Patient and Family Resources

from MedlinePlus, contains summary information and health check tools pertaining to body weight.

From the American Cancer Society, a calorie counter designed for healthy adults.

Online health information from The Endocrinology and Metabolism Program of Alberta Health Services, hosted by the University of Calgary.

From MedlinePlus, includes summary information, latest news, and prevention and risk factors.

From MedlinePlus, including information on caring for pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

From MedlinePlus, includes summary information on medication used by diabetic patients, while also mentioning related issues and statistics.

Alberta Health Services created information on nutrition topics.

From MedlinePlus, contains basic summary information on obesity with links to prevention and treatment.

From Medline Plus, includes summary information, videos, and clinical trials on bariatric surgery, bypass surgery, gastric binding, and obesity surgery

Government of South Australia, 2016.

American Diabetes Association, 2011.

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, 2016.

Joslin Diabetes Center, 2019.

diabetes.co.uk, 2016.

Educational online comic book

American Diabetes Association, 2016.

WebMd, 2016.

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, 2016.

The mission of the Childhood Obesity Foundation is to lead a societal shift toward healthy eating and active lifestyles to promote childhood healthy weights and the resulting physical and emotional benefits.