Diabetes Information & Resources for Self-Management
The Diabetes Center of Excellence (DCOE) care team provides valuable handouts, tools & informational resources. Below are some at your fingertips.
UMass Memorial
Diabetes Center of Excellence
Patient Handbook
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Sick Day Guidelines & Checking for Ketones
Physical Activity
Preventing Complications
Importance of a Flu Shot with Diabetes
COVID-19 and Diabetes Care
BLOOD GLUCOSE
All About Blood Glucose (Blood Sugar)
How to Use a Glucose Meter
Blood Glucose Log
HEALTHY EATING & NUTRITION
Introduction to Diabetes Nutrition
Carb Counting & Low Carb Foods
Candy Carbohydrate Counts
Healthy Recipes
INSULIN & INSULIN PUMPS
Introduction to Insulin & Injections
How to Use an Insulin Pen
Intro to Insulin Pump Therapy
Insulin Pump Comparison Chart
Latest Insulin Pumps & CGM
Uploading Pump Data Prior to Appointments
Pump Failure Guidelines
Pump Troubleshooting: High Blood Glucose
PREPARING FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS OR PROCEDURES
Preparing for Hospitalization with a Pump
Preparing for a Medical Procedure with Diabetes
Soft Foods Following Dental Surgery
MORE DIABETES TOPICS
Sick Days & Vaccinations
Extreme Heat & Blood Sugar
Alcohol & Blood Sugar
Diabetic Foot Care
Driving with Diabetes
Traveling with Diabetes
Nurse Practitioners in Diabetes Care
Roles & capabilities of a nurse practitioner in diabetes care is often misunderstood. Learn how NPs treat people at the UMass Memorial Diabetes Center of Excellence.
Banting & Best Isolate Insulin - 1921
Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated the insulin hormone for the very first time on July 27, 1921.
First Human Insulin Injection to Treat Diabetes
14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an insulin injection as a life-saving treatment for diabetes on January 11, 1922.