 
Diabetes Dateline
Winter 2007
Resources
La enfermedad renal en personas con diabetes
(Kidney Disease of Diabetes)
This eight-page fact sheet explains kidney disease, its causes and treatment, and its progression to kidney failure. The publication also includes a discussion about preventing and slowing kidney disease and dialysis and transplantation. It also highlights findings of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial as they relate to kidney disease.
Lo que usted debe saber sobre la alimentación y la diabetes
(What I need to know about Eating and Diabetes)
This easy-to-read booklet reviews diabetes nutrition basics, including what, when, and how much a person with diabetes should eat. The publication also discusses the food guide pyramid, the different food groups, and the importance of physical activity.
Consejos para muchachos con diabetes tipo 2: ¿Que es la diabetes?
(Tips for Kids: What is Diabetes?)
This colorful tip sheet from the National Diabetes Education Program outlines the basics
about managing diabetes and is part of a series of reproducible, Spanish-language publications for children with diabetes and their families.
Prevention Series
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse has a series of booklets available in both English and Spanish to help people with diabetes prevent complications that can result from the disease. The easy-to-read patient education booklets include the following titles:
Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your diabetes under control
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Controle la diabetes Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your eyes healthy
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los ojos sanos Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your feet and skin healthy
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los pies y la piel sanos Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga sanos el corazón y los vasos sanguineos Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your kidneys healthy
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los riñoñes sanos Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your nervous system healthy
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga sano el sistema nervioso Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your teeth and gums healthy
Cómo prevenir los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los dientes y enc韆s sanos
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If the Shoe Fits
This videotape program provides information about foot care for older adults with diabetes. The program describes problems such as foot insensitivity and hypersensitivity; signs of slow circulation, such as pain in the legs or feet when walking, sitting, or sleeping; cold feet; and slow-healing cuts and bruises. The video offers recommendations for preventing these and other foot problems and tips on choosing proper-fitting shoes. More information about this resource, including how to order a copy, is available at www.catalog.niddk.nih.gov/resources.
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March 2007
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