Type 1 Diabetes: Living With The Disease: Health Tools

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Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.


	Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
	I have diabetes. Should I get pregnant now?
	Should I get an insulin pump?
	Should I take statins for high cholesterol?

	Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
	Diabetes: Checking your blood sugar
	Diabetes: Coping with your feelings about your diet
	Diabetes: Counting carbs if you use insulin
	Diabetes: Dealing with low blood sugar from insulin
	Diabetes: Giving yourself an insulin shot
	Diabetes: Living with an insulin pump
	Diabetes: Preventing high blood sugar emergencies
	Diabetes: Taking care of your feet
	Diabetes: Using a food guide
	Pregnancy and diabetes: Planning for pregnancy

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Last updated:	October 03, 2008
Author:	Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Reviewed By:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC

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