Resources and Teaching Tools

General Resources

On the Road to Diabetes Health (English) On the Road to Diabetes Health is a Fraser Health diabetes education guide written by Fraser Health diabetes educators. Contact our diabetes program to purchase copies.

Live Well with Diabetes Video Live Well with Diabetes is an education video available in 9 languages. Learn from experts and from other people's experiences in preventing and living well with diabetes.

Resources in other languages

Diabetes and Your Health Punjabi translation of On the Road to Diabetes Health

Live Well with Diabetes Video (Punjabi)

Diabetes Fact Sheets in Eleven Languages

Just the basics: tips for healthy eating - Multicultural adaptations

Chinese diabetes information: Canadian Diabetes Association resource

What is Diabetes?

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health  (pages 2-4)    

Are you at risk? - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Prediabetes - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Diabetes facts - Canadian Diabetes Association resources

Type 1 diabetes: the basics - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Type 2 diabetes: the basics - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

What do the Numbers Mean? [English]

What do the Numbers Mean? [Punjabi]

Metabolic Syndrome

Healthy Eating

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 11-21)

Just the basics: tips for healthy eating - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Just the basics: tips for healthy eating - Multicultural adaptations

Carbohydrate Choices

Carbohydrate Choices (South Asian)

How Does Food Affect Blood Glucose?

Seven Day Menu for 45 Gram Carbohydrate Diet

Seven Day Menu for 60 Gram Carbohydrate Diet

Healthy Snack Ideas

Common South Asian Snacks

Fibre and diabetes – Canadian Diabetes Association resource

The glycemic index - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Basic carbohydrate counting - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Advanced carbohydrate counting

Steps for Matching Rapid-insulin to Carbohydrate Intake

Carbohydrate Counting Daily Worksheet

Revised Carbohydrate Lists from CDA

Sugars and sweeteners - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Alcohol and diabetes - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Cholesterol and diabetes - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Eating away from home: tips for making healthy choices - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Managing weight - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 22-23)

Physical activity and diabetes - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Physical Activity Resources

Physical activity and exercise (educator tool) Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Your exercise prescription (educator tool) - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 5-10)

Diabetes Journal

Blood Glucose Testing - one test a day before meals

Blood Glucose Testing - two tests a day before and after meals

Managing your blood glucose - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (educator tool) – Canadian Diabetes Association resource

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 8-10)

Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Glucose)

Hypoglycemia - Low Blood Sugar signs and symptoms (novo nordisk)

High Blood Glucose and Sick Days

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 10, 26-27)

Hyperglycemia - High blood sugar signs and symptoms (novo nordisk)

Type 1 Diabetes: Sick Day Management and Insulin Guidelines

Sick Day Management for Type 2 Diabetes

*Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 24-25)

Insulin: things you should know - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

2009/10 Consumer's Guide to Diabetes Products and Medication - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Insulin Injection Using One Type of Insulin

Insulin Injection Using Two Types of Insulin

Pens

Lilly products

HumaPen Luxura User Manual (1 unit increments)

HumaPen Luxura HD User Manual (half dose or 1/2 unit increments)

HumaPen Memoir Quick Guide (1 unit increments)

Key Steps To Using The Humalog KwikPen (1 unit increments)

Novo nordisk products

NovoPen 4 Quick Guide (1 unit increments)

How to use your Novolin-Pen Junior (1/2 unit increments)

Sanofi aventis products

Quick Reference Guide (for Lantus SoloSTAR and Apidra SoloSTAR) (1 unit increments)

ClikSTAR Quick Guide (1 unit increments)

Lifestyle Issues

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health

• Managing stress (page 2)
• Diabetes and Driving (page 31)
• Making lifestyle changes (page 32)

Diabetes and Driving

Understanding Depression

Suggestions to Help You Manage Your Health

Eleven Ways to Deal with Stress

Coping With Stress

A Self Management Tool: Creating an Action Plan

Self Management: Your Guide to Goals and Action Plans

*Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health

• Long Term Complications (pages 28-29)
• Staying Healthy Reminders (page 33)

Staying healthy with diabetes – Canadian Diabetes Association resource

High blood pressure and diabetes - Canadian Diabetes Association resources

Staying Healthy Checklist [English]

Staying Healthy Checklist [Punjabi]

Caring for your Feet

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 30-31)

Caring for your feet

Foot care a step toward good health - Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Monofilament use and ordering information

Stop Smoking

Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control Program

Quit Now By Phone: 1-877-455-2233

Smoking and diabetes – Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Gestational Diabetes Diet Guidelines

Gestational Diabetes Diet Guidelines South Asian

Have a Healthy Pregnancy Canadian Diabetes Association resource

Children and Youth

Children & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia: BCCH Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit

Other Resources  

* Refer to On the Road to Diabetes Health (pages 35-36)

Diabetes Resources

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