The following practical and easy-to-use tools are intended to help older adults and their caregivers better understand issues and problems related to diabetes in consultation with their physicians and other health care providers. For copies of these resources feel free to download, print and reproduce as needed from the links below. To order copies of these or other FHA resources, please call the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging at 800-563-4916, or place your order online.

• Managing Hypertension and Diabetes in Older Adults: a resource that describes the complications of Hypertension and Diabetes and how to manage and medicate the two conditions.
  
  
• Patient Education Forum (PEF): a physician-authored Q&A that answers common questions from older patients with Diabetes
  
  
• Diabetic Neuropathy: an educational pamphlet that helps patients and caregivers to understand neuropathic pain and the options they have for managing it
  
  
• Lifestyle Changes for Living with Diabetes: a brochure that addresses glycemic control, blood sugar monitoring, nutrition, diet, exercise, and lifestyle modifications
  
  
• Managing the Complications of Diabetes in Older Persons: a series of resources addressing management of Hypertension, Overactive Bladder, Falls, Depression and Cognitive Impairment
  
  
• Medications for Diabetes: a resource on safe use of insulin and other drugs used to treat Diabetes and related complications
  
  

Developed in collaboration with the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the patient education resources found here are based on the new major AGS clinical practice guideline for health care providers entitled Guidelines for Improving the care of the older Person with Diabetes Mellitus [J Am Geriatr Soc 2003; 51; S265-280].

AGS Press Release on the New Standard of Care for Older Adults with Diabetes

AGS Executive Summary of the AGS Clinical Practice Guideline: Guidelines for Improving the Care of the Older Person with Diabetes Mellitus

Online CME Presentation Implementing Diabetes Mellitus Guidelines in a Heterogeneous Older Population