Diabetes

Smart Supermarket Shopping with the Food Label for People with Diabetes 
A how-to title on shopping and label reading that translates theory into practice. Describes market layout and shelf placement. Awareness of impulse buying triggers such practices as, aisle-end product placement and checkout item displays. Daily percentage values are used to compare nutrient values between competing products. 17 minutes, Copyright 1996.

Click here to see a sample clip of this video.
Price $89 VHS Item # 100d
     Spanish Version Item # 100s

Price $119 DVD Item # 100DVD

Diabetes and Food: The Challenge of Choices
This video captures the real-life struggles of persons with diabetes. Actual patients discuss problems and solutions.
23 minutes, Copyright 1996.  
Price $89 VHS Item # 103
Price $119 DVD Item # 103DVD

 
How To Read the Food Label for People with Diabetes
Features include expanded coverage, standardized serving sizes, health claim regulation, descriptor word definitions, added nutrient listings such as total fat, fiber, complex carbohydrates, Percent Daily Values.
15 minutes, Copyright 1997.  
Price $89 VHS Item # 104d

Price $119 DVD Item # 104DVD

Thin Dining for People with Diabetes
Assists weight-conscious adults in selecting low-fat, low-calorie restaurant cuisine that tastes good. Topics covered include restaurants, fast foods, salad bars, airline meals, parties, and diet saboteurs. 18 minutes, Copyright 1996.
Price $89 VHS Item # 111
     Spanish Version Item # 111s
Price $119 DVD Item # 111DVD

The Food Guide Pyramid for People with Diabetes
The pyramid goes beyond the "basic four food groups" to guide consumers on what foods to eat, what nutrients are in these foods and how to make the best nutritional choices; emphasis is on bread, grains, vegetables and fruits; cautions against foods high in fat, added sugars and sodium.
16 minutes, Copyright 1995.
Price $89 VHS Item # 174d
Price $119 DVD Item # 174DVD

Exercise & Diabetes
This video explains why exercise is an important element in the management of diabetes.  Tips on ways to incorporate exercise in daily routines are discussed. This tape also addresses the problems and benefits of exercise for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Common exercise myths are also presented. 16 minutes, Copyright 1997.
Price $89 VHS Item # 191
     Spanish Version Item # 191s
Price $119 DVD Item # 191DVD

Stress Management for Dieters with Diabetes
Techniques covered include self-talk correction; time management; how to say no; skills such as deep breathing, relaxation response, and progressive relaxation.
13 minutes, Copyright 1997.
Price $89 VHS Item # 209
Price $119 DVD Item # 209DVD

Diabetes & Food Myths
Sugar causes diabetes; I can never eat any sugar; I must eat very differently from other people; I don't have any say in my meal plan; fat free means calorie free; Exercise is unimportant. If any of your patients believe any of the above, you need this tape! 15 minutes, Copyright 1997. 
Price $89 VHS Item # 250
Price $119 DVD Item # 250DVD

Hypoglycemia
Patients learn causation, including inconsistent insulin effects; situations that affect medication needs such as exercise, food, and stress; recognition of  initial symptoms, variation between individuals; special challenge during pregnancy; times when hypoglycemia most likely; dangers of hypoglycemia unawareness; importance of testing and quick action.
16 minutes, Copyright 1998. 
Price $89 VHS Item # 273 
Price $119 DVD Item # 273DVD

New Definition of Diabetes
Explains revised FBG criteria and diagnostic implications; review impaired fasting sugar category; testing candidates; new terminology; food guide pyramid tailored for persons with diabetes; coping information including food preparation and exercise components.
15 minutes, Copyright 1998. 
Price $89 VHS Item # 283
Price $119 DVD Item # 283DVD

Alcohol & Diabetes
Alcohol has a significant impact on the management of diabetes. Patients need to know just how alcohol and diabetes interact, problems with hypoglycemia, medication effects, and how to cope with this problem.
12 minutes, Copyright 1998.
Price $89 VHS Item # 304  
Price $119 DVD Item # 304DVD

Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes
New video explains the connections between obesity and type 2 diabetes.  Discusses damage caused by free fatty acids and other ways in which obesity contributes to diabetes and heart disease.  Lots of tips on how to move more and eat less.    19 minutes, Copyright 2006
Price $89 VHS Item # 324N
   Spanish Version Item # 324S
Price $119 DVD Item # 324DVD

Impotence & Diabetes
Erectile dysfunction can be caused by many physical and physiological factors. This video examines the relationship between diabetes and erectile dysfunction. Treatments are also described. 16 minutes, Copyright 1999.
Price $89 VHS Item # 327
Price $119 DVD Item # 327DVD

Women & Diabetes
Learn how puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause affect blood sugar maintenance. This video also covers the important, yet often not discussed topic of how diabetes affects women's psychological and physical sexual health. Gender-specific differences, including cardiovascular risk factors, child and teenage obesity, and weight management issues discussed. Covers type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 18 minutes, Copyright 2001.
Price $89 VHS Item # 340
Price $119 DVD Item # 340DVD

Kidney Disease & Diabetes
The stages of renal disease are described. There is an emphasis on prevention and treatment of each stage.  Easy to understand discussion of renal physiology is presented.
18 minutes, Copyright 2001.
Price $89 VHS Item # 363
Price $119 DVD Item # 363DVD

Gestational Diabetes
This video describes the development of gestational diabetes. The role of diet as a factor in prevention & treatment is discussed. Exercise choices are presented. Answers to the most frequently asked questions are provided. 18 minutes, Copyright 2003. Click here to see a sample clip of this video.
Price $89 VHS Item # 364
     Spanish Version Item # 364s
Price $119 DVD Item # 364DVD

Children, Teens & Type 2 Diabetes
This video defines type 2 diabetes; explains how being overweight and sedentary combine with genetic factors in causing type 2 diabetes; describes how families can support children and teens with dietary and other lifestyle habits; gives a variety of dietary suggestions that allow teens to still eat with their friends and presents "kid-friendly" exercise choices.  Describes how to utilize the support of a registered dietitian, the health care team and even others in the community in managing diabetes. 18 minutes, Copyright 2003.
Price $89 VHS Item # 396
     Spanish Version Item # 396s
Price $119 DVD Item # 396DVD

Staying In Balance-Intro to Type 1 Diabetes
Lively tape videotape features interviews with children and teens. Emphasizes diabetes is not their fault and that insulin shots are not painful. Shows how to monitor blood glucose; explains symptoms of hypoglycemia and how to treat it. 16 minutes, Copyright 2005.
Price $89 VHS Item # 397
Price $119 DVD Item # 397DVD

Diabetes: A Team Effort
Parents & kids talk about their feelings. Interviewees share feelings, such as anger, unfairness, frustration, and vulnerability, and how they cope with these feelings. 20 minutes, Copyright 2005.
Price $89 VHS Item # 398
Price $119 DVD Item # 398DVD

Stress, Depression & Diabetes
Stress and depression act on the parts of the brain that contribute to the regulation of both appetite and blood sugar. In addition, both conditions influence a person's lifestyle choices; no wonder they can wreak havoc with the management of diabetes. Diabetes can act as a stress and cause depression; helpful suggestions on how to manage this complex interaction. 20 minutes, Copyright 2005.
Price $89 VHS Item # 409
Price $119 DVD Item # 409DVD

Medication for Type 2 Diabetes
Video is the ideal mode to show just what's currently known about the site and mechanism of action of each major class of oral hypoglycemic medications. Side effects described. Reasons given why some patients may need to change their medication or take more than one.
18 minutes, Copyright 2005.  
Price $89 VHS Item # 410 
Price $119 DVD Item # 410DVD

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