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Welcome to NCFH’s Diabetes Resource Hub! NCFH is working with a number of partners in a learning collaborative supported by HRSA to further the knowledge of health centers in developing and implementing certified Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) and/or CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program. This initiative assists community health centers with specific training needs and steps for implementation. Through our partnership with the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES), formerly known as the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), we have gathered a select few resources and tools below to further this initiative in preventing, managing, and treating prediabetes and diabetes. ADCES Prevention Network offers additional information about their Prevention Network and the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ADCES also provides information about opportunities available to create your own Diabetes Prevention Program and host a LifeStyle Coach Training.
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To elevate the national conversation around diabetes, NCFH has been amongst the 14 National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP) organizations that formed the Special and Vulnerable Populations - Diabetes Task Force to engage health centers, Primary Care Associations (PCAs), and Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) to increase knowledge of effective strategies that address diabetes among people experiencing homelessness, residents of public housing, migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, school-aged children, older adults, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQIA+ people, and other health center patients.
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What Is Prediabetes?
Prediabetes is a blood glucose (sugar) level that is higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. One in three American adults has prediabetes, and most do not even know they have it. If you have prediabetes and do not lose weight or do moderate physical activity, you can develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. Click here for infographic resources on prediabetes.
Prediabetes is a blood glucose (sugar) level that is higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. One in three American adults has prediabetes, and most do not even know they have it. If you have prediabetes and do not lose weight or do moderate physical activity, you can develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. Click here for infographic resources on prediabetes.
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"Am I at Risk for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes?" Promote the test "Could You Have Prediabetes?" Online Quiz: This simple, seven-question quiz assesses if a person is at risk for having prediabetes.
Click here for Spanish version.
Click here for Spanish version.
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Radio broadcast done in partnership with ADCES and Radio Bilingue on prediabetes. Originally broadcast June 15, 2022
Heeding the Signs of Prediabetes. People with prediabetes, a health condition in which you have a higher than normal blood sugar level, have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But not everyone with prediabetes will go on to get diabetes. It can often be prevented and controlled. People in rural communities are among the most at risk. How can they take care of themselves to prevent the onset and avoid complications? Health educators discuss the ABC of prediabetes, the Do’s and Don’ts, the ways to make healthy lifestyle changes, and the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Guests: Vicky Reyes Acosta, Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Educator Specialist, Center for Healthy Living, Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield, CA; Oliva Hernández Maruri, Health Educator, Seamar Monroe Clinic, Yakima, WA. |
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"Change the outcome" Video: PSA campaign encourage viewers to visit the campaign website where they can take a one-minute risk test to know where they stand. The campaign highlights the importance of early diagnosis, speaking with your doctor and visiting DoIHavePrediabetes.org to learn more about prediabetes. Spanish version available on campaign website.
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"Diabetes Prevention Toolkit": Utilize this free resources and templates for additional assistance to help prevent and/or reduce your risk for prediabetes. The toolkit includes information on how to engage patients, health care teams, and ways to incorporate screenings, testing, and referrals into your practice. The website also has downloadable Spanish handouts for selected resources.
"Improve Diabetes Prevention and Care at Your Health Center": Find out more about the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) and its many benefits for both patients and health centers by downloading this free resource! Start your own today!
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Know if You Are at Risk for Prediabetes
This Spanish educational flyer provides Hispanic and Latino populations with guidance to help them check their risks for prediabetes and includes a link to the prediabetes risk assessment test. |
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You Have the Power to Live Your Best Life
This informational download presents information on prediabetes and actionable steps you can take to help reduce your risk. |
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Support from the DPP
A healthy lifestyle reduces your risk of developing serious health problems, like type 2 diabetes. This educational download provides information about how you can gain the right support from a CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program as you make changes to become a healthier you. Click here for the Spanish version. |
Individuals with Diabetes are more likely to have serious complications due to COVID-19, but there are many factors that can aid in the prevention of these complications and better prepare. For additional resources, tips and information, please visit the ADCES webpage at COVID-19 Information. Additionally, below are helpful tools for guidance and frequently asked questions answered by the American Diabetes Association.
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Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition (DDRC): Since people living with diabetes face unique challenges during times of disaster, DDRC created a Diabetes Disaster Preparedness Plan which includes a checklist of supplies, information and guidelines. Building a “diabetes kit” now can save a lot of worry and time when a disaster strikes. English and Spanish.
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What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood.
Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition. It can lead to health issues such as heart attack; stroke; blindness; kidney failure; or loss of toes, feet, or legs.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood.
Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition. It can lead to health issues such as heart attack; stroke; blindness; kidney failure; or loss of toes, feet, or legs.
Diabetes Statistics Report!
Diabetes is a serious condition that affects over 37 million Americans. Additionally, 96 million adults in the US have prediabetes, but more than 84% of them don’t know they have it. That’s more than 130 million Americans affected by these conditions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Diabetes Statistics Report to communicate up-to-date information and data on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes to help focus efforts to prevent and control diabetes across the United States.
