Diabetes Practice Resources
View diabetes practice resources that may be used by physicians and health care professionals when supporting patients with diabetes care.
Resources & tools
Below are our recommended resources for health care professionals to use when caring for patients with diabetes. The intended patient care setting is indicated.
- IH Gestational and Pre Gestational Type 2 Intrapartum and Postpartum Pre Printed Orders
- Audience Adult
- In hospital - physician use
- IH Diabetes Type 1 Intrapartum and Postpartum Pre Printed Orders
- Audience Adult
- In hospital - physician use
- Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinical Practice Guideline
- Diabetes Medication Administration Form
- Physician use
- Diabetes Support Plan and Medical Alert Information
- Parent to share with school
- Your Health: Diabetes in Schools
- Nursing Support Services
- Adult DKA HHS Pre Printed Order
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital - physician use
- Pediatric DKA Protocol
- Audience Pediatric
- Setting: In hospital - physician use
- Pediatric DKA Protocol Physicians Worksheet
- Audience Pediatric
- Setting: In hospital - physician use
- · Hypoglycemia Practice Standard - Long-term Care
- Audience Adult
- Setting: Long-term care - nursing use
- Hypoglycemia Practice Standard - Acute Care
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital - nursing use
- BC Children’s Hospital Hypoglycemia Handout
- Insulin Pump Self Management – Pre Printed Order
- Setting: In hospital - physician use
- Patient Questionaire
- Setting: In hospital
- Patient Agreement
- Setting: In hospital
- Patient Log
- Setting: In hospital
- Physician Training: See video below
- Insulin Subcutaneous Pre Printed Order – Eating
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital - physician use
- Insulin Subcutaneous Pre Printed Order – NPO
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital - physician use
- Insulin Administration and BGM Record – Eating
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital - nursing use
- Insulin Administration and BGM Record – NPO
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital - nursing use
- Insulin Teaching Checklist
- Audience Adult
- Setting: In hospital & outpatient
Additional resources
Below are Interior Health and Diabetes Canada recommended patient education resources.
Diabetes Canada
Adult Resources
Note: My Diabetes Basics is recommended for adult diabetes patients not on insulin. Use the My Insulin Basics Toolkit for adults on insulin.
Pediatric Resources (provided by BC Children's Hospital)
New to Type 2 Diabetes
Blood Sugars and Testing
Highs and Lows of Blood Sugars
Nutrition Basics
Carbohydrate Counting and Label Reading
The Glycemic Index
How To Be Heart Healthy
Alcohol and Diabetes
Sugar and Sweeteners
Physical Activity
Diabetes Medications
Sick Day Management
Complications
Caring For Your Feet
Making Lifestyle Changes
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