Joslin Clinical Guidelines

Clinical Guidelines

In order to assure that the high clinical practice standards endorsed and adhered to by Joslin Diabetes Center and its Joslin Clinic are easily accessible to practitioners worldwide who rely on Joslin to set the benchmark for diabetes care and treatment, Joslin Diabetes Center has developed and published a series of clinical care Guidelines.  The primary objective of each Guideline is to support clinical practice and influence clinical behavior so that outcomes are improved and patient expectations are informed and reasonable.

NOTICE: Joslin's Clinical Guidelines are reviewed at least annually but are revised as current evidence and clinical practice require. Please check back frequently to ensure that you have the most recent version of each Guideline.

Resources for Healthcare Professionals

Clinical resources developed and written by the professional staff of Joslin, will keep you up to date with the latest diabetes medications, treatment options, and research.  Whether you’re looking for an accessible guide to caring for your patients or need to know more about the pathophysiology of the disease and its progression, or need a handy, keep-in-your pocket copy of Joslin’s clinical guidelines, you can find it here.

Joslin's Diabetes Deskbook -- A Guide for Primary Care Providers, Updated Second Edition

      

Written by Richard S. Beaser, M.D., and the staff of Joslin Diabetes Center, Joslin's Diabetes Deskbook -- A Guide for Primary Care Providers, Updated Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource that covers all the essential topics in the care and management of diabetes patients. The goal of the Deskbook is to give the primary care provider the necessary background information about the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and its complications, as well as the most up to date approaches to the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with diabetes.

Resources to Help Educate your Patients

Whether you’re looking for booklets, handouts, flipcharts or DVDs, we have the tools you need to teach your patients the diabetes self-management skills they need. Our patient education resources have all been written by Joslin’s doctors, nurse practitioners and educators and used with patients at Joslin Diabetes Center and Joslin’s Affiliates across the country.

Joslin's First Steps

  

First Steps is a delightfully illustrated first guide to understanding diabetes and how to manage it. Written for those with type 1 or type 2, it covers monitoring, A1Cs, how to treat hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, meal plans, carbohydrates, the importance of physical activity, sick day rules, and foot care. It also provides a diabetes care plan with space for dates and results of important tests.

 

Featured Items

  • La Historia de Rosa (Rosa's Story)
    Rosa is a woman with diabetes -- and in the three CD's that comprise Rosa's Story, Rosa tells us, in Spanish, how she dealt with being diagnosed with diabetes, how her family helped her, the struggles she faced, how she worked with her doctor to set treatment goals, and how she learned to manage her diabetes so that she could be healthier and prevent the complications diabetes can cause.