About Your Diabetes

• How Our Bodies Use Food
• What is Diabetes?
• What are the Main Types of Diabetes?
• What Problems can Diabetes Cause?
• Who Gets Diabetes?
• QUICK QUIZ ONE
• What are the Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes?
• Which is Worse: Low or High Blood Sugar?
• What You Can Do
  • Managing Your Diabetes
  • Weight Loss and Exercise
  • QUICK QUIZ TWO
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Medications
  • Know Your "ABC"s
• QUICK QUIZ THREE
• What About Nutrition?
  • The Basics of Food
  • All About Energy
  • Carbohydrate: A Double-Edged Sword?
  • The Balancing Act
  • Carbohydrate Counting
  • Additional Nutrition Tips
• QUICK QUIZ FOUR
• References

Project: Communications for Diabetic Persons with Sensory Impairment

Funded by:
The National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
New York State Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation

Disclaimer:
The information presented is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to substitute for the advice of your health care provider. If you have questions about your health at any time you should seek the opinion of your physician or nurse practitioner.