We know that living with diabetes can be hard and we want to help. This site is a free resource where you can find information to help you take control of your health and better manage your diabetes. Click through to find handouts you can print or read on a computer or phone and find other websites for more diabetes information and support.

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Diabetes Self-Management

Taking Control of Diabetes: Tools and Tips for Self-Management

What is self-management for diabetes? You will find tools and tips on how you can manage your diabetes, including information on checking your blood sugar, taking your medicine, and working with your healthcare team.

Preventing, Recognizing, and Managing Hypoglycemia

What is hypoglycemia? Learn more about hypoglycemia, how you can spot its signs, and what you can do if it happens to you or someone you are with.

Checking, Recording, and Understanding Your Blood Glucose

Why do we need to know about blood glucose? You will learn about when, how, and why you should check and track your blood glucose. In this guide, you can also write down your own goals and find tools and tricks that will help you meet those goals.

Insulin

Facts & Fiction: About Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes

What is true and what is false? You will find facts about insulin and learn about some things you may have heard about insulin that are not true.

A Guide to Newer Longer-Acting Insulins

Look through this guide to find important information about newer longer-acting insulins and tips for taking them.

Insulin Injection Guide

Injecting insulin correctly can help you stay healthy and safe. This guide will show you some ways to make sure you are using your insulin and pen or syringe the right way.

Lifestyle Changes, Nutrition, and Exercise

Counting Carbohydrates

Confused about counting carb? This guide will help you learn about foods that have the most carbs, how to read a food label, and how to measure your carb servings use your hand.

Diabetes and Physical Activity

How does exercise help you manage your diabetes? This guide will help you decide what activities will help you meet your diabetes goals. It will also help you figure out how long and how many times you should try to be active each week.

Communication

Communicating with Healthcare Providers

Talking openly with your doctor can help you meet your diabetes goals. This guide can help you learn what is important information to share with your doctor, and has some questions you might want to ask, and some tips for working with your diabetes care team.

Web-based Resources

Resources for Education and Information

Resources for Finding Support

Online Communities Related to Diabetes Education

Online Forums: For Connecting With Other Patients and Caregivers

Meet the Experts

Ann Peters, MD

Director, USC Westside Center for Diabetes
Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Anne Peters is a clinical professor of medicine and diabetologist at the University of Southern California. She treats patients from all walks of life, with a particular focus on helping the underserved access technology. She has been a member of multiple guideline writing groups for individuals with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, published many papers and 4 books, given multiple talks and performed numerous clinical trials all with the hope of improving care for people living with diabetes.

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP

Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
CGM and Remote Monitoring Program Coordinator
Cleveland Clinic Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute
Cleveland, OH

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, is the Remote Monitoring and CGM Program Coordinator and Endocrinology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Diabetes Center.  Dr. Isaacs earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and completed residency at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.  Dr. Isaacs holds board certifications in pharmacotherapy, ambulatory care, and advanced diabetes management.   In 2020, she was awarded Fellow status in the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).  She is the Communications Director for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Pregnancy and Reproductive Health Interest Group and serves on the 2020-2021 ADA Professional Practice Committee, the committee that updates the ADA Standards of Care. Dr. Isaacs was awarded the Ohio Pharmacists Association Under 40 Award in 2019 and ADCES Diabetes Care and Education Specialist of the Year in 2020.