Curated OER
What is Diabetes?
Students examine basic information about diabetes and related vocabulary words. They explore various health websites, complete a worksheet, discuss the worksheet answers and discuss diabetes myths vs. facts.
Curated OER
Snack Smart, Move More
What do lowfat yogurt, baby carrots, fresh fruit, and rice cakes have in common? They are all healthy snacks that can be eaten daily. Investigate healthy eating/snacking guidelines, learn how to make lowfat ice cream and practice some...
Curated OER
The Secreat to Good Health: Eating Right and Exercise
Young scholars create a seven-day record of all the foods they consume. They analyze what type of food was the most frequent in everyone's diet. They look up each food and record its daily recommended amount.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Thorough overview of type 1 diabetes. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Diabetes
This comprehensive site provides a general explanation of Type1 and Type 2 diabetes. In addition, the following topics are examined: symptoms, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Diabetes Center
This resource provides information about Diabetes, and how to live with the disease.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Frederick G. Banting Nobel Lecture: Diabetes and Insulin
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read Frederick Banting's Nobel Lecture, "Diabetes and insulin," which was originally given September 15, 1925.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Diabetes Type 2 Faq
Thorough overview of type 2 diabetes through a Q & A format. Use this site to learn about symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Other
The National Diabetes Center: Home Page
The website for the National Diabetes Center includes general information on the disease and help for people who have it. Includes recent news, tips on how to manage diabetes, and more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Hypoglycemia
Thorough overview of this condition often associated with diabetes. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Diabetes
Interesting illustrated resource discusses the cause, types, and treatment of diabetes and more fun facts.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
A brief article that explains how type 2 diabetes develops in the body.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Problems That Diabetes Type 2 Can Cause
Divides complications into two groups--damage to arteries and damage to nerves.