Tools to Support Active, Involved Patients
These are practical tools to help your patients track their progress in managing their type 2 diabetes.
Patients can take advantage of these materials to give themselves—and you—useful feedback. Monitoring their own behaviors can be a valuable habit for patients with type 2 diabetes to acquire.
4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life.
This comprehensive brochure covers basic diabetes education for your patients and also discusses the effects of healthy lifestyle choices for people with type 2 diabetes.
If You Have Diabetes... Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers!
This handy information sheet can help your patients understand the importance of blood sugar control and self-monitoring in reducing the chances of long-term complications.
[PDF: 575 KB, 2 pages]
Take Care of Your Heart
This handy information sheet reminds patients about the links between type 2 diabetes and increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and other potentially serious complications. It also provides action steps you can discuss with your patients.
Daily Activity Checklist
Offers a convenient way to make sure patients complete activities each day that will help them manage their type 2 diabetes.
[PDF: 123 KB, 4 pages]
Weekly Activity Tracker
People with diabetes say that they are more likely to remain motivated when they keep track of their physical activity. This easy-to-use tool can help.
[PDF: 107 KB, 5 pages]
Exercise Journal
Helps patients track their daily physical activity.
[PDF: 63 KB, 2 pages]
Daily Diabetes Management Book
Helps patients record daily blood glucose levels quickly and easily. Also contains important questions to ask at health care appointments, information on nutrition, and places to record health care team contact information.
[PDF: 130 KB, 8 pages]
Doctor Conversation Starter
Gives patients a place to start talking with health care providers about type 2 diabetes.
[PDF: 66 KB, 1 page]
Diabetes Glossary
Describes common terms that patients with type 2 diabetes need to know.
[PDF: 295 KB, 1 page]
