Current Guidelines

B.C. Guideline for Diabetes Care (PDF 236Kb)
Includes Diabetes Patient Flow Chart and Patient Guide.

Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines
Includes the 1998 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Diabetes in Canada and the 2001 Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Hypoglycemia in Diabetes.

Professional Resources

Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Diabetes Association's Professional Sections are a multidisciplinary organization with members across Canada, committed to excellence in diabetes education, research and clinical care. The site provides a forum for sharing information among healthcare professionals.

Endocrinology & Diabetes Unit (EDU), Children's and Women's Health Centre of B.C.
The Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit at the British Columbia's Children's Hospital, part of Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, is located in Vancouver. It serves as a diagnostic, treatment and education centre for children and families affected with diabetes. One of the EDU's key mandates is to serve as an academic resource centre for pediatricians and other physicians caring for children with diabetes and hormone problems in B.C. It has an extensive list of resources for professionals.

ICIC Collaborative: Diabetes Bibliography
This bibliography was prepared for the Improving Chronic Illness Care (ICIC) Collaborative on Diabetes. It contains the defining clinical trials, behavioral and self-management support literature, as well as publications describing the Chronic Care Model. Links to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) site for the articles are provided when possible.

Other Selected Resources

Strategies for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality from Diabetes through Health-Care System Interventions and Diabetes Self-Management Education in Community Settings: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US). September 28, 2001/50(RR16);1-15.

Randomized controlled trial of structured personal care of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Olivarius, NF. Beck-Nielsen, Andreasen, AH, Mogens Horder, M, and Pedersen, PA. BMJ 2001;323(970-5).

International Consensus on the Diabetic Foot - Guideline
Guideline developed by a group of independent experts in close association with several international organizations involved in the care of subjects with diabetes mellitus.

The Diabetic Foot - U.K.
These pages are designed to assist health care professionals who look after the foot problems of diabetic.

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Last Revised: December 17, 2007