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The IHS National Diabetes Program has a 20 year history of providing diabetes care and education services to the American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
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Curriculums
Healthy Beverage Community Action Kit 2006

Pregnancy and Diabetes Curriculum 2006

Nutrition and Diabetes Curriculum 2006


Clinical Guidelines
IHS Guidelines for Care of Adults with Prediabetes and/or the Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Settings:

April 2006 Guidelines: Download (PDF - 166 KB)

April 2005 Guidelines: Download (PDF - 240 KB)

IHS Standards of Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: August 2006
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Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children, With Special Emphasis on American Indian and Alaska Native Children. October 2003 Read More


2008 Draft Report "Promoting a Healthy Weight in Children and Youth"
Outlines clinical strategies on five childhood obesity prevention and treatment recommendations for health care professionals in Indian Health Service, tribal and urban Indian health clinical settings.  To read the report click here  (PDF - 727 KB).
Pamphlets
"Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed" American Diabetes Association Pamphlet
Now, You Can Help Every Student with Diabetes Succeed!
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Acanthosis Nigricans Pamphlet
Acanthosis nigricans is a skin disorder characterized by abnormally increased coloration (hyper pigmentation) and "velvety" thickening (hyperkeratosis) of the skin, particularly of skin fold regions, such as of the neck and groin and under the arms
(Download PDF - 817 KB)

Bibliographies
Bibliography of Publications
Bibliography of I H S Diabetes Program publications from 1986-2004
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Video Presentations
REZ ROBICS is a full fledged aerobics video mixing pow wow dancing and martial arts with normal aerobics movements
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Interim Report to Congress

December 2004 Report To Congress
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 provided $150 million over 5 years to IHS for the establishment of a Grants for Special Diabetes Program for Indians focused on "the prevention and treatment of diabetes."
Go To the Report To Congress Home Page
(You can download by chapter)


Best Practices
2006 Best Practices are now available.
Updated 6/22/06


Training
Summer Institute for Health Professionals and Paraprofessionals

Indian Health Service Nutrition & Dietetics Training Program


Data
Mortality from 1999 Diabetes Surveillance Report


Measuring Diabetes Care: Improving Data Quality and Data Use in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities -- The purpose of the conference was to discuss methods to improve the quality and expand the use of data for individual patient care and population-level purposes.
Download Conference Report (PDF - 1.9 MB)
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