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  • Diabetes Etiquette

    This tip sheet provides information on how family members and friends can interact with those with diabetes in a polite and helpful manner.

    Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI)

  • Diabetes Families

    This resource provides tools for behavior change and information on how to create new healthy habits as well as a network to connect and share with other concerned families.

    Diabetes Families

  • Diabetes Foot Care

    This online multimedia tutorial provides an overview of proper foot care for patients with diabetes.

    MedlinePlus

  • Do You cAARd?

    This campaign challenges diabetes educators to share the Take Charge Gold Card with their patients with diabetes who smoke or chew tobacco, a card that urges smokers to call a smoking cessation hotline, and use their "ask, advise, refer" intervention with every patient at every visit.

    California Diabetes Program

  • Eat Smart. Play Hard.

    This campaign provides practical resources to help motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active.

    U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food & Nutrition Service (FNS)

  • Fit for Two

    This booklet provides tips and ideas to improve your eating plan and become more physically active before, during, and after your pregnancy.

    Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)

  • Get Heart Healthy! Cardiac Class Education Guide

    This resource guide provides health care professionals with six ready-to-use, interchangeable lessons to help patients get on track for heart-healthy eating.

    Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills

  • Getting on Track: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating for Men

    This booklet has tips for men for getting on track with healthy habits, including eating smart and getting fit.

    Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)

  • Guide to a Healthy Heart for Latinos

    This guide contains easy-to-understand charts and worksheets to help you track your diabetes health and work with your doctor to develop a plan to maintain a healthy heart. It is available in English and Spanish. En español

    American College of Physicians (ACP)

  • Guide to Quitting Smoking

    This guide from the American Cancer Society® offers information on how to quit smoking.

    American Cancer Society (ACS)

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