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Diabetes Information Toolkit

The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) has launched an online informational toolkit to help PPO executives encourage high-quality diabetes care and diabetes prevention efforts. The toolkit, a collaborative effort with DMAA: the Care Continuum Alliance, features links to free evidence-based guidance from several national organizations and is available on the ACT on Diabetes Web site,

www.aappo.org

Free Diabetes Pocket Guide

The National Diabetes Education Program is offering Diabetes Numbers At-a-Glance (for nonpregnant adults). This reference card provides a list of current recommendations to diagnose and treat prediabetes and diabetes, treatment goals based on American Diabetes Association recommendations, and a diabetes management schedule. To order the guide, call 888-693-6337; a single copy is free, and each additional package of 25 costs $5.

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