Diabetes: Professional Resources

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Chronic Disease Prevention Program invites you to team up with us to reduce the impact of diabetes in our state. Our goals include prevention and improved management of the disease. We offer resources to help with your efforts.

Medical care guidelines

The Wisconsin Diabetes Advisory Group recommends providers follow the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. These guidelines are set by the American Diabetes Association for high-quality, evidence-based clinical care. Highly trained clinicians and researchers base these guidelines on a complete review of current studies and publications. This ranges from rigorous double-blind clinical trials to expert opinions.

After weighing the quality of evidence, recommendations are drafted, reviewed, and submitted to the American Diabetes Association’s Executive Committee for approval. They are revised on a regular basis and published annually. The American Diabetes Association updates the Standards of Care throughout the year. Using the Standards of Care in Diabetes app provides the most up-to-date diabetes care recommendations. You can access the ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes app.

Materials for your patients

• Diabetes Self-Care Guide, P-43081 (available in English, Spanish and Hmong for download). This 12-page booklet explains diabetes and self-care. It lists the tests, exams, and medical checks patients need to take care of their diabetes.
• Blood Glucose (Sugar) Log Booklet, P-00246 is available in English and Spanish for download.
• Diabetes Care and Management Plan

Health equity and diabetes

• ADA—Health Equity Now
• ADA—Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review
• Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists—Understanding Bias in Your Profession: 3 Things You Can Do to Improve Care
• Nature Medicine—To Tackle Diabetes, Science and Health Systems Must Take into Account Social Context
• Research Gate—The Challenge of Cultural Differences in Diabetes Prevention
• Trust for America’s Health—State of Obesity 2021: Better Policies for a Healthier America
• American Journal of Managed Care—Recognizing the Role of Systemic Racism in Diabetes Disparities
• CDC—Hispanic and Asian Subgroups Are at Higher Risk for Diabetes
• Health Central—Health Central Deeply Rooted A Special Report on Race and Diabetes
• ADA—Providing Culturally Sensitive Diabetes Care and Education for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community

Become an accredited or recognized Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program

• American Diabetes Association
• Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
• Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists DSMES Services Promotion Playbook
• Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Toolkit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

More resources

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• American Diabetes Association Professional Education Portal—DiabetesPro
• American Heart Association
• Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Breakthrough t1d (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases