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Patient Education

Effective disease management requires patients and/or caregivers to understand how physical activity can influence the weight, blood glucose levels and well-being of the diabetes patient.

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The patient should also have resources that provide information on types of appropriate activity.

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National Diabetes Fact Sheet - 2011 (pdf) - Feb 11th, 2011
A helpful fact sheet for patients and clinicians on diabetes facts. Easy to Read.

The Diabetes Dictionary (Web Page) - Feb 10th, 2011
A searchable Web page on terms helpful for diabetes patients and clinicians from NIDDK, NDIC, NIH updated in 2006. English.

The Diabetes Dictionary - Spanish (Web Page) - Feb 10th, 2011
A searchable Web page on terms helpful for diabetes patients and clinicians from NIDDK, NDIC, NIH updated in 2006. Spanish.

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Across Your Lifespan - Level 1 (pdf) - Feb 9th, 2011
Tips for older adults in keeping healthy

Healthier Older Adult Guidelines - Level 1 (Web Page) - Feb 8th, 2011
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Chapter 11 that emphasizes the importance of diet anc exercise for older adults and ways to achieve healthier lifestyle.

Blood Glucose Meter Guides (Web Page) - Feb 8th, 2011
Guides on blood glucose meters for patients.

Cholesterol Quiz (Web Page) - Feb 3rd, 2011
Quiz on the steps you can take to reduce your high blood cholesterol

Portion Distortions Quiz for Patients (Web Page) - Feb 3rd, 2011
Quiz on how food portions have changed in 20 years and the amount of activity needed to work-off present portions

Diabetes and Exercise (Web Page) - Feb 3rd, 2011
Diabetes and exercise go hand in hand. Helpful tips for patients.

Weight Management (pdf) - Feb 2nd, 2011
Chapter on Portion Control and Caloric Intake - Includes BMI Chart

Getting More Active - For People with Diabetes (pdf) - Feb 2nd, 2011
Basic Tips on How to Incorporate Exercise into a Daily Routine and the Benefits of it for a Person with Diabetes

Leg Exercises for People with Diabetes (pdf) - Feb 2nd, 2011
Illustrations of Specific Leg Exercises in Spanish and English, updated in 2003.

Physical Activiy Tracker Log (pdf) - Feb 2nd, 2011
Log for Patient to Fill out Daily Physical Activity Goals

Exercise and Diabetes (pdf) - Feb 2nd, 2011
Basic, Easy to Read Booklet on Exercise

DASH Diet and African American Health (Web Page) - Feb 2nd, 2011
African Americans are especially likely to develop hypertension and complications from high blood pressure. Tips to reduce the chances.

Healthy Eating - VNAA Resource (Web Page) - Feb 2nd, 2011
Tips for ways to eat healthy.

National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2011 (pdf) - Feb 2nd, 2011
CDC's fact sheet on diabetes. Great patient resources and easy to print and distribute.

Physical Activity and Get Active - Level 2 (Web Page) - Feb 1st, 2011
Provides patient exercise tips on how to safely exercise and what activities to avoid and other ways to reduce their risk of heart disease.

What I Need to Know About Physical Activity and Diabetes (pdf) - Dec 23rd, 2010
Overview Booklet on How Physical Activity Can Improve the Health of Patients with Diabetes, updated in 2008.

Exercise: Drug-Free Approach to Lowering High Blood Pressure (Web Page) - Oct 26th, 2010
Tips and information.

How Physical Activity Can Become a Way of Life (Level 2) (pdf) - Oct 25th, 2010
Downloadable and printable sheet on how being physically active creates many positive outcomes.

Walking: A Step in the Right Direction - Level 1 (pdf) - Aug 1st, 2010
Pictures depicting warm-up stretches and tips on the most effective way to walk.

Active at Any Size - Level 1 (Web Page) - Aug 1st, 2010
Booklet explaining workout strategies for very overweight persons.

Diabetes and Me (Web Page) - Jun 22nd, 2006
Web Page with Links to Eating Healthy and Being Active

 


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