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Title: American Diabetes Association * Description: The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public. The Association is also actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes Author: American Diabetes Association Title: Diabetes Introduction * Description: Using animated graphics this tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. NOTE: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 6 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial. Author: Patient Education Institute. Title: Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 * Description: This guide will help you learn how to take care of your diabetes and how to prevent some of the serious problems that diabetes can cause. We wrote this guide with help from people like you, people who have diabetes and wanted more information about it. We hope Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 will answer many of your questions. You may want to share this resource with your family and friends so that they too will understand more about diabetes and how they can help you live a healthy life. And remember, you can always ask your health care team any questions you might have. Author: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse Title: Recipe and Meal Planner Guide: Eating Healthy and Staying Fit to Control and Manage Diabetes ** Author: National Diabetes Education Program Title: What I Need to Know about Eating and Diabetes * Description: This easy to read page contains important information on nutrition for the diabetic patient. Topics covered are the food groups, alcohol, meal planning, and measuring food. This information is also available in Spanish Author: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse Title: Diabetes - Meal Planning * Description: Using animated graphics this tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. NOTE: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 6 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial. Author: Patient Education Institute Title: Alcohol * Description: The American Diabetes Association suggests that you have no more than two drinks a day if you are a man and no more than one drink a day if you are a woman. This recommendation is the same for people without diabetes. Find out why. This page contains important information on alcohol and how it affects the diabetic patient. Author: American Diabetes Association Title: Joslin Diabetes Center * Description: Contains information on monitoring diabetes, taking medications, nutrition and exercise, foot care, coping, and complications. Author: Joslin Diabetes Center Title: Find a Nutrition Professional * Description: The American Dietetic Association's Nationwide Nutrition Network is a national referral service that links consumers, physicians, food manufacturers, distributors and restaurant owners and managers with dietetics professionals. All participants in the American Dietetic Association's referral service are professionals – professionals who provide reliable, objective nutrition information, separate facts from fads and translate the latest scientific findings into easy-to-understand nutrition information. Participating members provide services on a fee-for-service basis. Author: American Diabetic Association
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