Diabetes Patient Education Materials
Ethnic Foods and Blood Sugar: Guides for Patients
Julianne Williams. For more information about how it was developed, click here, and select 'view documentation'. The narrated file may take a few moments to load.
- Narrated video presentation (12 minutes)
- PDF presentation (59 slides)
How Foods Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Ethiopian and Eritrean Patients with Diabetes
This presentation is intended to be used by clinicians during discussion with patients about carbohydrates and blood glucose. It is culturally tailored to reflect foods commonly consumed by Ethiopian and Eritrean Americans and includes photos of foods, meal comparisons, portion sizes, and some information about managing diabetes during periods of fasting. Authored by Mei Yook Woo. For more information about how it was developed, click here, and select 'view documentation'.
- Narrated Video Presentations (47 minutes) - Oromo | Amharic
- PDF presentation with table of contents (129 slides) - Amharic/English | Oromo/English
- Coming soon: PDF and narrated video presentation in Tigrigna.
How Foods Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Latino Patients with Diabetes
This bilingual presentation is intended to be used by clinicians during discussion with patients about carbohydrates and blood glucose. It is culturally tailored to reflect foods commonly consumed by Latino Americans and includes photos of foods, meal comparisons, and portion sizes. Also, includes tips for eating healthily during holidays, and cooking tips. Authored by Elizabeth Hulbrock. For more information about how it was developed, click here, and select 'view documentation'.
- Narrated video presentation (40 minutes)
- PDF presentation with table of contents (126 slides)
How Foods Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Somali Patients with Diabetes
This
slideshow presentation is intended to be used by clinicians during discussion
with patients about carbohydrates and blood glucose. It is culturally
tailored to reflect foods commonly consumed by Somali Americans Jocelyn James, MD and Yetta Levine. For more information about how it was developed, click here, and select 'view documentation'. The narrated file may take a few moments to load.
- Narrated video presentation (21 minutes)
- PDF presentation (93 slides)
How Foods Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Vietnamese Patients with Diabetes
This bilingual presentation is intended to be used by clinicians during discussion with patients about carbohydrates and blood glucose. It is culturally tailored to reflect foods commonly consumed by Vietnamese Americans and includes photos of foods, meal comparisons, and portion sizes. Authored by Elizabeth Aong. For more information about how it was developed, click here, and select 'view documentation'. The narrated file may take a few moments to load.
- Narrated video presentation (24 minutes)
- PDF presentation with table of contents (108 slides)
Culturally Responsive Diabetes Materials
Educational materials from other groups that are providing diabetes patient education information.
Diabetes during Ramadan
A 2 page handout from WellShare International about managing diabetes during Ramadan and suggestions for healthy ways to fast, and the importance of eating healthy foods at the iftar meal.
ChooseMyPlate - Somali/English
A 1-page visual of the USDA food guidance image that portrays food types and portions on a plate. This image includes both English and Somali language, produced by WellShare International.
The Pacific Diabetes Education Program
PDEP was a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the availability and dissemination of culturally and linguistically appropriate diabetes education materials for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. They have translated information about diabetes in 11 Pacific Islander languages.
Giving Medicine by Subcutaneous Injection - Khmer/English
PDF (6 pages) Written and illustrated instructions about how to select a site for injection, administer the injection and clean up supplies. Khmer translation provided by Jeniffer Huong, Harborview Medical Center, with permission of Health Information Translations, creator of the content in English and 12 other languages.
Lao Diabetes Education Video
A series of four YouTube videos with education about diabetes, including cause, management and prevention. In Lao language with English subtitles. Approximately 35 minutes total length.Produced by Khamph Southisombath, MD.
Multicultural Diabetes Materials
The following materials were developed at Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) for use in a Multicultural Diabetes Classes for patients and family members. The materials were translated into a number of languages and each PDF includes both target language and English. Several of the handouts have audio narration (about 3 min). Please see Multicultural Diabetes Project for additional information and other materials related to this project.
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Diabetes: Foot Care |
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Diabetes: Daily Foot Check |
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Diabetes Information from the REACH Coalition
REACH is a public health effort funded by CDC to reduce diabetes health disparities experienced by communities of color. They translated healthy meal planning information into several languages. This project is now over, but the meal planning pages are available in the following languages:
Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Samoan, Somali, and Vietnamese
"Diabetes: Facing the Tiger" Video - Vietnamese
A project of “Diabetes Awareness and Education in the Community Program”, Harris County Hospital District and Asian American Health Coalition. Funded by Texas Dept. Of Health and Texas Diabetes Council Produced by: VNN Television. With permission, online video produced by EthnoMed with support from the National Library of Medicine.
View the video "Diabetes Facing the Tiger" in Vietnamese:
Diabetes Audio Resources for Blind/Low Literacy Groups
Audio (English) recorded health information about diabetes. Audio version provided by the Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Disparities.
| Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: (18 min) |
Link to the English document (28 pg, PDF) Link to English document at the National Kidney Foundation website. |
| Diabetes, Heart Disease & Stroke: (24 min) | Link to the English document (12 pg, PDF) Link to the English document at the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse website. |
| Diabetic Retinapathy: (16 min) |
Link to the English document (24 pg, PDF) Update: This document was updated 9/15. Link to the new English document at the National Eye Institute website. Also available in Spanish. |
| More than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes: (8 minutes) |
Link to the English document (3 pg, PDF) Update: This document was updated in 2014. Link to the new file at the National Eye Institute website. |
| What is Diabetes? (9.22 min) |
Link to the English document at the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation website. |
| Where do I begin? Living with Type 2 Diabetes: (14.40 min) | Link to the English document (18 pg, PDF) Update: The American Diabetes Association site now has diabetes education with audio provided. Link: Where do I begin with Type 2? |
| Your Food Choices and Diabetes: (9.40 min) | Update: The English document from the British Diatetic Association is no longer available. The BDA does provide some Food Factsheets on diabetes . |
These audio resources were provided by the Utah Department of Health Office of Health Disparities
