Patient Education

Updated: 8.5.2008

For Better Health - Your Self-Management Workbook

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A workbook patients can use to document the steps they take toward better health.



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For Better Practice - Your Self-Management Workbook: Guide for Clinicians

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

What to consider before asking patients to use the Self-Management Workbook.



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For Better Health - Identifying Your Concerns

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

This questionnaire can help patients identify their concerns before they visit your practice.



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For Better Practice - Identifying Your Concerns: Guide for Clinicians

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

This tool helps you identify, assess, and respond to your patients concerns.



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For Better Health - Taking Care of Your Feet

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

Instructions for proper foot care that all patients with diabetes should follow.



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For Better Health - Setting Your Self-Management Goal

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

This tool helps patients identify goals, challenges, and strategies.



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For Better Health - Rate Your Plate

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

This easy-to-use tool will help patients assess the nutritional value of their meals.



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For Better Health - Eating Right

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

Guidelines patients can follow to make healthy eating choices.



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For Better Health - Practical Exercise Plan

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

Tips that can help sedentary patients adopt a more active lifestyle.



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For Better Health - Your Aerobic Exercise Plan

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A prescription form to provide patients with personalized guidelines for the aerobic exercise they have chosen.



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For Better Health - Monitoring Your Blood Sugar

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A checklist to help patients monitor their blood glucose regularly.



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For Better Health - Keeping Track of Your Pills

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A checklist to help patients manage their medications.



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For Better Health - Your Wallet-Sized Medical Record

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A form to help patients keep important information handy at all times.



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For Better Health - Getting Started with Insulin

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

Practical tips for patients who are beginning insulin therapy.



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For Better Health - Your Diabetes Test Record

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A form for patients to record their test results and keep track of their progress.



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For Better Health - The ABCs to Better Diabetes Care

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

What patients need to know about monitoring, exercise, self-management, and preventive care, on one page.



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Patient Education Videos

These video and guidebooks are designed to help educate patients about a variety of conditions, including breast, lung and prostate cancer; diabetes; and depression.

They are available free to ACP members, though quantities are limited.



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ACP's Patient Information for African Americans with Diabetes

This patient information booklet discussess diabetes and how it affects the African American community in a culturally sensitive way.



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ACP's Patient Guide for Hispanic Americans (in English and Spanish)

This is a Guide for Hispanic American patients with diabetes that is both in English and Spanish and discussess diabetes care in a culturally sensitive manner.



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ACP Doctors for Adults patient information brochure

A simple and brief patient information brochure on diabetes and its complications.



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ACP/ADA Special Report on Diabetes (in English and Spanish)

The ACP and the ADA jointly developed this patient information guide that covers many aspects of diabetes care including glucose control, blood pressure control and lipids control. It is available in English and Spanish.



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Annual Session 2005 - The Diabetic Group Visit - The Nuts and Bolts

This session answers the following questions:

  • How can practice-based research help you analyze and improve the diabetes care you deliver?
  • How can you set up diabetes group visits in your practice?
  • How can you get reimbursed for diabetes group visits?



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ACP Patient Education Video: Living with Diabetes: A Guide for African Americans

This video is available free to ACP members, though quantities are limited.



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