Basic Patient Resources
Educating your patients about the complex world of type 2 diabetes can involve a discussion that deals with a range of issues and emotions. Motivating patients toward behavioral change can be challenging. As a diabetes educator, you know that increasing patients’ knowledge about the physical and mental aspects of the disease can be a solid first step toward helping them become proactive managers of their own health.
The resources in this section include materials you can print and share with patients to engage them in ongoing diabetes discussions. Your patients can use the information you give them to start on their personal road to increased knowledge about the importance of blood sugar control.
- Understanding Type 2 Diabetes gives patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes an overview of what the disease is—and what it is not.
- Living With Type 2 Diabetes covers some of the emotional changes patients may experience as a result of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
- Caring for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes talks about the latest guidelines from the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) for successful and effective diabetes self-management.
- Curriculum for Newly Diagnosed Patients is a series of informative introductory topics that patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes need to become familiar with as they start to make behavioral changes to help manage their condition. Available as PDFs, these articles are designed to be printed and shared with your patients to help reinforce the education you provide in your group or one-on-one sessions.
