk of high potassium levels. For those on a potassium restriction, learn to moderate dietary intake and select lower-potassium fruits and vegetables.

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    Protecting Your Kidneys

    Handout describes why it is important for people with diabetes to get their kidneys checked.

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    Taking Diabetes Medicines

    This two-page handout offers numerous ideas about taking diabetes medicines, including ways to keep health care providers informed, ways to remember to take medication, and tips on being safe with medicines.

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    Carbs by Color

    To keep it simple, you can use colors--colorful, brown, and white--to identify carbs. Use this fact sheet to help your patients/clients identify carbs by color.

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    Conversation Starter for Clinicians and Educators Working in Native Communities: Food and Nutrition

    Educators, clinicians, and other members of the health care team often have the opportunity to talk with community members about food, nutrition, and factors that influence eating behaviors.

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    Find the Carbohydrates on My Native Plate

    Knowing which foods have carbohydrates (carbs) is one of the first steps to choosing healthy foods. This fact sheet is for use with Carbohydrates by Color fact sheet.

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    Healthy Eating on a Budget

    Healthy eating on a budget encourages engaging with food through meal planning, food shopping, food savings, and cooking. Links to recipes and food assistance resources included.

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    Limit Added Sugar

    Learn about added sugars and the risks of consuming too many. The featured Nutrition Facts label shows users how to find added sugars and set daily limits.

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    My Native Plate (Updated)

    This nutrition education tool uses a plate as a guide to show balanced meals with reasonable portion sizes. The front features a sample meal with traditional foods. The back shows 3 more sample meals and tips to add variety to meals and snacks.

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    Sodium and Your Health

    Learn how sodium (salt) impacts your health and ways to reduce how much you consume. This factsheet reviews sodium recommendations and how to use the Nutrition Facts label to choose foods lower in sodium.

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    Keeping Your Teeth and Gums Healthy

    This one-page education handout describes why it is important to manage your blood sugar and take care of your teeth and gums.

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    Being Active is Traditional

    This fact sheet reminds readers that being active has always been central to the heritage of American Indians and Alaska Native people. Get started, have fun, and enjoy the many health benefits outlined in this helpful guide.

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    How To Get Started Walking

    Print this easy-to-read 2-page tip sheet that encourages clients to start walking for exercise.

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    How to Walk Farther and Faster

    Print this easy-to-read 2-page tip sheet that gives clients ideas on how to walk farther and faster.

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    Increasing Muscle Strength

    Learn why adults benefit from adding strength training to their routine. This fact sheet provides tips and methods for getting started.

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    Mindful Movement

    People with diabetes can practice mindful movement to help reduce stress and improve muscular strength and balance. Mindful movement can be a first step in centering your day.

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    Move More Sit Less

    Prolonged sitting time can adversely affect our health. Interrupt sitting time and move more with these seven tips to keep your body moving.

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    Physical Activity and Weight Loss

    This education resource promotes physical activity to support weight loss to prevent and manage diabetes. It outlines types of physical activity, recommended activity levels, and practical tips to help individuals add more movement to their daily routine.

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    Track Your Steps

    Learn how to track steps with a fitness tracker to monitor physical activity and help reach activity targets. Getting the recommended steps daily can help reduce blood sugar, blood pressure, and body fat.

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    Sexual Health and Diabetes

    This fact sheet provides information about common sexual health issues that people living with diabetes may experience, factors that affect sexual health, and action steps that can be taken to prevent and address sexual health issues.

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    Healthy Native Youth and Diabetes Prevention

    This tip sheet is designed for parents and caregivers to help guide them in building a healthy future for their children. It includes tips on helping kids stay active, establishing healthy eating habits, and involving youth in family meals.