The recently released 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report includes information on risk factors for health complications, deaths, costs, and much more. Download it today!
Diabetes is a serious condition that affects over 37 million Americans. Additionally, 96 million adults in the US have prediabetes, but more than 84% of them don’t know they have it. That’s more than 130 million Americans affected by these conditions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Diabetes Statistics Report to communicate up-to-date information and data on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes to help focus efforts to prevent and control diabetes across the United States.
The recently released 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report includes information on risk factors for health complications, deaths, costs, and much more. Download it today!
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ADCES 7 Self Care Behaviors
The ADCES7- healthy coping, healthy eating, being active, taking medication, monitoring, reducing risk, problem solving- form the framework for diabetes care and education specialists to partner with people with diabetes, prediabetes and cardiometabolic conditions to support informed decision making. By using these behaviors as a foundation for your practice, you can go beyond education, to partner on successful behavior change that is outcomes-driven using person-centered, self-determined goals. Technology advances in science and management continue to shape diabetes, prediabetes and cardiometabolic care. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists evaluated the ADCES7, to update the behaviors in the context of a shifting digital and dynamic healthcare landscape. To learn more and obtain educational materials click here. |
Pharmacy-Led Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Guide
Pharmacists are key team members of the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program and can take the lead role in patient chronic care. This guide was created to facilitate setup and maintenance in community pharmacies, whether in a health center or independent setting. You will learn why your pharmacy might consider offering these services, by becoming an accredited or recognized DSMES provider. This guide will also provide the steps for getting and maintaining accreditation or recognition and cover additional details such as referrals and billing. Download this guide here.
Pharmacists are key team members of the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program and can take the lead role in patient chronic care. This guide was created to facilitate setup and maintenance in community pharmacies, whether in a health center or independent setting. You will learn why your pharmacy might consider offering these services, by becoming an accredited or recognized DSMES provider. This guide will also provide the steps for getting and maintaining accreditation or recognition and cover additional details such as referrals and billing. Download this guide here.
Diabetes Digital Story
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This patient education digital story teaches viewers what diabetes is and key steps needed to control diabetes.
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Building Trusting Relationships with Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers to Improve Diabetes Self-Management
Distance Learning
Distance Learning
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) permits organizations to deliver the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle change program in four different ways: in-person, online, distance learning, and combination. Per the 2018 DPRP Standards, Distance Learning is a yearlong lifestyle change program delivered 100% by trained lifestyle coaches via remote classroom or telehealth (conference call or Skype), where the lifestyle coach is present in one location and participants are calling in or video-conferencing from another location.
As Health Centers across the country adapt to the current environment and transition to virtual service delivery, the National Center for Farmworker Health has developed these “Distance Learning” resources for you to promote your National DPP program via flyers, postcards, and/or through social media platforms.
As Health Centers across the country adapt to the current environment and transition to virtual service delivery, the National Center for Farmworker Health has developed these “Distance Learning” resources for you to promote your National DPP program via flyers, postcards, and/or through social media platforms.
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Guide for Patient Management of Chronic Illness through "Tele-Education"
The digital delivery of patient health education, or tele-education, has drastically increased over the past years. Engaging program participants through app-based messaging platforms is an innovative method of education and support delivery for Health Centers across the country. The Guide for Patient Self-Management of Chronic Illness, along with the attached Participant Telehealth Readiness Tool (Appendix A), provides Health Centers a method of assessing a participant’s readiness for tele-education and describes how to use WhatsApp®️ to increase and drive patient self-management of chronic illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and others. You can download the guide in English and Spanish. Empowerment Trail Game
Please click on each zip file to access instructions to the game to be played virtually or in person! |
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating
Nutrition can be vital in reducing your risk for and managing diabetes. Studies have shown that losing as little at 5-7 % of your body weight can reduce the risk for prediabetes and improve your health. See these resources for additional tips on how to prepare meals and follow a healthy diet!
exercise
Exercise
Regular exercise can help with weight-loss and delay or prevent diabetes –related complications. It can be achieved in a single session or divided into short episodes of physical activity. A goal of 30-45 minutes several days of the week (4 or more) is often recommended. See these resources for additional tips on how to become more physically active and incorporate exercise in your daily routine!
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The Move Your Way® tools, videos, and fact sheets on this page have tips that make it easier to get a little more active. And small changes can add up to big health benefits!
No matter who you are, you can find safe, fun ways to get active — to move your way. Find tools and resources for adults, parents, and during and after pregnancy, as well as tools for providers. |
Additional Support
Additional Support
Managing prediabetes and diabetes can be overwhelming. Check out the resources below for additional support with medication, mental health related to diabetes management, and tips to continue monitoring your healthy lifestyle!
Diabetes may increase your risk for many other serious health problems. Some of these include eye, feet, teeth, kidney and heart issues. With the correct treatment and recommended lifestyle changes, many people with diabetes are able to prevent the occurrence of these complications.
Additional information and resources can be found from:
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