Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
About the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects at least 40,000 Vermonters. The Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program was established with a grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the burden of diabetes among Vermonters with the disease.
To learn more, please explore this web site as well as the many resources available at: Learning to Live Well with Diabetes.
For more information contact:
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
802-863-7606
Fax: 802-651-1634
Robin Edelman, MS, RD, CDE
Diabetes Program Administrator
Diabetes Resources
Diabetes Toolkit
For adults living with diabetes. The Diabetes Toolkit provides brief, helpful, large print information sheets, ready to download and designed for easy photo-copying:
- Blood Pressure and Diabetes
- Move More for Diabetes (Physical Activity)
- How to Prevent or Delay Diabetes
- Carb Counting and Diabetes
- The Facts About Fats
- Sugars and Sugar Substitutes
- Diabetes: Lose a little weight….gain a lot of control
- AIC…What's Your Number?
Publications
Free copies of these resources are available by calling 802-863-7606
- Learning to Live Well with Diabetes - a guide for people with diabetes. A companion wallet card is also available. Limited copies of the booklet's content are available in large print.
- Guide for Diabetes Care - a single-page summary of recommendations for medical provider office visits, labs, and self-management responsibilities.
- Diabetes Risk Brochure - a quick self-check for diabetes risk.
Includes tips about food and physical activity to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. .
- Managing Diabetes at School 2006 is available for students with diabetes, and parents of a school-age child with diabetes.
Education and Support Programs
There are diabetes educators and diabetes programs available throughout the communities of Vermont. To locate one near you, visit: