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• 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)

• Patient Care Handouts

  These newsletters provide information on managing diabetes and preventing diabetes-related health problems.

  Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center

• 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)

• StickK

  Registration Required

  This website helps you set, track, and achieve goals to live a healthier lifestyle.

  StickK

• 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

• The Planned Care Visit

  This video and facilitator's guide demonstrates patient-centered self-management education and encourages health care professionals to follow up with their patients, showing that it does not take much time to get patients to self-manage effectively.

  Improving Chronic Illness Care

• TheCarrot

  Registration Required

  This website provides easy-to-use tools for tracking your health, nutrition, fitness, and medicines in a calendar format. Gain a comprehensive view of your health to help you identify areas of improvement and goal-setting.

  TheCarrot

• Understanding the Seven Self-Care Behaviors

  This website provides information on seven self-care management areas for people with diabetes: healthy eating, being active, monitoring, taking medicine, problem solving, reducing risk, and healthy coping.

  American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)