National Diabetes Month: New Tools to Help Providers and Patients

“November is National Diabetes Month, a time dedicated to spreading awareness about diabetes and the countless people impacted by it. The American Diabetes Association has partnered with the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to publish a joint position statement about the importance of self-management, education, and support for patients living with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.

The National Diabetes Education Program is also promoting new tools for providers. They’ve highlighted 10 guiding principles designed to help providers deliver high-quality care to patients with or at risk for diabetes. For more information and resources for people with diabetes, family and caregivers, health care professionals, and the community, visit NDEP’s website here.

Colorado has also been greatly impacted by type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Nearly half a million Coloradans suffer from the disease, and more than 1 in 3 Coloradans has prediabetes. The Diabetes Prevention Program is aimed at providing those Coloradans with the education and support they need to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes. Click here to learn more about the DPP in Colorado. For a list of CDC-recognized DPP programs in Colorado, click here.” [Source: COPrevent]

National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Resources for National Minority Health Month

"Many racial and ethnic minority populations—including African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians—are disproportionately affected by diabetes. During National Minority Health Month this April, join the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) to raise public awareness about this important health message.

The NDEP has a variety of publications and resources tailored for minority populations that you can use to educate your communities about diabetes and its related health problems:

• Choose More than 50 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
• We Have the Power to Prevent Diabetes
• Two Reasons I Find Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs
• Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Step by Step. (Bilingual)
• You Are the Heart of Your Family...Take Care of It. (Bilingual)
• It’s Not too Late to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (Spanish)
• Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Sorcy's Story Video
• Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Maintaining a Healthy Weight Video
• GAME PLAN (Spanish)
• Four Steps to Manage Your Diabetes for Life (Spanish)

Visit www.YourDiabetesInfo.org to learn more and find additional resources you can use to raise awareness about diabetes." [Source: COPrevent]

November is National Diabetes Month

“This November, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and its partners are proud to support National Diabetes Month 2014. Throughout National Diabetes Month, the NDEP and its partners will promote “Be Smart About Your Heart: Control the ABCs of Diabetes” to help people with diabetes learn they are at greater risk for heart disease, and also how they can lower that risk by managing the diabetes ABCs: the A1C test, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Stop Smoking.

NDEP has a variety of resources for you to use to promote diabetes management. Share these free resources with your patients and partners:

• Taking Care of Your Diabetes Means Taking Care of Your Heart tip sheet
• You Are the Heart of Your Family...Take Care of it. tip sheet
• 4 Steps to Manage Your Diabetes for Life booklet

To find related information and additional resources that you can use in your National Diabetes Month outreach efforts, visit www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/DiabetesMonth2014.” [Source: COPrevent]

National Diabetes Education Program Tools to Help Promote National Diabetes Month

“November is National Diabetes Month, and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has developed a variety of promotional tools, including diabetes management resources, key messages, template news release and feature articles, YouTube videos, and more.

Throughout National Diabetes Month, NDEP and its partners will promote “Be Smart About Your Heart: Control the ABCs of Diabetes” to help people with diabetes learn they are at greater risk for heart disease, and also how they can lower that risk by managing the diabetes ABCs: A1C test, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Stop Smoking.

Find a wide-range of promotional tools – available in English and Spanish – that you can use or adapt to support your National Diabetes Month outreach efforts.” [Source: COPrevent]

Diabetes education resources available

“The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has gathered a variety of resources from leading health organizations to help older adults – and the people who care for them – better manage diabetes or take steps to prevent type 2 diabetes. The NDEP’s new webpage Diabetes Resources for Older Adults features a collection of resources organized in the following areas: Managing My Diabetes, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Helping a Loved One, and Health Care Professionals.” [Source: COPrevent]

Diabetes Risk Test

“The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is encouraging people to take the Diabetes Risk Test and know their risk for type 2 diabetes.  If left undiagnosed or untreated, diabetes can lead to serious health problems including heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, amputation, and even death.  Encourage people to take the Diabetes Risk Test – available in English and Spanish – to know their risk for type 2 diabetes.”  [Source:  COPrevent]

November is National Diabetes Month and NDEP Webinar on Nov. 12

“In observance of National Diabetes Month 2013, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and its partners are reminding people that Diabetes is a Family Affair.

Diabetes is a challenging disease that affects the entire family in many ways. For people living with diabetes and their loved ones, family support is very important when it comes to managing diabetes and preventing serious health problems. It’s also important to know that having a family history of diabetes – such as a mother, father, brother, or sister with diabetes – increases a person’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

Looking for ideas and materials? NDEP has many ready-to-use resources you can use to promote National Diabetes Month in your community – such as press releases, articles, web buttons, social media messages, and more – available at YourDiabetesInfo.org/DiabetesMonth2013.

NDEP is also hosting a webinar on Tuesday, November 12, from 12:00-1:00pm. This webinar is about “Using Plain Language to Make Diabetes Messages Clear and Simple,” featuring Wendy Mettger, M.A., President of Mettger Communications.  Click here to register and for more information.”  [Source: COPrevent]

Free Webinar: Diabetes in Schools: Putting the Pieces Together for Successful Prevention and Management

"Mark your calendar for Thursday, August 22 from 12:00-1:00pm for the National Diabetes Education Program's (NDEP) webinar, "Diabetes in Schools:  Putting the Pieces Together for Successful Prevention and Management" featuring Francine Kaufman, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Medtronic Diabetes and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics for the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and Leah Wyckoff, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN, School of Nurse Consultant for the Douglas County School District in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Click here to register.  You can also learn more about this webinar and register by visiting NDEP's webinar page.  Webinar details will be provided to those who register."  [Source:  COPrevent]