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Body1.com: Education Center: Medical Conditions: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a comprehensive overview of diabetes. Content includes a focus on type I and type II diabetes, gestational diabetes, and known treatments.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Diabetes and Hyperglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about diabetes and hyperglycemia and answer the follow-up questions.
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American Diabetes Association: Making Sense of Food Labels

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple guide to understanding the Nutrition Facts label, which is on most packaged foods in the grocery store. Read definitions of terms on labels like "serving size," "reduced," and "free." Learn the importance of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Do Artificial Sweeteners Increase Diabetes Risk?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do artificial sweeteners increase diabetes risk? Read this passage and answer the follow-up questions to practice for the MCAT.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Young Patient With Type 1 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice for the MCAT by reading a passage about a young patient with Type 1 diabetes and answer the follow-up questions based on the given chart.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-led lesson on diabetes including causes and treatments. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the...
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About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth article that examines the disease of diabetes from symptoms to diagnosis to treatment.
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Diabetes and Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Diabetes

For Students 4th - 7th
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.