Joslin's Library: Managing Your Diabetes
Alcohol
Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate Counting
Childhood Diabetes
- If Your Child Has Type 2 Diabetes—What He or She Needs To Know
- Understanding Your Child’s Feelings about Diabetes
- 10 Tips for Managing your Child’s Diabetes
- School Lunch and Diabetes Meal Planning
- Explaining Diabetes to a Roommate
- College-bound Part 2: Caring for your Diabetes Away From Home
- College-bound: Preparing to Take your Diabetes Away From Home
- Diabetes at School
- Managing Diabetes Care at Camp
- Choosing a Summer Camp
- Joslin's Teddy Bear Clinic Helps Kids with Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes Research
- How to Talk to your Child about Diabetes
- What Life is Like for a Kid with Diabetes
- New to Type 1 Diabetes? Information for Parents
- If Your Child Has Type 1 Diabetes—What He or She Needs To Know
- Halloween and Diabetes: Tips for Handling Treats
- Type 1 Diabetes Warning Signs in Young Children
- What is Type 1 Diabetes?
Cooking
Dental Health
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Diabetes Day-to-Day
- Diabetes Resolutions for the New Year
- Enjoying Thanksgiving with Diabetes
- Diabetes and Travel -- 10 Tips for a Safe Trip
- Valentine's Day the Sugar-Free Way
- Tips for Disposing of Sharps
- The Flu Shot and Diabetes
- In the Driver’s Seat: Managing Hypoglycemia When Driving
- Importance of Wearing a Medical Alert Bracelet with Diabetes
- Enjoying Special Occasions With Diabetes
- Diabetes-Friendly Tips for Handling the Summer Heat
- Diabetes and Major Emergencies: How to Prepare
Diabetes Facts
- Can Diabetes be prevented?
- What is Insulin Resistance?
- What is Pre-diabetes?
- Genetics & Diabetes: What's Your Risk?
- An Overview of Diabetes
- How Is Diabetes Diagnosed?
- Type 2 Diabetes: Know Your Risk Factors
- Asian Americans and Diabetes
- 4 Myths About Diabetes
- How is Diabetes Treated?
- "At Risk" Populations and Diabetes
- 10 Things You Might Not Know About Diabetes
Diabetes Medications and Treatments
Diabetes Sick Days
Diabetes Tests
En Espanol
- Preguntas sobre su diabetes que le debe preguntar a su médico
- Cómo obtener cuidado médico de alta calidad en un sistema de salud que esta cambiando?
- Algunos detalles sobre la Diabetes
- Cómo se diagnostica la diabetes?
Exercise and Physical Activity
- 8 Tips for Running with Diabetes
- Why Can't I Exercise with Ketones?
- Why Is My Blood Glucose Sometimes Low after Physical Activity?
- Why Do Blood Glucose Levels Sometimes Go Up after Physical Activity?
- What Should My Blood Glucose Goals Be Around Physical Activity?
- Get Smart About Exercise and Hypoglycemia
- Creating Your Physical Activity Program
- Exercising Without Injury
- Know Before You Go: A Pre-workout Diabetes Checklist
- Exercises to Avoid When You Have Diabetes
- Fitness Routines to Help you Manage your Diabetes
- Diabetes and Yoga
- Hypoglycemia and Outdoor Activities
- Walk Your Way to Health
- Bone Health and Diabetes
- Resistance Band Routines and Diabetes
- Warming Up to Winter Exercise
- Growing Older and Staying Active with Diabetes
Eyes and Vision
- Why Should I Visit the Eye Doctor when I Have Diabetes?
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Advances in Treating & Preventing Eye Disease Associated with Diabetes
- 5 Tips for Preserving Your Vision
- Treatment of Retinopathy
- Symptoms of Eye Disease
- Diseases of the Eye
- How the Eye Works
- Diabetic Retinopathy: What You Need to Know
- Laser Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
Fats
Feelings About Diabetes
- Are Depression and Diabetes Linked?
- Avoid Diabetes Burnout
- Keys to Success
- How Do I Get Support from Family and Friends?
- Getting Support for Diabetes from Loved Ones
- Diabetes Denial: Acknowledging the Disease for Better Care
- Finding the Right Diabetes Support Groups
Fiber
Foot Care
- 4 Tips For Foot Care When You Have Diabetes
- The Best Shoes for People with Diabetes
- How To Take Care of Your Feet
- The Right Fit
- Check your feet every day!
