Below are some resources for patient educational materials from various organizations. 

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

• Main site: http://www.diabeteseducator.org/
• For free handouts for patients with diabetes (English and Spanish) hover over ‘Living with Diabetes’ and click on ‘Tools and Resources’

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Main sites:

• https://professional.diabetes.org
• http://www.diabetes.org
• http://www.diabetes.org/espanol/?loc=footer (Spanish)

For downloadable and printable patient education materials click on ‘Diabetes Educators’ and scroll down to ‘Educational Tools and Resources’ where you will find tools for both participants and educators free or for purchase.

Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

• Free low-literacy patient education materials in English and Spanish: http://clinicians.org/our-issues/acu-diabetes-patient-education-series/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Main sites:

• http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes
• http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/spanish/index.htm  (Spanish)

Scroll down and click on Resources and Publications to find educational materials including infographics, videos, podcasts, etc. in English and Spanish.

Diabetes Initiative

• Main site: http://www.diabetesinitiative.org/resources/resources.html
• Patient education and assessment materials in English and Spanish

Diabetes UK

• Patient education materials in languages other than Spanish: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Other_languages/

Joslin Diabetes Center

• Main site: http://www.joslin.org/
• To view guides and articles by topic hover over ‘Patient Care’ in the menu and click on ‘Education Library’

Learning About Diabetes, Inc.

• Very easy-to-read patient education materials in English and Spanish: http://www.learningaboutdiabetes.org/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health

• Main site: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/
• Click ‘Health Information’ for different topics including diabetes.
• Scroll down for information for health professionals.
• Hover over the ‘Health Information’ menu for topics in Spanish including diabetes
• You can perform an advanced search as well

National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health

• Main site: https://www.nia.nih.gov/
• For tips on exercise and physical activity, healthy eating, and other topics click on ‘Health Information’
• Hover over the ‘Health Information’ menu for Spanish resources

PRIDE (Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education) Toolkit from the Center for Effective Health Communication at Vanderbilt University

• Free low-literacy and low-numeracy patient education materials in English and Spanish: https://www.vumc.org/cehc/pride-study/educational-toolkit-materials