Diabetes News

October 2020  

Diabetes News You Can Use is a free news bulletin of the Texas Department of State Health Services.  
Each month we highlight information and news related to diabetes. 

October Is Organize Your Medical Information Month! 

• It’s important to keep medical paperwork organized for yourself or your family, if you’re a caregiver. Creating a personal health record (PHR) can help families keep on top of doctor visits, medications, and insurance documents. It can also help when considering changes to any existing care plans and can be done in 5 easy steps!
• Where or how do you get started on organizing medical documents? The organizing your medical records resource can help identify questions to ask your doctor and which documents to include.
• Managing your medication and logging side effects can help you or a family member create a more complete health picture. This can be shared with your physician in detail, if needed.

Resources

• Helping a Loved One with Diabetes When You Live Far Apart 
• Listen to CDC Diabetes-related Podcasts 

Articles or Reports

• Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report 
• Key Takeaways from ADA’s Nutrition Consensus Report [pdf] 
• A Peer-led Diabetes Education Program in a Homeless Community to Improve Diabetes Knowledge and Empowerment 
• Diabetes Empowerment with a Nurse-led Shared Medical Appointment Program 
• Adapting and Validating a Measure of Diabetes-specific Self-Compassion 

Diabetes Friendly Recipes

• Shrimp Spring Rolls 
• Pumpkin-Hazelnut Tea Cake 
• Strawberry and Cream Cheese Crepes 
• Easy Pizza for Two 
• Vegetarian Chili with Tofu  
  

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Past Issues 

(All past issues are PDF documents.)  

July 2020       |      August 2020    |    September 2020      

January 2020    |    February 2020    |    March 2020    |    April 2020    |    May 2020    |    June 2020     

The articles and hyperlinks to external websites appearing in Diabetes News You Can Use are intended to be informational and do not represent an endorsement by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Other websites may not be accessible to people with disabilities. For more information about any of the items listed, please contact the sponsoring organization directly.