Diabetes Toolkits

Practical, locally hosted tools for diabetes translation research, community partnership, clinical practice support, and patient-centered implementation planning.

Built for GCDTR investigators and partners

This redesigned hub translates national diabetes resources into GCDTR-ready materials that can be viewed, printed, or downloaded directly from this site. The toolkits are organized around applied research needs: prevention and risk, care standards, clinical tools, and workplace and community action.

Featured Downloadable Toolkits

Curated briefs, worksheets, and planning guides adapted for diabetes translation research teams, community collaborators, trainees, and clinical partners.

CommunityPrevention

Community Diabetes Action Toolkit

A planning sheet for community and employer partners working on diabetes prevention, healthy meetings, workplace wellness, affordability conversations, and local referral pathways.

  • Diabetes and prediabetes context for community planning
  • Program ideas for prevention, DSMES referrals, and healthier meetings
  • Message prompts for outreach, newsletters, and partner briefings
PatientsCare Standards

Patient Care Standards Conversation Guide

A plain-language guide for discussions about type 2 diabetes care, built around medical support, healthy eating, physical activity, and questions for care teams.

  • Visit-preparation questions for patients and caregivers
  • Prompts for mental health, medications, glucose goals, and complications
  • Research-use notes for patient-centered intervention teams
RiskAssessment

Risk, Tests, and Calculators Research Brief

A concise research brief summarizing how risk tests, BMI, A1C, blood glucose testing, and diabetes education referrals can be used in translation studies.

  • Research workflow for screening and referral studies
  • Measurement considerations for diabetes and prediabetes
  • Implementation notes for digital and community settings
CliniciansPractice Tools

Clinical Tools and Patient Management Guide

A GCDTR-facing guide to clinical practice tools, patient education materials, diabetes testing, prevention planning, school supports, and hemoglobinopathy considerations.

  • Clinical resource categories for diabetes prevention and management
  • Patient education and outreach material planning checklist
  • Opportunities for implementation research and quality improvement
BundleIndex

Toolkit Index and Use Guide

A one-page index to help teams choose the right GCDTR toolkit for community planning, participant education, clinical workflows, or career development.

  • Quick selection guide by audience and use case
  • Suggested GCDTR support touchpoints
  • Source summary for internal documentation

How to Use These Materials

These resources are designed for local adaptation. Teams can bring them to community advisory discussions, pilot planning meetings, clinical workflow design sessions, trainee mentoring meetings, and grant-writing groups.

For Research Teams

Use the briefs to frame study populations, measures, workflows, intervention components, implementation outcomes, and dissemination plans.

For Community Partners

Use the community action toolkit to plan practical supports, healthier meeting norms, outreach messages, and referral pathways for diabetes prevention and management.

Need help adapting a toolkit to your study?

GCDTR members can pair these resources with core consultations, data repository support, pilot funding, enrichment activities, and dissemination planning.

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