Educational Tools and Resources
Diabetes and Eye Health Resources for Educators
- Diabetes and Eye Health: An Overview for Clinicians – a series of 3 Non-CE educational videos targeting Primary Care Providers, including MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, Diabetes Educators, and others. The videos discuss the connection between Eye Health and diabetes and total 1 hour.
- Video 1: Overview of Diabetes and Eye Health, presented by Dr. Paul Chous
- Video 2: Ocular Manifestations of Diabetes, presented by Dr. Thomas Gardner
- Video 3: Supporting Patients and Fostering Collaborative Care, presented by Dr. Jeffry Gerson
- American Society of Retina Specialists podcast
Diabetes and Eye Health Resources for Participants
- Shareable Patient Resources – a series of PDFs for health care providers to download, print, and share with your patients with diabetes before they visit an eye doctor.
- Ask the Experts Podcast Series on Eye Health
Stay focused on your diabetes and your eye health care with our podcast series. Experts in different medical specialties and other authorities in the subject of Diabetes and Eye health care answer questions, give advice and share their knowledge.
Professional Resources on Diabetes and Eye Health
- Practice Toolkit Material
- A Practical Guide to Diabetes-Related Eye Care
- Special Podcast Series: Focus on Diabetes
For more eye health resources for patients and health professionals visit the Focus on Diabetes website at: www.diabetes.org/eyehealth
Living with Diabetes: Ask the Experts Q&A Series
Encourage your patients to join a FREE, educational Ask the Experts Q&A series created to help tackle issues commonly faced by people living with diabetes and wondering about the relationship between diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. Participants ask questions —online or on the phone—in a live Q&A with ADA diabetes experts. All events start at 2:00 P.M. ET and last about an hour. Learn more and direct your patients to register at diabetes.org/experts4ERP. You can also encourage your patients to listen to recordings of past events on their own time at diabetes.org/experts4ERP.
Other Resources:
- Economic Costs of Diabetes in U.S. in 2022
- Preferred Language for Weight-Inclusive Conversations with Youth and Their Families
- Our 60-Second Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test
- Participant Education Library - Download free, reproducible handouts in a variety of languages.
- Free Program for Your Participants - Order free booklets for our program for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes participants and encourage your patients to enroll in this free year-long program.
Consider the ADA Consumer Guide your comprehensive guide to diabetes products. From insulin pens and continuous glucose monitors to insulin pumps and medications and so much more, this guide allows you to easily compare across various brands of diabetes products so you can decide what works best for you and your lifestyle. View the Guide
“How to Thrive: A Guide for Your Journey with Diabetes” now available
We are happy to announce the “How to Thrive: A Guide for Your Journey with Diabetes” booklets are now available for purchase in packets of 25 at the ERP 40% discounted rate of less than $10! As we mentioned in previous communications, this booklet has replaced the highly popular “Take Control Guide”.
Please visit shopdiabetes.org/journey for more information and to purchase.
Please Note: You will need to log into your account as an ERP member in order to receive the discount when purchasing online.
Please follow the steps below if you have not already registered as an ERP at ShopDiabetes:
- Step 1: Register for Shop Diabetes as a Recognized Education Program member: https://shopdiabetes.org/account/register
- Step 2: Indicate that you are a Recognized Education Program member under the Membership Type section
- Step 3: Provide your program ID# under the Membership Number section
- Step 4: Begin Shopping!
Nutrition Resources:
Diabetes Food Hub is the new cooking and recipe platform from the American Diabetes Association. Includes an interactive Meal Planner that calculates nutrition facts, a customizable Grocery List generator, and hundreds of diabetes-friendly recipes.
