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Diabetes Education Center
The BD Diabetes Information Center is designed to teach you about diabetes and what you can do to get the best results from your care.
Visit Introduction to Diabetes to learn about the different types of diabetes, how to recognize the symptoms, how diabetes is diagnosed, and what complications it can cause.
While type 1 diabetes is managed with insulin, type 2 diabetes treatment can be thought of as a number of steps leading to diabetes control. The Learning Center describes these steps to managing diabetes:
While type 1 diabetes is managed with insulin, type 2 diabetes treatment can be thought of as a number of steps leading to diabetes control. The Learning Center describes these steps to managing diabetes:
- Managing diabetes with diet and exercise
- Managing diabetes with pills
- Managing diabetes with insulin
You can also download BD's Getting Started™ and Staying on Target™ patient education booklets, written by diabetes professionals.
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