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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 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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Gestational-Diabetes-GDM-Screening-Patient
Language: English

Gestational Diabetes (GDM) Screening Guidelines—Patient

GDM is diabetes diagnosed in the second or third trimester when an individual did not have diabetes before the pregnancy.
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ADA graphic: Diabetes-Related Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) information in Spanish.
Language: Spanish

Relacionado Con la Diabetes Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC)

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ADA infographic on proteinuria: definition, tests, and treatment for chronic kidney disease.
Language: English

What is Protein in the Urine (Proteinuria)?

Normally, protein isn't found in the urine. If you have protein in your urine it's called proteinuria.
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Continuous-Glucose-Monitoring-CGM-Patient
Language: English

Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

CGM systems that measure and store glucose levels continuously and without prompting.
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