National #DiabetesMonth

every November calls attention to diabetes & effects on millions of Americans @AmDiabetesAssn

The National Diabetes Education Program’s (NDEP) 2015 theme Diabetes Education and Support: Everyone Has a Role. What’s Yours? highlights the need for ongoing diabetes education and support among people with diabetes and those who care for them.

Help people in your community learn more about the importance of diabetes education and support with these resources from the NDEP and the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

• Diabetes - BAM! Body and Mind
  
• Diabetes Center - KidsHealth.org (also in Spanish)
  
• Diabetes Information for Children and Teens
  
• Sports, Exercise and Diabetes (also in Spanish)
  
• Tips for Teens With Diabetes (also in Spanish)
  
• Activity: Diabetes - Test Your Smarts
  
• Lesson Plan: Diabetes (PDF)
  
• Video: How Insulin Is Made and Works

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