Volume 10, Issue 4, Fall 2009

Valuable resources to help you manage your diabetes

Whether you have just been told you have diabetes or you have had diabetes for years, knowing what resources are available to help you manage your diabetes can be very valuable.

Here are just some of the many resources that are available. If you have any questions, please talk with your diabetes educator or health care provider.

Allina diabetes programs

Allina Medical Clinic – Diabetes Education is designed to help you manage diabetes every step of the way. For more about this program accredited by the American Diabetes Association, call 1-866-904-9962 and ask about Allina Medical Clinic sites offering diabetes education.

Diabetes center staff at these Allina hospitals can also help you manage your diabetes:

• New Ulm Medical Center, 507-233-1000
• St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 952-403-3000
• United Hospital, Pregnancy and Diabetes Clinic, 651-241-8456.

Aspen Medical Group's diabetes services offer opportunities to work with a team of diabetes specialists on a personalized plan of care.

Support groups

Allina offers monthly support groups to anyone whose life is affected by diabetes in these Minnesota cities: Farmington, Hastings and Shakopee. Topics of discussion may include:

• mental health and diabetes
• exercises and physical activity
• heart health screenings.

Visit www.allina.com/classes or call 1-866-904-9962 for more information.

You can also contact the American Diabetes Association for a listing of support groups in Minnesota, Wisconsin and other states.

• Go to www.diabetes.org. Look under Community Programs & Local Events and choose What's Happening Locally?
• Call the national office at 1-800-232-6733 or the Minnesota chapter at 763-593-5333 or 1-800-DIABETES.

Magazines

Call for subscription rates for these publications:

• Diabetes Forecast, 1-800-232-6733, by the American Diabetes Association comes out 12 times a year.
• Diabetes Self-Management, 1-800-234-0923, comes out six times a year. Visit www.diabetesselfmanagement.com for more about the publisher and to access a helpful blog by people with diabetes.

Web sites

These Web sites offer reliable information about living well with diabetes:

• American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
• American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org
• Diabetes Health - www.diabeteshealth.com
• National Diabetes Education Program - www.ndep.nih.gov
• Joslin Diabetes Center - www.joslin.org
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - www.jdrf.org
• Islet transplant information from the Islet Foundation - www.islet.org

First published: 10/01/2009
Last updated: 10/01/2009

Reviewed by: Mary Frederick, RN, MS, CDE, diabetes program manager, Allina Medical Clinic - Diabetes Education; Dawn McCarter, RN, BSN, CDE, diabetes program coordinator, Allina Medical Clinic - Diabetes Education

Dialog: Living with Diabetes comes courtesy of Allina.com. Part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, the Web site offers reliable health and wellness information, physician referral and other health resources, especially for people who live in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

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