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Diabetes Related Links:
Resources sponsored by companies:
Diabetes Treatment, Insulin and Blood Sugar Control Help with the emotional and psychological aspects of having diabetes:
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes by Michelle May MD and Megrette Fletcher Med, RD CDE I recommend this book if you are open and willing to work on self-change.
The Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Going Off to College:
www.collegediabetesnetwork.org
General sites related to diabetes:
Website and community for women with diabetes
American Diabetes Association You can order all their publications from here and information is available on all forms of diabetes in both English and Spanish
National Diabetes Education Program: In both English and Spanish
From the National Institute of Health: In both English and Spanish
The National Library of Medicine site for literature searches
Juvenile Diabetes Research Federation For those with Type 1 Diabetes with an emphasis on research
Children with Diabetes This is the creation of a father of a diabetic child and has an enormous database of information for the parents of persons with diabetes.
Canadian Diabetes Association General information in French, English and Chinese.
International Diabetes Federation This is an organization of over 100 countries with information about diabetes outside of North America.
Diabetes Mall A website run by a physician’s assistant with Type 1 Diabetes with books, various products and reviews of pumps.
Apps and Software Useful for Persons with Diabetes:
For Teens:
Great Food, Healthy Recipes:
A great vegan cookbook: Appetite for Reduction by Chandra Moskowitz
Resources for those needing help with carbohydrate counting and weight loss:
Calorie King: A online site to for calorie and exercise information
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes by Michelle May MD and Megrette Fletcher Med, RD CDE I recommend this book if you are open and willing to work on self-change.
Fit Day FitDay is a free online diet and weight-loss journal.
Lose It! A free online resource for weight loss
Mindless Eating Help from expert Brian Wansink Ph.D.
My Food Advisor Making better food choices and cutting calories from the ADA
My Alli Changing how you think and feel about food is the key to eating for optimum wellness and personal happiness.
Spark People SparkPeople’s mission is to SPARK millions of PEOPLE to live healthier lives and reach their goals.
Weight Watchers Online An excellent online site for weight loss for those wishing to avoid the meetings
My Fitness Pal MyFitnessPal is a diet and fitness community built with one purpose in mind: providing you with the tools and support you need to achieve your weight loss goals.
For those needing help with lifestyle change whether taking Qsymia or not:
Celiac disease (gluten sensitive enteropathy) resources:
Celiac Disease and Gluten-free Diet Information
Northeast Ohio Celiac Support Group
Medications to Control Blood Sugar (Blood Glucose):
Medications for Excessive Body Weight
(adults with obesity and some who are overweight):
Blood glucose meter company sites:
Ascensia (Contour and Breeze) meters
Sheets for writing down your blood sugars:
For those on insulin
Continuous Glucose Monitors:
Home Blood pressure devices:
Insulin pump companies and pumps:
Lipid disorders:
Praluent
Repatha
For those needing help paying for medication:
Is clinical research a good choice for you?
Getting more active and exercising:
Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association
Sites and Resources for the Visually Impaired:
American Foundation for the Blind
For those with kidney disease:
American Association of Kidney Patients
Learn about sleep apnea and other sleep disorders:
Inspiration and support:
The Faber Mazlish Website How we can better talk to our children and each other
Other Links:
The National Library of Medicine site for literature searches
Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines
Thyroid Cancer information and support:
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
Depression:
MentalHealthAmerica.net A superb resource with text also available in Spanish.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
The National Alliance on Mental Illness This website has helpful information on depression, panic disorder and other common psychiatric conditions. Click on “Inform Yourself”
Osteoporosis:
National Osteoporosis Foundation website
Selected medications for osteoporosis:
Hormonal disorders other than diabetes:
Medical Id’s:
Diabetic Foot Ulcers:
Information about common insect and tick-borne infections in the United States:
Northeast Ohio Lyme Foundation on Facebook
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/
http://www.ilads.org/lyme/about-lyme.php
“Cure Unknown. Inside the Lyme Epidemic” by Pamela Weintraub.
An excellent documentary on tick borne illness
Evidence based guidelines on Lyme disease
Organ Donation