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Texas Diabetes Council
The Texas Diabetes Council addresses issues affecting people with diabetes in Texas and advises the Texas Legislature on legislation that is needed to develop and maintain a statewide system of quality education services for all people with diabetes and the health care professionals who care for them.
Vision:
A Texas free of diabetes and its complications
Mission: To effectively reduce the health and economic burdens of diabetes in Texas
Next Quarterly Texas Diabetes Council Meeting: July 31, 2008 - Click here for meeting information.
“Love
your Kidneys” Campaign Urges Texans at Risk
to Get Tested for Kidney Disease
This summer, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Renal Coalition sent an urgent message to Texans at risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD): “If you have high blood pressure, diabetes or a family history of kidney problems, you need to get tested for kidney disease.”
The “Love your Kidneys” campaign encourages Texans to get tested and “show a little love for their kidneys.” Diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading causes of kidney failure. Early stages of kidney disease have no symptoms. If left undetected, it can progress to kidney failure with little or no warning, requiring dialysis or a transplant.
Health care professionals can help save kidney function by visiting savekidneys.com for testing and treatment information from trusted sources such as the National Kidney Disease Education Program and the National Kidney Foundation.
Diabetes
Tool Kit, 4th Edition
The Diabetes Tool Kit is an educational resource for health care professionals who work with patients who have diabetes. It includes treatment guidelines and algorithms developed by TDC medical advisory committees as well as handouts which may be copied for use in patient education. A PDF version of the revised Fourth Edition is currently available for viewing on the Diabetes Tool Kit web page.
Print and CD versions of the Tool Kit are currently out of stock until September 2008. If you placed an order for either after July 1, 2008, you may receive a partial order or your shipment may not be sent due to lack of availability. Please check back in September to re-order when supplies are replenished.
Diabetes and Disasters
The Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) provides credible and reliable information relating to disaster preparedness and recovery. Texas EDEN is a joint effort between the Texas Cooperative Extension and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Click here to go to the Texas EDEN Web site for disaster supplies and tips for persons with diabetes.
2008-2009 Plan to Prevent and Control Diabetes in Texas
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The Texas Diabetes Council is legislatively mandated to develop and implement a state plan for diabetes treatment, education and training. Diabetes and Disparity is the theme for the 2008-09 plan, focusing on disparities in diabetes prevalence and mortality, and the inequities in diabetes education and care that contribute to a growing burden of diabetes in Texas.
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Diabetes at Work
Diabetes at WorkDiabetes Prevention
The National
Diabetes Education Program offers Small
Steps. Big Rewards. Your GAME PLAN to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Information
for Patients as a useful resource to help people determine
whether they are at risk for developing diabetes. It can also help
people with pre-diabetes take steps to lose weight and lower their
risk for developing type 2 diabetes while there is still time to prevent
its onset.
Read the article, "A Step in the Right Direction: Lose Weight & Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes," to learn more about ways you and your family can make gradual lifestyle changes to lose weight safely and keep it off.
For a free copy of Your GAME PLAN to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Information for Patients, which includes a fat and calorie counter and physical activity tracker, plus more tips to help you lower your risk for type 2 diabetes, contact the National Diabetes Education Program at 1-888-693-NDEP (6337).
Para más información sobre cómo prevenir la diabetes, llamen gratis al 1-888-693-6337 o en Internet, visiten http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/spanishcatalog.htm.
Guidelines for Training School Employees Who Are Not Licensed Healthcare Professionals
Guidelines
for Training School Employees who are not Licensed Healthcare Professionals
to implement House Bill 984 (79th Legislature) related to the Care
of Elementary and Secondary School Students with diabetes (Updated
July 2008, PDF, 49 kb, viewing information)
Frequently
Asked Questions related to implementing House Bill (HB) 984 (Revised
07/01/08, PDF, 47 kb, viewing information)
House Bill (HB) 984, passed in the 79th regular Legislative Session, relates to the care of students with diabetes in schools. The bill mandates that principals identify unlicensed personnel to assist with caring for students during the regular school day or while participating in a school activity. The bill also mandates that the Texas Diabetes Council (TDC) develop guidelines for training school personnel to be diabetes care assistants.
The Texas School Nurses Organization (TSNO) provides
specific recommendations for nursing practice and campus implementation
of HB 984, including sample protocols, fact sheets and training agendas.
» Go
to the TSNO web site.
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has developed
a guide to educate and inform school personnel about diabetes, how it
is managed, and how each member of the school staff can help meet the
needs of students with the disease:
» Go
to the NDEP web site.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) also has training
materials for use in schools:
» Go
to the ADA web site.
In addition, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
has a training program to equip the school nurse with current diabetes
knowledge, and provide tools and resources to facilitate effective diabetes
management for students at school. Helping Administer to the
Needs of the Student with Diabetes in School (H.A.N.D.S.)
is a live continuing education program presented over a day that includes
a participant manual and numerous resources to support school nursing
practice.
» Go
to the H.A.N.D.S. web site.
Texas Diabetes Public Health System Assessment
In January 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation, directed CDC-sponsored state Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the collective performance of their state diabetes public health systems. The basic framework for this assessment was the National Public Health Performance Standards developed by the CDC, in collaboration with six national public health organizations, during the period 1998-2002.
| Texas Diabetes Public Health System Assessment
Click here to view
(PDF, 4.4 mb, viewing information) |
Last Updated July 16, 2008
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