Miscellaneous Diabetes Topics

Diabetes: Health Care Tips   

Topics covered include general helpful tips for diabetics to better care for their skin, feet, eyes, and teeth. Also includes tips for traveling. 

Stress

Topics covered include how stress affects diabetes and various relaxation techniques.

Denial

How to recognize denial and avoid it.

Anger

Topics covered include figuring out what makes you angry, how to change your angry thoughts, and ways to make your anger work for you.

Foot Care Tips and Checklist

Topics covered include helpful tips to care for your feet. Also includes a “to do” list to keep your feet healthy.

When You Travel

Topics covered include how to prepare for travel, tips for packing, eating on the go, traveling with insulin, and how to keep your insulin routine when crossing time zones. 

Traveling With Diabetes Supplies

Topics covered include security guidelines for diabetic supplies and contact information for the airport security to further answer your questions.

Oral Health & Hygiene

Topics covered include the 3 main steps to prevent gum disease in diabetics and other complications that may arise dealing with the oral health of a diabetic patient.

Flu & Pneumonia Shots

Topics covered include information on the shots and benefits of receiving them. 

When You’re Sick

Topics covered include how to make a sick-day plan, when to contact your diabetes team, and sick-day snack ideas. 

Importance of Smoking Cessation

Topics covered include how smoking hurts your health, why quitting is hard, and how to quit. 

Influenza and Diabetes

More information on how the flu can affect your body and your diabetes. 

Smoking and Diabetes

More ideas and advice on how to quit smoking. 

Diabetes Overview Tutorials:

American Diabetes Association Overview of Diabetes Tutorial

National Library of Medicine Overview of Diabetes Tutorial