Curated OER
Health Conscious?
What is your attitude on health and illness? By considering their own experiences, students will reflect on and discuss their attitudes toward health and illness while educating each other by researching illnesses in small groups,...
Discovery Education
Urinalysis
What do lab tests reveal about a patient's health? Scholars perform a simulated urinalysis on two different patients by testing color, pH, glucose levels, and protein levels. Then, they compare their findings to what they know passes...
Curated OER
Black Tiger Academy Martial Arts Fitness Unit – Lesson 13
"You can never conquer the mountain. You can only conquer yourself."—Jim Whittaker. Black Tiger Academy’s martial arts lesson 13 of 20 takes the health lesson about sugars to the next level by talking about diabetes. The percent of...
Curated OER
Science Lessons for Grade 8
Eighth graders identify the symptoms and causes of diabetes. In this biology instructional activity, 8th graders demonstrate how urine testing is used to diagnose illness. They explain why some metals are more reactive than others.
Curated OER
What Happened to Mya
Students research the symptoms and treatments of diabetes. In this diabetes lesson, students explore the topic and share their findings through a case study. Several extensive activities are also suggested.
Curated OER
Nine Months in Six Weeks
Student study possible effects the mother's nutritional habits will have on her baby. They see how important it is to eat right and examine a regular diet for a pregnant woman or one for a woman with diabetes or other physical problems.
WebMD
Web Md: Hypoglycemia and Diabetes
This page from WebMD Health presents good, comprehensive information on a problem common to all diabetics at some time - low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Discusses the symptoms, hypoglycemia in diabetes and how to manage hypoglycemia in...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Diabetes
This site provides a detailed overview of diabetes, including a focus on signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatments, and more.
Other
American Diabetes Association: Tight Diabetes Control
Article which discusses the importance of keeping tight control (keeping blood glucose levels close to normal) of diabetes.
Other
American Diabetes Association: Type 2 Diabetes
Detailed information on Type 2 diabetes and how to live with it.
Other
American Diabetes Association: Type 2 Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association helps you find out what Type 2 Diabetes is and how to take care of it. Includes a diabetes learning center for the newly diagnosed.
Other
Canadian Diabetes Association
This is the official website for the Canadian Diabetes Association. Here, you can read general information about diabetes and check out news and events related to the prevention and treatment of this disease.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Diabetes
There is a great deal of talk nowadays about the rising incidence of diabetes. Learn what it is, what causes it, the different types, signs and symptoms to watch for, how to prevent it, and how it is treated.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Spare Parts for the New Millennium
The Why Files have provided information pertaining to retinal restoration, heart disease, and diabetes. The information is specific and well organized.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Excretory System Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers some common kidney diseases and dialysis.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Diabetes and Nutrition
In question / answer format, this article is a simple guide to the diabetic diet. Here, read an "exchange list" that will help a person "plan healthy meals and snacks." This is a good site to get an overview of information on the subject.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Overview of Diabetes Insipidus
This article from provides a brief overview of Diabetes Insipidus. The topics that are covered in this article include: what causes diabetes insipidus, how do you test for diabetes insipidus, and how is diabetes insipidus treated.