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Information about access to medication, testing strips, health care, etc.
- Oregon SafeNet is a free information and referral helpline. Help is available Monday-Friday, 8 am – 8 pm, call 1-800-723-3638 (1-800-SAFENET).
- The American Diabetes Association can provide additional support for people with diabetes, including information about health insurance, prescription assistance, and legal advocacy. You can also call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383), Monday - Friday, 5:30 am – 5 pm.
Disposing of medical syringes safely
- For information on sharps disposal in the Portland metropolitan region, contact Metro Recycling, or call 503-234-3000.
Self-management classes
Educational Materials
- About diabetes
- Tools to use with your doctor
- The National Diabetes Education Program provides resources to increase awareness about diabetes risks and complications, and to promote effective self-care and lifestyle changes.
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Childhood Diabetes Database
- Find out everything you need to know about reporting cases of diabetes among children aged 18 and younger.
Emergency Glucagon and Epinephrine Administration
- Training Protocol: Emergency Glucagon Providers (pdf) - The 1997 Oregon Legislature amended ORS 433.800 - 830 (the statute allowing lay persons to administer epinephrine injections to persons experiencing severe allergic reactions) to authorize lay persons to be trained to administer glucagon injections. Glucagon injections are a potentially life-saving treatment for persons suffering from severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This legislation allows for the training of persons over the age of 21 to administer glucagon to any person with hypoglycemia that has been diagnosed by a licensed health care provider. However, the most common applications will likely be to support school-aged children with diabetes. The DHS-Public Health Division adopted Administrative Rules (333-55-000 through 035) to support training emergency glucagon providers. The Public Health Division is responsible for developing training protocols for the initial training of these emergency providers and their periodic retraining. This is the training protocol for glucagon.
- For the Emergency Epinephrine Training Protocol, visit the Office of Community Health and Health Planning
Tools to Share with Your Patients
- Diabetes care card - The Oregon Diabetes Coalition has developed a guide to help keep your patients’ diabetes care plan on track.
- Patient Education Handouts – The Oregon Diabetes Resource Bank is a collection of brief and easy-to-read written materials to help improve self-management of diabetes.
- Learn about Living Well with Chronic Conditions and get resources to promote the class with your patients.
- Meals Made Easy (pdf) - The Meals Made Easy Program offers a social environment conducive to the transfer of knowledge and skills by participatory nutrition education, food preparation activities and tasting of foods. Self-efficacy is further enhanced by the social support of others in the classroom. Extension faculty and diabetes health care professionals facilitate the sessions, incorporating learning, discussion, and goal setting.
- The National Diabetes Education Program provides resources to increase awareness about diabetes risks and complication, and to promote effective self-care and lifestyle changes
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