Diabetes

PARL subscribes to the Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center database. This service is available free to anyone with a Library card. Not only can you access thousands of articles, pamphlets and fact sheets on various health topics but also informative video files. Below are links to a sampling of the many resources from the database available on the subject of Diabetes.

Understanding Diabetes

Symptoms of Diabetes

Top 7 Tips for Managing your Diabetes

Children and Type II Diabetes

Dealing with the Emotional Fallout of Type II Diabetes

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These books are just a small sample of books on the topic of diabetes from our collection. Please search the online catalogue for a more complete listing.

• Explaining Diabetes
• The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes
• The complete guide to living well with diabetes
• Diabetes in adults
• Choice menus: cooking for one or two : quick and easy meals and menus to help you prevent or manage diabetes
• What your doctor may not tell you about diabetes: an innovative program to prevent, treat, and beat this controllable disease
• The everything parent's guide to children with juvenile diabetes
• One pot meals for people with diabetes

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Diabetes Education Centre, St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 Bay Street
Antigonish, NS, B2G 2G5
Phone: (902) 867-4700
Fax: (902) 867-4250
Service: Outpatient education, support and follow-up for people with type 1, 2 and gestational diabetes and their families.

Diabetes Education centre, Aberdeen Hospital
Aberdeen Hospital
835 East River Road,
New Glasgow, N.S.
B2H 3S6
Phone:(902) 752-8311 Ext. 2110

Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia
1278 Tower Road, Bethune Building #577
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
Phone: (902) 473-3219
Fax: (902) 473-3911
Website: http://www.diabetescareprogram.ns.ca/
Antigonish Centre: http://www.diabetescareprogram.ns.ca/dc/Antigonish/antigonish.asp
New Glasgow: http://www.diabetescareprogram.ns.ca/dc/NewGlasgow/newglasgow.asp

The Canadian Diabetes Association offers a number of programs through the Nova Scotia Regional Office including summer camps and retreats, information sessions, an online-peer support group, resource centres in Sydney and Halifax and a 1-800 information line. for information visit the Canadian Diabetes Association
Website: http://www.diabetes.ca
Nova Scotia Division
6080 Young Street, #101
Halifax, NS B3K 5L2
Phone:(902) 453-4CDA (4232) or 1-800-326-7712
Fax:(902) 453-4440

Health Connections Resource Centre
HEALTH CONNECTIONS in the People's Place Library. 283 Main Street, Antigonish, NS B2G 2C3
Tel: (902) 863-7369
Fax: (902) 863-9318
Email: smithlj@gasha.nshealth.ca
Provides free health information and support.

Mayo Clinic Diabetes Centre
Website: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes/DA99999