Downloadable Materials
The educational materials available here for download provide helpful information about managing your diabetes. Some of these materials are available in multiple languages. Use the drop-down menu to choose your preferred language.
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Diabetes Educational Resources
Managing Your Diabetes® — The Yellow Book
Because so much of your day-to-day treatment is in your hands, it's important to learn as much about diabetes as you can. This booklet covers the basics about diabetes and will help you learn about the best ways to care for your diabetes.
Daily Meal Planning Guide
Good nutrition is one of the most basic and important diabetes care tools. Eating right can help control blood sugar. And good control protects long-term health. This meal planning guide is a great way to begin making smart food choices.
Carb Counting Worksheet
Use this worksheet to help develop your carb counting skills. The better you are at counting carbs to plan your meals, the better you will be at managing your diabetes.
Self-Care Diary
By making regular, daily entries in this diary, including your blood sugar and A1C results, you will be an active partner in maintaining the best possible control over your diabetes.
Patient Checklist
Use this checklist to take an active role in the treatment of your diabetes and pay close attention to any problem areas.
Does Your Family Have a History of Diabetes?
This tool will help you learn about your risk of developing diabetes. It reviews the symptoms and risk factors, and contains a risk self-assessment.
Gestational Diabetes
This booklet is designed to educate expectant mothers about gestational diabetes: what it is and how they can care for themselves and their babies.
Disaster Preparedness Checklist
Use this checklist to prepare in advance for disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes that can disrupt your diabetes care.
Pediatric Educational Resources
A Parent/Caregiver Guide: Raising a Child with Diabetes
Keeping up with the latest information and tools to care for a child with diabetes is a vital role for parents. This brochure is designed to provide basic information about type 1 diabetes and offer some practical advice on day-to-day management.
What Kids Need to Know About Diabetes
A fun and educational brochure for kids that talks about what diabetes is, testing blood sugar, food groups, hypoglycemia, and staying active.
Diabetes Log Book
A log book for kids that they can use daily for recording their blood sugar, insulin, and grams of carbohydrates (carbs).
Caretaker/Diabetes Info Sheet
Use this handy sheet to write down vital information/instructions for a caretaker to use when caring for a child with diabetes. On the reverse side is important information about identifying and treating hypoglycemia.
