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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Diabetes Portal

This portal is part of the American College of Physicians (ACP) website and provides information for patients and clinicians interested in the management of diabetes.

The Patient Resources section contains educational materials and tools designed to help patients and their families manage diabetes. It provides information on diet, exercise, checking blood sugar, and taking insulin. There is access to a range of resources covering nicotine replacement, vaccines, eye problems, foot problems, heart problems, kidney problems, nerve problems and ketoacidosis.

The section on Clinician Resources provides access to tools and information designed to help healthcare teams in effective management of patients with diabetes. Clinical topics include prevention and screening, diagnosis, drug therapy, blood glucose, weight, smoking, exercise, cardiovascular complications, eye complications, foot complications, neurological complications, renal complications, vaccinations and pregnancy.

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