Patient Education
Web Resources
American College of Physicians (ACP): Special Reports
Description: ACP's Special Reports website provides information that can help patients understand treatment
and management of their disease. View the site for downloadable patient brochures, articles and video news reports.
View the Diabetes Special Report
The American Diabetes Association Website
Description: This site provides a wealth of information for patient, including sections for newly diagnosed patients and sections on nutrition and exercise.
www.diabetes.org
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Patient Education Website
Description: This site provides a wide variety of patient education materials, including videos on key topics.
aace.healthology.com
Diabetes Round Table Website
Description: This site, sponsored by Medstar Diabetes Institute at the Washington Hospital Center, provides a wide variety of patient education materials.
www.diabetesroundtable.com
WebMD Diabetes Health Center
Description: This established source of patient information provides a wide variety of patient education materials, including information on specific medications.
www.webmed.com
Journey for Control
Description: This site provides information for patients and offers advice on making smart food choices, living well and staying active, discussion points for visits with their healthcare teams as well as tools to provide guidance and support in order to make lifestyle changes which will help manage their disease.
www.journeyforcontrol.com
Patient Handouts
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Diabetes Patient Education Brochure
This Patient Education Brochure submitted by Jeffrey Schnipper, MD, MPH, FHM, Director of Clinical Research, Brigham and Women’s Hospitalist Service provides information for patients on how to manage their diabetes while in the hospital. The brochure includes information on why it is different for patients to control their blood sugar in the hospital as opposed to at home, checking blood sugar in the hospital, tips for eating in the hospital, medications, and when to call a nurse.
View the Brigham & Women’s Hospital Patient Education Brochure
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