UMASS Diabetes Network Nutrition Exercise
Diabetes Education Clinics Local to UMass:
The Diabetes Mall website: http://www.diabetesnet.com/Yes, this is a site that sells stuff, but if you scroll over the headings at the top (such as “About Diabetes” and “Improve Control” etc), you will find some very useful information.
comparing pumps, with links to each company’s website http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_technology/insulin_pump_models.php
The Joslin Diabetes Center Website www.joslin.org If you look under Research and Discovery, you will see “Volunteer for a research study,” which provides descriptions of different research studies that are going on, some with compensation and some without. It’s worth a look!
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
Canadian Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.ca/
US Food and Drug Administration Diabetes Information http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/
Wikipedia info on diabetes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
David Mendosa’s very extensive website: http://www.mendosa.com/index.html
Diabetes Public Health Resource, from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
Disaster Preparedness: http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/diabetes_disaster_guidelines.pdf
Healing Handbook for Persons with Diabetes by Aldo A. Rossini, M.D.
Ruth Lundstrom, R.N./NP C.D.E.,M.S.
From the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
~click on the links to the left (Introduction, Table of Contents, etc.)
An excellent book for both exercise and diet related tips for diabetics is:
The Diabetic Athlete by Sheri Colberg, PhD
To help with eating out or ordering in:
Or
Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating by Hope S. Warshaw
And for those people who like to cook:
For over-all control; this book has very good reviews:
Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin by Gary Scheiner
Diabetes Education Clinics Local to UMass:
Sponsoring Organization: The Office of Jeffrey M. Korff, MD
Site/Program Name: Center for Excellence in Diabetes Education
Address: 264 Elm Street
City, State, Zip: Northampton, MA, 01060
Phone: 413-585-0039
Sponsoring Organization: Baystate Health System
Site/Program Name: Outpatient Diabetes Education & Self-Management, Franklin Medical Center
Address: 164 High Steet
City, State, Zip: Greenfield, MA, 01301
Phone: 413-773-2303
Sponsoring Organization: UMass Memorial Health Care
Site/Program Name: UMassMemorial/Wing Memorial Hospital
Address: 40 Wright Street
City, State, Zip: Palmer, MA, 01609
Phone: 413-284-5208
Sponsoring Organization: Mercy Medical Center-Sisters of Providence Health System
Site/Program Name: Diabetes and Endocrine Center
Address: 299 Carew Street
City, State, Zip: Springfield, MA, 01104
Phone: 413-748-7000
Sponsoring Organization: Baystate Health System
Site/Program Name: Outpatient Diabetes Education & Self-Management, Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center
Address: 11 Wilbraham Street
City, State, Zip: Springfield, MA, 01199
Phone: 413-794-8942
Sponsoring Organization: Baystate Health System
Site/Program Name: Outpatient Diabetes Education & Self-Management, High Street Health Center-Adult
Address: 140 High Street
City, State, Zip: Springfield, MA, 01199
Phone: 413-794-4125
Sponsoring Organization: Baystate Health System
Site/Program Name: Outpatient Diabetes Education & Self-Management, Baystate Medical Center
Address: 3300 Main Street, Suite A
City, State, Zip: Springfield, MA, 01199
Phone: 413-794-7029
These were found on the American Diabetes Association website, for the state of Massachusetts, at:
http://www.diabetes.org/education/eduprogram.asp
The local ADA office for Western Mass is:
American Diabetes Association
306 Industrial Park Rd
Suite 105
Middletown, CT, 06457
(203) 639-0385
(860) 632-5098 fax
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