Getting Started
Getting the care you need
- Six Tests For Staying Healthy with Diabetes
- Comprehensive Diabetes Checklist
- 9 Questions for Your Diabetes Care Team
- Getting High Quality Medical Care in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
- Navigating the Diabetes Care Landscape
- Diabetes Education: Why It’s so Crucial to Care
- Making Sense of Type 1 Diabetes
- 5 Tips for Caring for Your Diabetes Supplies
- Building an Effective Diabetes Care Team
- Tips for Finding the Right Endocrinologist
- Money Saving Strategies for Diabetes Care Supplies
Glycemic Index
Heart and Cardiovascular Health
- 5 Tips for Avoiding Cardiovascular Disease
- 7 Tips for Preventing Heart Disease
- Diabetes and Heart Disease — An Intimate Connection
- Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
- Diabetes and Cholesterol
High Blood Glucose (Hyperglycemia)
Insulin
- Insulin Injections vs. Insulin Pump
- How to Improve the Insulin Injection Experience
- Insulin Action
- Insulin A to Z: A Guide on Different Types of Insulin
- Tips for Injecting Insulin
- Helpful Hints in the Use of Insulin
- Why Did I Gain Weight When I Started Taking Insulin?
- The Truth about Insulin and Type 2 Diabetes
Kidneys
Low Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia)
- What Can I Do To Prevent Serious Hypoglycemic Episodes When I am Hypoglycemic Unaware?
- How To Treat A Low Blood Glucose
- Is Low Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia) Dangerous?
Low Carb Food
Meal Planning
- Diet and Diabetes: A Personalized Approach
- Should I Count Calories or Use Exchanges for My Meal Planning Approach?
Monitoring
- Glucose Testing Delivers Tight Control
- Ketone Testing: What You Need to Know
- Monitoring Your Blood Glucose
- Plasma Glucose Meters and Whole Blood Meters
- Goals for Blood Glucose Control
- When to Test Blood Glucose
- 5 Tips for Glucose Monitoring
- Tips for More Pain-Free Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Home Blood Glucose (Sugar) Monitoring, Hemoglobin A1c Testing, and Fructosamine Tests
- The Facts About Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- Little Things that Can Have a Big Impact on your Blood Glucose Reading
Neuropathy
Oral Medication
- Sulfonylurea Agents: "Oral Hypoglycemic Agents"
- Oral Diabetes Medications Summary Chart
- NEW! Who Can Take Diabetes Pills?
- Glucophage®
- Avandia "Insulin Sensitizer"
- Actos "Insulin Sensitizer"
- What is Avandament?
- What is Metaglip?
- Prandin "Oral Hypoglycemic Agent"
Overview
- Getting Over the Shock of Diabetes Diagnosis
- General Diabetes Facts and Information
- Diabetes and Scheduling: Starting a Routine
- Common Questions About Type 2 Diabetes
- Common Questions About Type 1 Diabetes
Preventing Complications
Pumps
Research
Sexual Health
- Do you have sexual dysfunction? Take our quiz.
- Sexual Dysfunction - Causes and Symptoms
- Sexual dysfunction - Talking it over
- Sexual dysfunction - Treatment options
- Sexual dysfunction and diabetes
- Diabetes and Sexual Health in Men: Understanding the Connection
Shopping
Skin Care
Sleep
Successful Eating with Diabetes (strategies)
- Key To Success: Portion Control
- Dining Out With Diabetes
- 5 Common Food Myths for People with Diabetes Debunked
- Know your Food Groups with Diabetes
- Diet Strategies for Women with Diabetes: Why Some Work and Why Some Don't
- The Truth About the So-Called "Diabetes Diet"
- Healthy Alternatives to Your Favorite Foods
- Meal Replacement Bars: OK for Those with Diabetes?
- Food 'Cravings' and Diabetes
Sugar
- Fitting Sugar Into Your Meals
- Diabetes and Sweets: A Very Delicate Balance
- High Glucose: What It Means and How to Treat It
"Sugar Free" Foods
- Can I Eat as Many Sugar-Free Foods as I Want?
- The ABC's of Sugar Substitutes
- Correcting Internet Myths About Aspartame
- What Are Sugar Alcohols?