- Economic Costs of Diabetes in U.S. in 2022
- Preferred Language for Weight-Inclusive Conversations with Youth and Their Families
Consider the ADA Consumer Guide your comprehensive guide to diabetes products. From insulin pens and continuous glucose monitors to insulin pumps and medications and so much more, this guide allows you to easily compare across various brands of diabetes products so you can decide what works best for you and your lifestyle. View the Guide
Nutrition Scientific Review Committee
In 2018, the American Diabetes Association selected 12 nutrition experts to identify, rigorously review and debate current research to inform the Association in best practices for medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education as it relates to diabetes. This group will update the 2013 Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults with Diabetes to reflect the latest research findings. Updates to the statement will be released early 2019.
View the 2013 Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults with Diabetes.
View the 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
Diabetes Food Hub
Explore ADA’s new one-stop-shop for recipes, advice, and more for healthy living with diabetes. Features include:
- Easy-to-make recipes that meet ADA’s nutrition guidelines
- Healthy eating and living tips from food and nutrition experts
- Interactive Meal Planner
- Grocery List generator
Visit diabetesfoodhub.org
Diabetes Placemats
The placemat is a simple guide to planning meals and managing portions. The front features full-color photos of actual-sized plates and portions (½ plate non-starchy vegetables, ¼ plate protein, and ¼ plate starchy vegetable or grain) along with examples of foods in each category. The back side of the placemat provides simple tools for estimating portions and choosing healthy fats. The placemat is now available in seven different versions to accommodate different cultures and cuisine preferences: Classic, Southern, Hispanic, Vegetarian, Asian, Indian, and Pacific Islander.
Order Diabetes Placemats
Other Professional Resources:
- Clinical Diabetes - Read about the latest trends and innovations in diabetes care and treatment.
- Diabetes Spectrum - Translate current research findings into practical clinical applications.
- Online and Live Programs - Check out our other continuing education opportunities.
- DiabetesPro SmartBrief - Receive your daily diabetes briefing on what is going on in the clinical diabetes community.
- DiabetesPro Career Center - your premier resource for employment opportunities and career development tools for clinicians or scientists working in the field of diabetes.
- Books on ShopDiabetes.org - Fill your library with resources written by leading diabetes experts.
- Diabetes Core Update - Our podcast features the latest clinically relevant articles published in our four scholarly journals.
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - The American Diabetes Association publishes the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes annually. These rigorously reviewed recommendations provide clinicians with guidance to prevent and treat diabetes and its complications. In addition to the full Standards of Care, an abridged version edited by primary care providers for primary care providers, is available.
The American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association have partnered as part of the Know Diabetes by Heart™ initiative, with the goal to reduce cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in people living with type 2 diabetes.The Know Diabetes by Heart™ initiative provides health care professionals with resources focused on the link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes.
- Share the NEW patient eModule with your patients with type 2 diabetes to help them learn about their risk for heart disease and stroke. They will find out how to talk about health risks and what to do about them. Find it at KnowDiabetesbyHeart.org/TalkHeart
KDBH Resources
- Webinar Series: The webinar series consists of relevant cutting-edge topics such as up-to-date standards of care, guidelines, and their implications for T2D and CVD— among other topics. Providers are invited to join upcoming webinars:
- Managing Sterling’s Journey: During this poster series, manage a patient’s journey and learn how different factors such as medication adherence and lifestyle interventions affect Sterling’s glycemic control, CVD risk management and overall outcomes.
- Know Diabetes by Heart Podcasts: The link between CVD and type 2 diabetes has important implications for your patients. Join us for a podcast series that explores standards of care, guidelines, approaches to shared decision-making and more.
- A1CVD Pro App: Challenge your clinical decision-making skills with the Know Diabetes by Heart™ professional interactive medical education app. A1CVD Pro will help you improve your clinical management of patients with type 2 diabetes through case-based learning.
The CDC DSMES Toolkit includes the following components:
- Patient Success With DSMES Through Telehealth
- Background, Terminology and Benefits
- The National Standards for DSMES
- Accreditation and Recognition Process
- Increasing Referrals and Overcoming Barriers
- Service Staffing and Delivery Models
- Reimbursement and Sustainability
- Marketing and Promotion
- Building a Business Case for DSMES
CDC Digital Brand Playbook for Programs