Health and Medical Guide to Seniors' Health Diabetes Health information topics about Diabetes: Alternative Therapy 1. Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies fo National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/alternativetherapies/index.htm Children 1. Quick Guide to Type 2 Diabetes in Youth American Diabetes Association http://diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/what-is-diabetes/type-2.jsp 2. Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes: Be Active National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_Tips_Active.pdf 3. Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes: What Is Diabet National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_Tips_Diabetes.pdf Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003920&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus, Type II National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003924&recruiting... Coping 1. Anger American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/anger.jsp 2. Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TipsHelping_Eng.pdf Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Fasting Glycemia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00243 2. Glucose Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/test.html 3. A1C Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/a1c/test.html 4. Diagnosis of Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/diagnosis/index.htm 5. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/oralglu.pdf Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Take Charge of Your Diabetes: Glossary National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/tcyd/appendix.htm 2. Diabetes Dictionary National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/dictionary/index.htm Directories 1. Find a Diabetes Educator American Association of Diabetes Educators http://members.aadenet.org/Scriptcontent/map.cfm 2. AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php 3. Directory of Diabetes Organizations National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/resources/organizations.htm Disease Management 1. Four Steps to Control Your Diabetes for Life National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/4Steps.htm 2. Exercise: Getting Started American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/weightloss-and-exercise/exercise/getting-started.js... 3. Diabetes: Blood Tests to Help You Manage Your Diab American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/779.xml 4. Your Health Care Team American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/whos-who-on-your-health-care-team/your-health-care-... 5. Glucose Meters & Diabetes Management Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/glucose.html 6. Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Blood Glucose Met Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cdrhhhc/bgm.pdf 7. If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Number National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/KnowNumbers_Eng.pdf 8. Managing the ABCs of Diabetes American College of Physicians, American Heart Association http://www.doctorsforadults.com/images/healthpdfs/diareport.pdf 9. Monitoring Your Blood Sugar: Why, When and How Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00007 10. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Diabetes unde National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_control/index.htm 11. Slide Show: How to Check Your Blood Sugar Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00062 12. Your First Visit to a Doctor American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/whos-who-on-your-health-care-team/the-first-visit.j... 13. Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/glucosemonitor/index.htm 14. Diabetes and Your Daily Routine: How Lifestyle Fac Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00005 15. Diabetes Self-Care: Strategies to Reduce Your Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00008 Financial Issues 1. Expanded Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Services National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/EMCDS/emcds1.htm 2. Financial Help for Diabetes Care National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/financialhelp/index.htm 3. Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Supplies and Service Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11022.pdf Genetics 1. Genetic Landscape of Diabetes National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=dia... 2. Genetics of Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/genetics.jsp 3. Gene Variants May Increase Susceptibility to Type National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Di http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/nhgri-11.htm Health Check Tools 1. Diabetes Risk Test American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp 2. What's Your Diabetes Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=diabetes... Law and Policy 1. Traveling with Diabetes Supplies American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/discrimination/public_a... 2. Discrimination Based on Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/discrimination.jsp Men 1. Diabetes and Men's Sexual Health American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/men-sexual-health.jsp 2. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Diabetes National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/Mens/men.cfm?page=113&mtitle=diabetes National Institutes of Health 1. Diabetes Overview National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/index.htm 2. 7 Principles for Controlling Your Diabetes for Lif National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/principles.htm 3. Diabetes National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://nihseniorhealth.gov/diabetes/toc.html 4. Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/index.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Diabetes Dateline National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/about/newsletter.htm Organizations 1. American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/ 2. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. CDC's Diabetes Public Health Resource National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ 4. National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/ 5. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Diabetes Frequently Asked Questions Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faq/index.htm 2. What Is Diabetes? National Center for Farmworker Health http://www.ncfh.org/pateduc/en-diabetes.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Your Game Plan for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/GP_Booklet.pdf 2. More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/50Ways_tips.pdf 3. I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/amIatrisktype2AI/amerindrisk.pdf 4. Get Real: You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Ou National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/getreal_tips.pdf 5. Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/riskfortype2/index.htm 6. Lipid Panel Test: Gauging Your Heart Disease Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00006 Related Issues 1. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Heart and Blo National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_heart/index.htm 2. