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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: Diabetes and Hyperglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about diabetes and hyperglycemia and answer the follow-up questions.
Article
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.
Handout
American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Lab Tests Online: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
This effective site explains what diabetes is and provides links to the three types of diabetes, signs and symptoms, and tests to diagnosis the illness.
Article
Other

Diabetes: A Gentle Approach to a Tough Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This Radiance Magazine article details one approach to dealing with diabetes and reviews the process by which the treatment team came to this approach. Not the mainstream view.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Diabetes

For Students K - 1st
Interesting illustrated resource discusses the cause, types, and treatment of diabetes and more fun facts.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article that explains how type 2 diabetes develops in the body.
Website
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Dealing With Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why? Files article provides information about diabetes and what it does to the body as well as highlights some scientific strides that have been made to find a cure.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Pain, and Acupuncture

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice for the MCAT by answering these questions based on the given table showing results from two control groups.
Interactive
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.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Problems That Diabetes Type 2 Can Cause

For Students 9th - 10th
Divides complications into two groups--damage to arteries and damage to nerves.
Website
Other

Pet Coach: Common Behavior Changes and Problems in Older Cats

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an understanding in the changes of behavior in aging adult cats.