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Patient Education Library

Fast, easy access to trusted American Diabetes Association resources—designed with busy healthcare professionals in mind.

Graphic of three ADA guides: 'Your Rights' for Type 1 & 2 Diabetes, and 'What to Expect from Your Care Team'.

About the ADA's Patient Education Library

The American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) Patient Education Library is a free comprehensive collection of high-quality, evidence-based materials designed for easy access to complement direct education and care of individuals.

Busy healthcare professionals can save time by quickly finding, downloading, and sharing ready-to-use patient-centered materials during or after visits.

These resources align with the ADA’s nine content areas outlined in Section 5 of the Standards of Care in Diabetes, ensuring comprehensive, person-centered care to help improve health outcomes. Browse by the categories below or search the full library.

These resources are created by experts and regularly updated to reflect the latest clinical guidelines, making them reliable tools for patient education.

You can also access our Healthcare Professional Resource Library for your visual guides to the Standards of Care.

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Language: English

Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

CGM systems that measure and store glucose levels continuously and without prompting.
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Using-A-Blood-Glucose-Meter
Language: English

Cracking The Code: Using a Blood Glucose Meter

Why test your blood glucose (blood sugar)?
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Language: Spanish

Control de la glucosa en la sangre

Las personas que no se administran insulina pueden encontrar útil el control de la glucemia al cambiar de dieta, durante la actividad física y/o al tomar medicamentos.
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Blood-Glucose-Monitoring
Language: English

Blood Glucose Monitoring

If you are not using insulin you may find blood glucose monitoring helpful when changing your diet, during physical activity, and and when changing or taking medications.
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