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gum National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_teeth/index.htm 3. Sexual and Urologic Problems of Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/sup/ 4. Skin Care American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/well-being/skin-care.jsp 5. Skin Complications Arthritis Foundation http://www.diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/what-is-diabetes/skin-complica... 6. Steroids: Can They Cause Diabetes? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00157 7. Stress American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/stress.jsp 8. Tips for Emergency Preparedness American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/pre-diabetes/travel/emergency-tips.jsp 9. What I Need to Know about Physical Activity and Di National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/physical_ez/ 10. When You're Sick American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes/sick.jsp 11. Liver Disease and Diabetes Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00193 12. Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-forecast/may2004/ibs.jsp 13. Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/asianamerican/ 14. Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/americanindian/index.htm 15. Diabetes in African Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/africanamerican/index.htm 16. Diabetes and Vaccines Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Diabetes/default.htm 17. Depression and Diabetes National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depdiabetes.cfm 18. Dental Care and Diabetes: The Importance of a Heal Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00013 19. Cold Medicine: Is It Safe to Take If I Have Diabet Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00397 20. Alcohol American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/alcohol.jsp 21. Aspirin Therapy for People with Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/well-being/aspirin.jsp 22. Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/main/uedocuments/ADACholesterolPatient.pdf 23. Diabetes in Hispanic Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hispanicamerican/ 24. Diabetes Myths American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-myths.jsp 25. Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/index.htm 26. Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/821.xml 27. High Blood Pressure and Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/main/uedocuments/HighBloodPressure-English.pdf 28. Gastroparesis and Diabetes National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/index.htm 29. Flu & Pneumonia Shots American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/flu-pneumonia-shots.jsp 30. Driving When You Have Diabetes National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/Diabetes%20Web/index.html 31. Diabetic Vascular Disease Society for Vascular Surgery http://vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/D... 32. Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Check Your Ketones Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00064 33. Diabetic Coma: When Blood Sugar Extremes Aren' Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00022 34. Diabetic Arthritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00526 Research 1. Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nia-17.htm 2. Study Will Identify Best Treatment for Type 2 Diab National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/niddk-15.htm 3. Short-Term Effects of Low-Carbohydrate Diet Compar American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/6/I-44 4. Most People with Diabetes Do Not Meet Treatment Go National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2004/niddk-20.htm 5. Lipid-Lowering Drug May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diab American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3021807 6. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Extensi National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Hope-Too 7. Diabetes Prevention Program National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram/index.htm 8. Diabetes among Older Adults Imposed an Estimated $ National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nia-15.htm 9. Development of Type 2 Diabetes among People Partic American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-17 10. Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies to Prevent Type 2 American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-28 Seniors 1. Diabetes Statistics for Seniors American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics/seniors.jsp 2. Diabetes in Older People - A Disease You Can Manag National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/diabetes.asp 3. Seniors and Oral Diabetes Medicines American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/803.xml Specific Conditions 1. Hyperglycemia and Diabetes: What to Watch Out For Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00067 2. Diabetic Hyperosmolar Syndrome: When Your Blood Su Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00066 3. What Is Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Synd American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/treatment-conditions/hhns.jsp 4. Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: What to Watch Out For Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00063 5. Hyperinsulinemia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00896 Statistics 1. Pre-Diabetes in the United States in 2000 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/factsheets/prediabetes.htm 2. National Diabetes Statistics National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/index.htm 3. FASTATS: Diabetes National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/diabetes.htm 4. Diabetes: Disabling, Deadly, and on the Rise National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_ddt.htm 5. Diabetes and Women's Health Across the Life S National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/women/index.htm 6. Eliminate Disparities in Diabetes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/diabetes.htm Treatment 1. 5 Things You Should Know Before Pumping American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-forecast/may2004/pump.jsp 2. Alternative Devices for Taking Insulin National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulin/index.htm 3. Diabetes Pills Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/pills.html 4. FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Type I and Type II Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2005/ANS01345.html 5. Giving a Subcutaneous Injection National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/subq.pdf 6. Insulin Pumps American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/insulin-pumps.jsp 7. Medicines for People with Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/medicines_ez/index.htm 8. Insulin and Diabetes: Manage Your Blood Sugar to P Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00010 9. Slide Show: Pros and Cons of Some Common Insulin D Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00085 Women 1. Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024579 2. Overcoming the Challenges of Blood Sugar Control d Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00041 3. Menopause and Diabetes: A Twin Challenge Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00038 4. Diabetes and Women's Sexual Health American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/women-sexual-health.jsp 5. Diabetes National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/pub/steps/Diabetes.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] XML error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 9