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10 basic questions to
ask about your health care
regarding office visits,
tests, surgery,
and medications.

Topics include insulin,
health complications,
blood sugar levels,
healthy eating, physical
activity, and managing
diabetes.

Questions for patients to
ask about prescriptions,
medical tests, treatments,
surgery, and choosing a
health plan, hospital, and
long-term facility.

Includes checking
blood sugar, when to
call the doctor, current
medications, lab tests,
exams and flu shots.

Information for the
Health Care Staff to
understand the
importance of diet,
exercise, and fall
prevention in seniors
with diabetes.

Patient education tools
that provide foot care tips.

Poster with reminders on
common complications of
4 specific areas (legs,
head, skin and feet).

5 steps to safer
health care:
questions to ask,
medications, results
of test, talk with
your doctor,
understand surgery.

Importance of getting
vaccines as you get
older and which ones
you may need.

Guidelines to assist the
nursing staff on when to
contact the attending
physician about changes
in a patient's status.

Provides facts for the
patient on obesity and the
simple steps to measure
the waist and determine
body mass index (BMI).

Provides healthy
and delicious recipes for
patients with diabetes,
creating a diabetes meal plan, healthy eating tips,
and a nutrition fact chart.

Includes healthy eating
guidelines, tips on
watching portion sizes,
and the benefits
of losing weight.

Provides helpful
information on how to
approach the subject of
diabetes with loved ones.

Explains 50 ways to
reduce the risk of
developing diabetes
and provides resources
for diabetes education.

Recommendations for
a diet plan that lists
healthy food substitutes.

Daily steps to prevent
disease as well as a
guide to medications.

Daily steps to prevent
disease as well as a
guide to medications.

Describes the importance
of knowing and tracking
blood sugar levels.

Educates patients
on hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and
the importance of
monitoring blood
sugar levels.

Important information
on insulin; why diabetes
pills may no longer do
the trick; the benefits/
risks; and the questions
that may arise.

Checklist for
providers to assist
patients prescribed
insulin therapy.

Patient education tool to
assist patients in
recognizing hypoglycemia
and hyperglycemia using
pictures and words.

The importance of
A1C testing, what it is,
and how often it
should be done.

Quick information on
target blood glucose
levels, relationship
between A1C and
average blood glucose,
and general A1C goals.

Record of important data
such as biometric monitoring, long-term
numbers, exam results,
and diabetes medication.

Educates patients on
the importance of
long-term numbers
and regular exams.

Titration explained to
patients on how to
manage insulin dosage
and blood sugar levels.

Provides space to record
dates for seeing an eye
doctor, foot doctor,
and a physician

What causes high
blood pressure and
how to manage it.

Form for Health Care
Providers to use in an
interactive session with
the patients who are
not achieving their
A1C goals.

Discusses the various
foot problems that
may lead to serious
complications.

The importance of
taking medicines safely,
questions to ask about
medications, and a form
to track medications.

Offers insights into
diabetes and
kidney disease.