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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Video: How Diabetes Affects Your Blood Sugar

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the disease diabetes and how it affects blood sugar in affected people, in this Mayo Clinic animated video. [2:10]
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Homeostasis: Blood Sugar and Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-paced lesson on homeostasis in the human body, focusing on blood sugar and core temperature. Students work their way through illustrated and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Symptoms and Dangers of High Blood Sugar

For Students 9th - 10th
Intellihealth looks at what happens in the body of someone with Type II Diabetes when blood sugar levels are elevated.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sounding an Alarm on a Growing Epidemic: Blood Sugar Rising

For Students 6th - 8th
In this short interactive lesson, students learn about the severity and prevalence of diabetes, particularly for people of color.
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WebMD

Web Md: Hypoglycemia and Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Low Blood Glucose/hypoglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resouce discusses what hypoglycemia is, its symptoms, causes and treatments.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hypoglycemia and Carbohydrate Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice for the MCAT by answering questions based on a scenario about a baby experiencing low blood sugar after eating.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Body Control Center

For Students 5th - 9th
Throughout the day, your nervous system monitors and makes endless adjustments to your body's basic systems--all to keep you alive. This interactive feature illustrates the complexity of such a task.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Diabetes

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Diabetes is a non-infectious disease in which the body is unable to control the amount of sugar in the blood. People with diabetes have high blood sugar, either...
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Prevent Disease: Exercise & Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-article discusses how exercise not only helps prevent disease, but also improves the health of those who have certain medical conditions. Learn how physical activity helps individuals battle cardiovascular and musculoskeletal...
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Diabetes Mellitus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com provides the reader with information on diabetes mellitus. Information on type 1, type 2 and metabolic disorders is provided. Links are also provided throughout for additional information.
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American Diabetes Association: Type 2 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Hypoglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this condition often associated with diabetes. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of type 1 diabetes. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more.
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American Diabetes Association: Statistics About Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site that gives statistics on all of the diagnosed diabetics in the United States, including numbers in different demographic groups.
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American Diabetes Association: Type 2 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on Type 2 diabetes and how to live with it.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Carl and Gerty Cori and Carbohydrate Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles of Carl and Gerty Corbi, American biochemists who studied how the human body metabolizes glucose. Their research advanced treatments for diabetes, and won them a Nobel Prize in 1947. Includes links to additional resources.
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Hypoglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
MedicineNet.com provides a very detailed article on hypoglycemia, its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments.
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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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Harvard University

Harvard School of Public Health: Carbohydrates

For Students 9th - 10th
This public health resource provides information on carbohydrates. Very in-depth, discussing what carbohydrates are, how they work, and popular diets related to carbohydrates.
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Other

American Diabetes Association: Living With Diabetes: For Parents and Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource for learning about diabetes. Read about managing the disease, get tips from other kids who have it, and even interact with others your age in "Hanging on the Planet". There is also an online glossary of diabetes...
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American Diabetes Association: Type 1 Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
What you should know about Type 1 Diabetes, treatment, self-care, nutrition, medication, and more.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: About Diabetes and Insulin

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive educational game where the user learns how to manage type-1 diabetes and maintain a healthy blood sugar level in a diabetic dog. Links to information on the discovery of insulin and facts about diabetes.
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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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