Starting Insulin - a patient guide

A series of 10 handouts for patients starting insulin.

With the growing number of people affected by diabetes and moving from oral medication to insulin, the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, in collaboration with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, has developed a series of 10 patient handouts for patients starting insulin. These are free for clinicians and patients.

The series is available in low literacy or easy-to-read (6th to 8th grade level) and very low literacy or mostly pictoral (3rd to 5th grade level), in both English and Spanish:

Using Insulin to Treat your Diabetes: What It Means for You

English:

Easy-to-read Very Easy-to-read
Using Insulin Using Insulin
About Insulin About Insulin
Insulin Syringes and Pens Insulin Syringes and Pens
Injecting Insulin Injecting Insulin
Needle Safety Needle Safety
Daily Insulin Dose Daily Insulin Dose
Measuring Your Blood Sugar Measuring Your Blood Sugar
Tracking Blood Sugar Results Tracking Blood Sugar Results
Diet & Exercise Diet & Exercise
Travel Tips Travel Tips

Español:

Fácil leer Muy Fácil Leer
Uso de la Insulina Uso de la Insulina
Acerca de la Insulina Acerca de la Insulina
Jeringas y Plumas Jeringas y Plumas
Inyeccion de la Insulina Inyeccion de la Insulina
Seguridad de las Agujas Seguridad de las Agujas
Control de las Dosis Control de las Dosis
Como Medir su Nivel de Azucar Como Medir su Nivel de Azucar
Seguimiento de los Resultados Seguimiento de los Resultados
Dieta y Ejercicio Dieta y Ejercicio
Consejos para Viajes Consejos para Viajes

If you have any questions please contact Fiona Shannon at fiona@nphealthcarefoundation.org.

Developed by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved and supported by Nipro Diagnostics, Inc through an educational grant.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for new topics, please contact Elaine Bergman at the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation at 425-861-0911 or ebergman@nphealthcarefoundation.org. We welcome your suggestions!