Diabetes Playbook

diabetes playbook

Penn State Hershey Diabetes Institute is focused on Reinventing Diabetes Care™. One of the ways we are reaching this goal is by hearing what our patients have to say. When our patients asked for an easy way to keep track of their diabetes care the Diabetes Playbook was made. Not only does the book offer tips on how to manage diabetes from people who treat diabetes, it offers tips from people who live with diabetes every day. The Diabetes Playbook is a Gold winner in the 24th Annual Healthcare Marketing Advertising Report Awards, recognized for its effective way of delivering its diabetes education message.

Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity also received the Allene Von Son Award from the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) for its innovative  Diabetes Playbook. This award, sponsored by the Bayer Corporation, recognizes diabetes educators and programs that have developed original, outstanding, and effective patient education tools.

The Playbook was updated in the Spring 2010 and now provides even more up-to-date information about diabetes and its management.

  • Download a free, printable copy of the Diabetes Playbook.
  • You can order up to 2 professionally printed, hard copies of the Diabetes Playbook at no cost.  Click Here to complete the Diabetes Playbook order form online.  Monetary donations toward the $10 cost of production are welcomed.

Penn State Hershey Diabetes Institute
500 University Drive, MC HS89
P.O. Box 850
Hershey, PA 17033
717-531-7539

  • For orders of  three or more hard copies, there will be a charge of $10/copy.  Please contact  the Diabetes_Institute@hmc.psu.edu  or call 717-531-7539  to make arrangements for payment and shipment.

If you are interested in helping a friend or loved one manage their diabetes, click here to send them an email with a link to this webpage, or click here for printable information about this site.

We welcome any questions, comments or suggestions that you may have regarding our Diabetes Playbook.  Please forward your comments to Diabetes_Institute@hmc.psu.edu  

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities has helped to support the Penn State Diabetes Playbook.