As your patients learn about living with diabetes, they need to know how to make changes to their daily routines to take better care of themselves, including:
- How a healthy diet and increased exercise can help them better manage their blood sugar levels
- How to manage the stress and emotional impact that diabetes can have on their lives
By providing the following information to your patients, you can then enable them to share what they’ve learned with loved ones and caregivers—and motivate themselves to set and meet goals for healthy behavioral changes.
- Healthy Meals for Diabetes
Tips on what, when, and how much to eat for a healthy diet.
[PDF: 521 KB, 2 pages] - Exercise to Manage Blood Sugar
The benefits of physical activity for managing blood sugar, including amount of exercise needed, adding resistance exercise, and staying safe. Customizable for specific patient needs.
[PDF: 525 KB, 2 pages] - Mind Matters: Stress, Depression, and Type 2 Diabetes
Reviews the effects that stress, anxiety, and depression can have on blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
[PDF: 581 KB, 2 pages]
Eating Out When You Have Diabetes
[PDF: 326 KB, 1 page]
[PDF: 326 KB, 1 page]
Carb-Counting Quick Reference
[PDF: 238 KB, 1 page]
[PDF: 238 KB, 1 page]
Understanding Carbohydrates
[PDF: 311 KB, 1 page]
[PDF: 311 KB, 1 page]
Understanding Carbohydrates, Fats, and Protein
[PDF: 549 KB, 2 pages]
[PDF: 549 KB, 2 pages]
Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
[PDF: 319 KB, 1 page]
[PDF: 319 KB, 1 page]
Getting Support When You Have Diabetes
[PDF: 333 KB, 1 page]
[PDF: 333 KB, 1 page]
Sick-Day Plan
[PDF: 306 KB, 1 page]
[PDF: 306 KB, 1 page]
