Health Resources
Below you can find links to a variety of resources that may be helpful for individuals, carers and health workers.
There are links to other people’s resources in addition to resources developed by us.
Resources
For Individuals
Resources to Help with Diabetes
| Easy Read Diabetes Information. This is all the information on this website. You can have it all in 1 go, or in parts. | |
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Videos from the NDSS: Living with Diabetes
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Diabetes and Intellectual Disability – YouTube |
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Free learning programs from the NDSS: There are 11 programs. You can learn how to count carbs from these programs. You can learn how to: – Identify foods with carbs – Count carbs in 15g exchanges – Count carbs in 10g exchanges – Count carbs in grams – Read and use food labels
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NDSS – Carb counting online modules |
For Carers
General Resources
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A free learning course: AbleX – Intellectual Disability Healthcare |
https://www.edx.org/xseries/the-university-of-queensland-intellectual-disability-healthcare |
Resources for Diabetes
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Example Sick Day Plans from the Australian Diabetes Educator’s Association There are different plans for different types and management of diabetes. |
https://www.adea.com.au/resources/standards-position-statements-and-other-resources/adea-clinical-guidelines/ |
For Professionals
General Resources
| Tailorable Easy Read Health Letters from the Council for Intellectual Disability | https://cid.org.au/resource/easy-read-health-letters/ |
Resources for Diabetes
| A guide for effective communication with patients with intellectual disability and diabetes. | Effective communication with people who have an intellectual disability about their diabetes: a guide for health professionals (ndss.com.au) |