Diabetes Disease Management

Educating Patients

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Patient-Centered Diabetes Management

Journey for Control patient education materials are intended to help your patients with type 2 diabetes take accountability for managing their condition and take positive steps toward healthy behaviors.

The resources in this section are designed to help you explain to your patients the practical aspects of managing type 2 diabetes. Try printing the documents and letting your patients take notes as the two of you talk. You may find that these tools can help you clarify topics like daily monitoring of blood glucose and A1C tests, including their critical importance in controlling diabetes.

Managing Your Blood Sugar Levels
Provides good health guidelines for people who need to control their blood sugar levels. Also stresses the importance of regular blood sugar monitoring.
 [PDF: 549 KB, 2 pages]

Managing Acute Complications
Informs patients about severe complications of their disease.
 [PDF: 575 KB, 3 pages]

Managing Diabetes During Illness
Communicates the critical nature of patient management of their disease when they have other medical ailments and illnesses, such as flu and pneumonia.
 [PDF: 545 KB, 2 pages]

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 [PDF: 1.2 MB, 7 pages]