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Library Materials - Diabetes
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101 Nutrition Tips for People with Diabetes (1999)
Pattie Geil and Lea Ann Holzmeister
Addresses the most commonly asked questions about diabetes and nutrition. It provides handy tips on meal planning, general nutrition, managing medication and meals, shopping and cooking, weight-loss, and more.
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Bright Futures in practice - Nutrition: User's Guide (2000)
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
This user's guide was designed to provide an overview of Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition and to assist health professionals in using the information and materials in that guide. See Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition for details.
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Diabetes and Your Diet: Using the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as a Guide to Healthy Living (2001)
Susan A. Nitzke, Ph.D., R.D., and Julie Allington, M.S., R.D., University of Wisconsin Extension, Cooperative Extension
This easy-to-read booklet offers diet and lifestyle tips to help manage diabetes for adults with type 2 diabetes and their families. Answers to common questions, meal-planning tips, and information on sweeteners are based on current recommendations from the USDA/USDHHS Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the American Dietetic Association, and the American Diabetes Association.
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Diabetes: What You Should Know (2001)
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC & Douglas Wetherill, MS
A guide for healthier living, this book offers clear, concise information about diabetes, risk factors, lifestyle modification, and treatment. Explains the affects diabetes has on the body and how the body uses sugar.
Book
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Elder Nutrition and Food Safety (ENAFS) Healthy Living Program
University of Florida, IFAS Extension
ENAFS was designed to reduce nutritional and health risks of elders through participation in interactive educational experiences. The ENAFS curriculum includes five modules: Unique Nutritional Needs of Elders; Healthy Living for Elders; Diabetes; Hypertension; and Healthy Eating for Elders. Each lesson includes lesson plan with icebreaker, ideas for interactive discussion, and hands-on activities; handout/overhead masters; and evaluation/reporting forms.
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How To Read The Food Label (For Persons with Diabetes) (1998)
National Health Video, Inc.
This informative video includes definitions of terms such as "sugar-free" and "no added sugar;" nearly universal labeling; label elements such as fiber and saturated fat; serving size definitions that are closer to exchange values; how to use the new label tool; percent daily values; and much more. A must for every diabetes education program. Includes resource package. 16 minutes. Grade 6 and up.
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It's Time to Learn About Diabetes (1991)
Jean Betschart, MN, RN, CDE
This is a level I book, intended for use by the newly diagnosed child with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. It is targeted for children ages 8 to 10 years, or second through fourth grade who are performing at grade level without learning disabilities for developmental delay. It provides children information on how people got diabetes; what happends when people get diabetes; how to take care of diabetes; etc.
Children's Book
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Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (2001)
National Health Video, Inc.
Explores the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes. The video also describes to viewers how to use the food pyramid as a dietary aid. Instruction resource package contains 18-minute videotape, learning objectives, learning activities, before/after knowledge quiz, and reproducible handouts. Grade 6 to college.
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Present Knowledge in Nutrition; Eighth Edition (2001)
Barbara A. Bowman and Robert M. Russell (editors)
This text includes chapters on energy physiology, macronutrients, fat and water soluble vitamins, minerals and trace elements, and nutrition and the life cycle. It also includes chapters on physiology and pathophysiology and nutrition and chronic disease such as obesity, diabetes, and osteoporosis. International nutrition including food insecurity and hunger, and emerging issues in nutrition such as food safety are also discussed. The writing style is scientific and detailed.
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Putting Knowledge to Work for a Healthier U
University of Georgia
This program endeavors to help individuals meet some of the Healthy People 2000 goals by developing life-long eating and activity patterns that reduces the incidence of obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
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Staying Well - Teaching Tools for Older Adults (1997)
Ohio Department of Aging, the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio State University Extension and Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories
Staying Well contains empowering lessons that address common medical conditions, dental health, drug issues, importance of dietary variety, alcohol, budgeting, socialization, weight gain or loss and overcoming obstacles to shopping, cooking and eating healthfully. It contains intervention activities for older adults complete with lesson plans, challenges, activities, promotional incentives, handouts and much more.
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The Food Guide Pyramid For Persons With Diabetes (2002)
National Health Video, Inc.
Stressing variety, proportionality, and moderation, the Food Guide Pyramid introduces the fundamentals of a good diet with special emphasis on complex carbohydrates and the need to reduce fat intake. Serving sizes are compared to exchange values and exceptions noted. 14 minutes. Grade 6 and up.
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The Healthy Diabetes Plate (2003)
Martha A. Raidl
The purpose of this curriculum is to visually teach people with diabetes the types and amounts of food they should consume, using the Idaho Plate Method (IPM). The curriculum is divided into four lessons and requires 4-6 hours to teach. It consists of a binder containing the four lessons, a CD with PowerPoint slides for three of the four lessons, evaluation tools, handouts, and activities.
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Type 2 Diabetes: Your Healthy Living Guide (2000)
American Diabetes Association, Edited by David B. Kelley, MD
Tips, techniques, and practical advice to live longer, stronger, and healthier. This ADA guide gives patients everything they need to know to more fully understand diabetes and get quality care.
Book
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Understanding Diabetes (1998)
Nimco, Inc. Productions
This video provides an in-depth look at diabetes featuring interviews with physicians and candid insights of three diabetic patients who have overcome their diagnosis and learned to live with diabetes. Delivers easily understood information on medicines to lifestyle changes, causes and effects of diabetes on the patients and their families. 30 minutes. Grades 6 to adult.
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