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Diabetes

	7 Feb 2025
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Diabetes Resource Center

Setting the Foundation and Tools to Help (four part video series)

For Providers

IAFP Information & Materials

Diabetes & CVD Fast Fact Sheet
IAFP has a Lifestyle Medicine Member Interest Group

American Diabetes Association
ADA Standards of Care 2025
Link to app
Consensus Report on Nutrition Therapy for Adults

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk

American Heart Association Patient education: Know Diabetes by Heart

Tobacco Cessation Assistance: Start with the Illinois Quitline

Nutrition Counseling for Medicare beneficiaries Medicare covers personal nutritional counseling for people with diabetes. Under the preventive health provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the counseling has been available without out-of-pocket costs to Medicare beneficiaries since 2011. Only registered dietitians are covered under the Medicare benefit.

Prediabetes
DoIHavePrediabetes.org online test for patients to learn their risk. Download the free Toolkit for providers: Prevent Diabetes STAT program
Delivering Care Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and treatment resources from the AMA
AMA and CDC "Do I have prediabetes" risk test and Change the Outcome campaign including PSAs, social media tools and other customizable assets.

Patient Education
AAFP Patient Education - FamilyDoctor.org
IAFP Radio PSAs for Dialed in on Diabetes airing in early November

Healthy Eating Resources:
Choosing Your Veggies
Holiday recipes from the Diet Doctor - from appetizers, main dishes, sides, sauces, desserts and drinks all in one place!

Diabetes-friendly recipes
Patient Information - How to reverse type 2 diabetes https://www.dietdoctor.com/diabetes

Dr. Parrella's suggested reading recommendations for treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity

Ludwig DS, Ebbeling CB. The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity: Beyond "Calories In, Calories Out". JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(8):1098–1103. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.2933
Forouhi NG, Krauss RM, Taubes G, Willett W. "Dietary fat and cardiometabolic health: evidence, controversies, and consensus for guidance." BMJ. 2018;361:k2139. Published 2018 Jun 13. doi:10.1136/bmj.k2139
Noakes TD, Windt J. "Evidence that supports the prescription of low-carbohydrate high-fat diets: a narrative review." British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017;51:133-139.
Rosenzweig JL, Bakris GL, et al. "Primary Prevention of ASCVD and T2DM in Patients at Metabolic Risk: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline," The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 104, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages 3939–3985
Fung, J. (2016). The obesity code: Unlocking the secrets of weight loss. Vancouver: Greystone Books.
Fung, J, The Diabetes Code, Prevent and reverse Type 2 diabetes naturally. Copyright 2018.
Gary Taubes The Case Against Sugar
Nina Teicholz The Big Fat Surprise