| Cost-effectiveness Issues of Diabetes Prevention and Treatment |
DCE File (PDF) NEW
The costs of diabetes mellitus are enormous. In 2007, direct medical expenditures, that is, the cost of health care services for the treatment of diabetes, its complications, and comorbidities were estimated to be $116 billion. |
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| The Role of the Registered Dietitian in Teaching and in Administration of Injectable Medications Used in Diabetes Management |
DCE File (PDF) NEW
Statement from the Diabetes Care and Education (DCE) Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association, 2007. |
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| American
Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) |
www.diabeteseducator.org/
Access information about professional education, resources,
meetings, networking opportunities and research. |
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| American
Diabetes Association |
www.diabetes.org
Access the 2004 Clinical Practice Guidelines for health-care
professionals as well as find links to research journals
and resources. |
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| Dexcom 's Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Guide |
http://www.dexcom.com
Resources for health professionals on how to work with patients who use CGM and think differently when managing diabetes. |
F.E.A.E.D
(The Spanish Federation of Associations of Educators
in Diabetes) |
http://www.feaed.org/
Group of multi-disciplinary health professionals devoted
to educating individuals with diabetes who speak Spanish. |
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| Glycemic Effects of Food and Physical Activity members only |
| PowerPoint slide show and case study from the 2005 DCE Pre-conference Workshop, Glycemic Effect of Food and Physical Activity: Make it a Winning Combination. |
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| International Diabetes Center |
www.InternationalDiabetesCenter.com
International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet has provided world-class diabetes care, education, publications and research that meet the needs of people with diabetes and their families since 1967. They are a part of Park Nicollet Institute, which engages in research, education and innovation to improve quality and public and private decision-making in health and health care. Park Nicollet Institute is part of Park Nicollet Health Services, an integrated care system that includes Methodist Hospital, Park Nicollet Clinic and Park Nicollet Foundation. |
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| MEDLINEplus:
Diabetes |
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html
Carefully selected links to Web resources on diabetes
with authoritative health information, including dictionaries,
directories, organizations, and news sources. |
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| National
Diabetes Education Program |
http://ndep.nih.gov
Check out the new "Be Smart about Your Heart: Control
the ABCs of Diabetes" brochure. Consumer information
is also provided in Spanish and Asian languages. The
NDEP has partnered with public and private organizations
for improving prevention and treatment of diabetes based
on current scientific information. |
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| National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Nutrition |
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrition.htm
Find consumer handbooks and information sheets for diabetes,
renal, and weight loss nutrition. |
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| Part
B Medicare Benefits for MNT for Diabetes and Renal Disease:
A Web-Based Resource |
This
web-based resource is a joint project between the
Diabetes Care and Education dietetic practice group
of the American Dietetic Association, the American
Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)
and the American Association of Diabetes Educators
(www.diabeteseducator.org),
and the American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org).
Similar information appears on each association's
website.
The
following are Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
documents. To read them you need the free program
Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is available at:
Section last revised 1/06
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