Diabetes HealthSense
Resources for living well
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This quit smoking program helps you re-learn your life without cigarettes. The EX Plan helps you see quitting not as one big war, but as a number of little battles you can actually win. Includes tools to chart your progress and set your quit smoking date.
EX
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This guide shows you many types of exercise and physical activity. It also has lots of tips to help you be active in ways that suit your lifestyle, interests, health, and budget, whether you’re just starting out, getting back to exercising after a break, or fit enough to run a 3-mile race. It’s for everyone—people who are healthy and those who live with an ongoing health problem or disability. En español
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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This application for the iPhone and iPad provides users with instant access to diabetes nutrition facts for making healthy eating choices.
Go Meals
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This website is filled with information about living with diabetes and developing habits for healthy eating and physical activity through small, sensible steps. En español
Merck
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Lose It! is a smart phone app that helps you set goals and achieve them through tracking your daily calories, habits, and exercise.
FitNow, Inc.
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These three worksheets for young women can help you figure out which types of exercise you'll enjoy most and how to get started, stay motivated, and free up time for fitness.
Center for Young Women's Health at Children's Hospital Boston
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MyFitnessPal is a diet and fitness community that provides tools and support for tracking your food and exercise and helping you achieve your weight loss goals.
MyFitnessPal
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This online tracking tool lets you track what you eat to manage your diabetes and prevent the onset of complications. Explore nearly 5,000 foods and find recipes and healthy alternatives to improve your meals. En español
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
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This online calorie counter and food journal allows you to set your weight loss goals, track your daily caloric intake, and log your fitness activities.
Livestrong
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This online tracking tool will help you manage your diabetes by tracking your nutritional intake and monitoring your blood glucose and insulin usage. It also provides nutritionist-approved diabetic recipes and support from other members.
Livestrong
