Tag: Diabetes

Diabetes CE From Present Diabetes

These lectures can be taken for CDR credit.

Diabetes & Glucose Management; BGM and Meal Planning $15.00

Diabetes & Glucose Management; Insulin Therapy $15.00

Diabetes & Glucose Management; Physical Activity $15.00

Diabetes and Cancer – What’s the Connection? $15.00

Diabetes and Pregnancy-Dispel Myths Calm Fears but Teach Realities-Part 1 $15.00

Diabetes and Pregnancy-Dispel Myths Calm Fears but Teach Realities-Part 2 $15.00

Glargine Insulin and Cancer Risk: The Facts! $10.00

Insulin for the Non-Specialist $20.00

Obesity, Diabetes and an Increased Risk of Cancer – What is the Evidence $10.00

Origin – What have we Learned about Early Insulin Therapy? $15.00

PCOS-New Advances and Treatment Options $15.00

Preventing Diabetes $15.00

Clinical Guidelines on Diabetes from Joslin

Joslin Diabetes Center offers the following guidelines for diabetes populations.

Clinical Guidelines for Adults (rev.10/2014)
Pharmacological Guidelines (Rev. 09/2014)
Inpatient Management of Surgical Patients with Diabetes (Rev. 12/3/15)
Guideline for Specialty Consultation/Referral (rev. 8/6/13)
Guidelines for Diabetes in Pregnancy (Rev. 6/15/11)
Guidelines for Management of uncontrolled Glucose in the Hospitalized Patient (Rev. 5/20/2013)
Clinical Nutrition Guideline for Overweight/Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes (Rev. 8/2011)
Guideline for Care of Older Adults with Diabetes (Rev.9/2015)

Videos on Very Basic Concepts in Diabetes

This series of short videos offered by Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University may serve as a very basic introduction to the key concepts in diabetes.

Videos include:

What is Diabetes? An introduction to diabetes and its causes. 5 minutes.
The Ups & Downs of Blood Sugar. What causes blood sugar to go up and down, how to keep it within the right range, and why it’s important. 5 minutes.
Checking Your Blood Sugar. How to check your blood sugar, by yourself and through your doctor.6 minutes.
Protect Your Eyes. How diabetes can hurt the eyes, and how to prevent it. 3 minutes.
Protect Your Feet. How to care for your feet and avoid diabetic foot problems. 5 minutes.
Know Your Blood Pressure. What blood pressure is, how to control it, and why it’s important. 4 minutes.
Know Your Cholesterol. What cholesterol is, how to control it, and why it’s important. 6 minutes.

MySugr Diabetes App

The MySugr App is designed for diabetes tracking where the object is to tame the diabetes monster for the day. It gives you a place to enter your blood sugar, insulin, and take a photo of your meal. Some neat features you might enjoy.

American Association of Diabetes Educators

The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) is organized to support diabetes education through offering accreditation, continuing education, and resources for educators.

Diabetes Risk Test

The American Diabetes Association offers the Online Diabetes Risk Test which can give you an idea where you are on the spectrum for diabetes risk. A PDF version is also available. With the shocking news that half the adult population of the US meeting criteria for a diagnosis of diabetes or pre-diabetes, it pays to take a look at where you stand.