Medicare Reform
Beginning in 2005, newly passed Medicare reform legislation has several very positive changes with improved preventive benefits that will include...

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Blood Sugar Testing
After being diagnosed with diabetes, you will need to test your own blood glucose (sugar) often and on a regular basis.

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Controlling Diabetes
There are many ways you can take to control your diabetes. Follow this three-part action plan to get your blood glucose (sugar) under control...

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Diabetes Prevention Series

Keep your diabetes under control booklet cover.  

Keep your diabetes under control
Helps patients learn interactively about blood sugar management with a comprehensive chart to record blood sugar, meals, and medicines. Also includes checklists to help patients get the most out of their health care visits, as well as a page to record the addresses and phone numbers of health care providers.
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En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Controle la diabetes
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Keep your eyes healthy booklet cover.  

Keep your eyes healthy
Defines and illustrates the different parts of the eye and the various forms of eye damage that can result from diabetes. Also teaches patients how to prevent or delay eye damage from diabetes.
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En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los ojos sanos
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Keep your feet and skin healthy booklet cover.  

Keep your feet and skin healthy
Discusses how diabetes can lead to feet and skin problems. Illustrates the different foot problems that can occur and teaches people how to care for their feet and skin to prevent these complications.
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En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los pies y la piel sanos
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Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy booklet cover.  

Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy
Descibes the role of the heart and blood vessels. Details the damage diabetes can cause to the heart and blood vessels and explains how to prevent and treat these complications.
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En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga sanos el corazón y los vasos sanguíneos
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Keep your kidneys healthy booklet cover.  

Keep your kidneys healthy
Describes kidney function and then kidney damage as a complication of diabetes. Explains and illustrates how to prevent kidney problems, test for kidney damage, and treat kidney disease.
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En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los riñones sanos
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Keep your nervous system healthy booklet cover.  

Keep your nervous system healthy
Provides information on and detailed illustrations of the various parts of the nervous system and explains how uncontrolled diabetes can damage these individual components. Also explains how to prevent and treat these problems.
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En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga sano el sistema nervioso
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Keep your teeth and gums healthy booklet cover.  

Keep your teeth and gums healthy
Teaches people how diabetes can damage teeth and gums and how this damage can be prevented. Focuses on proper dental care and frequent dental visits.
*pdf version

En Español
Evite los problemas de la diabetes: Mantenga los dientes y encías sanos
**la versión de pdf