Resources for Diabetes Self-Management

UMass Memorial Diabetes 
Patient Handbook 

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Sick Day Guidelines

Medication

Flu Shot

Blood Glucose

All About Blood Sugar

Glucose Meter

Blood Glucose Log

Healthy Eating & Nutrition

Diabetes Nutrition

Carb Counting & Low Carb Foods

Candy Carbohydrates

Healthy Recipes

Insulin & Pumps

Insulin & Injections

Reusable Insulin Pen

Disposable Insulin Pen

Insulin Pump Therapy

Pump Comparison Chart

Insulin Pumps & CGM

Uploading Data Before Appointments

Pump Failure Guidelines

Pump Troubleshooting: High Blood Glucose

Procedures & Hospitalization

Hospitalization with a Pump

Preparing for a Procedure

Soft Foods After Dental Surgery

Miscellaneous

Sick Days & Vaccinations 

Extreme Heat

Alcohol

Diabetic Foot Care

Driving

Traveling

Banting & Best Isolate Insulin - 1921 

Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated insulin for the first time on July 27, 1921.

First Human Insulin Injection to Treat Diabetes

14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an insulin injection as a life-saving treatment for diabetes on January 11, 1922.