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• AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors Handouts

  These handouts provide basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes facts, tips, advice, and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce the lessons you learn in diabetes education sessions. En español

  American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

• Behavioral Diabetes Institute

  The Behavioral Diabetes Institute is an organization dedicated to helping people with diabetes live long, healthy, and happy lives.  This website provides an array of evidence-based clinical programs, all designed to help people overcome the emotional and behavioral obstacles to living well with diabetes.

  Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI)

• Better Choices, Better Health

  "This free workshop helps older adults get the support they need and find practical ways to deal with pain, fatigue, and stress. Older adults can also discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment options, and learn better ways to talk with their doctor and family about their health.

  National Council on Aging (NCOA)

• Bring Your Life Into Balance Toolkit

  This toolkit includes articles, videos, and other materials to help you attain greater emotional health and balance in your life.

  HelpGuide

• DAWN Dialogue Tools

  These validated patient survey tools work to assess patient and health care professional attitudes, wishes, and needs in diabetes management, a vital and valuable part of patient-centred quality of care improvement.

  DAWN (Diabetes Attitutes, Wishes, and Needs) Study

• Diabetes 101: Successful Strategies of Caring for a Client with Diabetes

  These PowerPoint training seminars were created to help community health workers better serve and improve the health of native Hawaiians and other Pacific people with diabetes.

  Center for Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research

• Diabetes Etiquette

  This tip sheet provides information on how family members and friends can interact with those with diabetes in a polite and helpful manner.

  Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI)

• Diabetes Initiative

  This website provides access to program models, tools, and resources to enable health care professionals to provide self-management support for adults with diabetes in real world clinical and community settings. En español

  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Diabetes TLC

  Registration Required

  This one-to-one connection program is for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who feel alone or burdened by their diabetes and/or those who would like assistance improving their self management skills.  Clients are paired with a TLC “teammate” who can best relate to their needs.

  Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI)

• Focus on Diabetes

  These interactive online lessons are designed to educate you on topics such as diabetes management, healthy eating, physical activity, medication, glucose levels, monitoring, and more.

  University of Georgia

• Full Circle Diabetes Program

  This program will help you develop holistic program interventions to build support for diabetes care in the community.

  Minneapolis American Indian Center

• Lighten Up Lizzie!

  This flyer provides easy steps to take charge of stress to manage your health and live healthier.

  Prescription Solutions

• Living a Balanced Life with Diabetes: A Toolkit Addressing Psychosocial Issues for American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples

  Living a Balanced Life with Diabetes: A Toolkit Addressing Psychosocial Issues for American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples can help health care professionals address psychosocial issues with American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples. The toolkit contains a variety of culturally appropriate materials.

  National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

• New Beginnings: A Discussion Guide for Living Well with Diabetes

  This discussion guide is based on themes from the film The Debilitator.  The guide is designed to facilitate discussion around the emotional impact of living with diabetes and how social support can help.

  National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

• New Health Partnerships

  This online document helps patients, family members, and health care providers work together to foster self-management and improve health, health care, and quality of life for people with chronic conditions.  It provides support for those who want to work together in a new health partnership to improve patient self-management.

  Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

• Side by Side

  These videos and patient guidebook emphasize the importance of the care team and highlights the benefits of working with a diabetes educator to help you examine your behaviors and develop management plans. There is a team of people—including family and friends—that can offer you guidance and support. En español

  American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

• SONRISA

  This curriculum toolbox is designed for community health workers working with Hispanic/Latino patients to address the prevention and management of depression and diabetes and to prevent emotional burnout from helping clients cope with diabetes and other daily issues. En español

  California Diabetes Program

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes

  This inspirational booklet, written by Dr. Steven Covey, features seven habits that can help you with diabetes management. Learn to become more effective in managing your diabetes on your own, with your medical team, and with your family and friends.

  Bayer Diabetes Care