Resources for People with Diabetes
Managing diabetes can be complex, but having the right information and tools can make a big difference. This page provides a collection of valuable resources for people living with diabetes, their families, and healthcare professionals. Whether you're looking for guidance on nutrition, blood glucose monitoring, insulin therapy, diabetes management during special situations (such as Ramadan or diving), or support communities, you'll find helpful materials here. These resources include expert-endorsed guides, e-learning modules, decision aids, and practical tools to help navigate life with diabetes.
- An e-learning module for supporting weight loss in children with Type 2 Diabetes. ISPAD is endorsing Springer Healthcare’s initiative to support weight loss in children with Type 2 Diabetes
- Somali Carbohydrate Counting Guide. Authors: Carol Brunzell, Antoinette Moran, Loren Purcell, Deqa Farah, Jennifer Kyllo, Phillip Plager, Muna Sunni.
- Children with Diabetes - The on-line community for kids, families and adults with Type 1 diabetes
- Diving and Diabetes - Christopher Edge, Chair, UK Sports Diving Medical Committee
- diabeteskidsandteens.com.au - Website for Kids and Teens from Diabetes Australia
- Insulin Pumpers - Information and support for adults and children with diabetes and their families interested in insulin pump therapy.
- Should you use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)? - Decision aid on how a CGM might fit into your life.
- Ramadan and Diabetes - EASD e-Learning material about Diabetes and Ramadan // ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines: Fasting during Ramadan by young people with diabetes
- Parent Guide T1D Care in Australian Schools - It is an advocacy document based upon ISPAD guidelines to advise parents of their basic human rights and how to best navigate an increasingly cloudy Australian school system with (unfortunately) many vested interests.
- Simple Language Guides for Patients - Guides for Insulin Pumps, Pens and Continuous Glucose Monitors for People with Type 1 Diabetes and Instructors, in English and Spanish. (USC Westside Center for Diabetes).
