Education Materials and Resources (Online Catalog)
The IHS Division of Diabetes has a 20 year history of providing diabetes care and education services to the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Find free, culturally-relevant materials to prevent and treat diabetes and diabetes-related conditions.
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This education resource is designed to help individuals better understand and manage type 2 diabetes. It explains how type 2 diabetes affects the body, common symptoms and risk factors, and how it is diagnosed. It also provides practical tips for prevention and daily management, including healthy eating, physical activity, and working with the healthcare team.
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- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- Diabetes Prevention
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
Poster bundle contains the following posters:
- Protecting Your Kidneys
- Keeping Your Teeth and Gums Healthy
- Low Blood Sugar
Note: Individual posters are available for download here.
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- Kidney
- Teeth
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
- Format
- Poster
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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- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Patients/Clients
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Clinicians may use this tool as a quick reference to treatment algorithms based on national guidelines and the Diabetes Standards of Care and Resources for Clinicians and Educators.
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- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Algorithm
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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- General Diabetes
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- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
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- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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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Handout describes why it is important for people with diabetes to get their kidneys checked.
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- Blood Glucose
- Blood Pressure
- General Diabetes
- Kidney
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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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- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Medication
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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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- Behavioral Health
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Health Promotion
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
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 Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
This one-page and easy-to-read education handout offers basic information about Type 2 diabetes and includes a list of the symptoms of high blood sugar.
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- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Audience
- Elders
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Youth Educators
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Clinicians may use this tool as a quick reference to treatment algorithms based on national guidelines and the Diabetes Standards of Care and Resources for Clinicians and Educators.
Download Now! [PDF – 206 KB]
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Algorithm
Poster describes why it is important for people with diabetes to get their kidneys checked. Ideal for posting in clinic waiting areas, exam rooms, and other community gathering places.
Note: Print using 11 x 17 paper
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- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- Blood Pressure
- General Diabetes
- Kidney
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Poster
- Self-print
This one-page education handout describes the symptoms and treatment of low blood sugar.
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- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Kidney
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
- Tear-off Pad
Poster describes the symptoms and treatment of low blood sugar. Ideal for posting in clinic waiting areas, exam rooms, and other community gathering places.
Note: Print using 11 x 17 paper
Options:
- Read and Share
- Download Now! [PDF – 1.2 MB]
- Order poster
(physical copies are 11x17 inches)
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Kidney
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Patients/Clients
- Program Staff
- Format
- Poster
- Self-print
Clinicians may use this tool as a quick reference to treatment algorithms based on national guidelines and the Diabetes Standards of Care and Resources for Clinicians and Educators.
Download Now! [PDF – 203 KB]
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Algorithm
Clinicians may use this tool as a quick reference to treatment algorithms based on national guidelines and the Diabetes Standards of Care and Resources for Clinicians and Educators.
Download Now! [PDF – 181 KB]
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- General Diabetes
- Medication
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Format
- Algorithm
Easy-to-read 1-page education tool to help your clients know their current blood sugar and A1C levels, and set goals. Assist clients to fill in simple bars that will show the relationship between their A1C numbers and average blood sugars.
Download Now! [PDF – 524 KB]
- Topic
- Blood Glucose
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals
- Program Staff
- Format
- Self-print
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