Diabetes News

November 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. 

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and November 14 is World Diabetes Day! 

It is a month to consider personal care plans that help manage blood glucose levels, encourage healthy eating habits, support mental health and prepare for emergencies. View free resources, tips, and toolkits.

Articles

• DAS: The Diabetes Awareness and Insight Scale 
• Closing the Gap - Is Type 2 Diabetes Awareness Enough to Prevent the Growing Epidemic? 
• The Integrative Biology of Type 2 Diabetes 
• Type 2 Diabetes: A Multifaceted Disease 

Tools and Resources 

• Parents and caregivers can help reduce the chance of children developing diabetes. Read tips to encourage healthy lifestyle habits. 
• What is prediabetes? It means that an individual’s blood sugar level is higher than normal but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis. Take the free online prediabetes risk test. 
• Take a free online risk test for Type 2 diabetes (English or Spanish) for yourself or a loved one. 
• Find a diabetes education program for yourself or a loved one. Search by zip code, distance and program type. 
• View interactive diabetes data to learn how diabetes affects different populations in the United States. 
• Infographics are helpful to educate communities about diabetes and prediabetes. View a searchable media database for free infographics and diagrams in Spanish and English. 
• BeyondType1 hosted the #KnowledgeDrop video series in 2019. It featured conversations with diabetes experts who discussed various topics. 

Diabetes Friendly Recipes 

• Turkey Pesto Melt 
• Butternut Squash Ravioli 
• Roasted Butternut Squash Fries 
• Blackberry Iced Tea with Cinnamon and Ginger 
• Cranberry Orange Muffins 
• Tasty Apple Pie 
  
  

Subscribe to the free DSHS Diabetes email list to receive the monthly Diabetes News You Can Use by email. You also will receive periodic messages related to public meetings and activities of the DSHS Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. 

Past Issues 

(All past issues are PDF documents.)  

July 2020       |      August 2020    |    September 2020    |    October 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.