Diabetes Tools and Resources

Diabetes Management in the Workplace

Resources by Section

This section contains links to all of the tools, templates and resources presented in the Diabetes Management in the Workplace toolkit and is organized by toolkit section. For help navigating the toolkit, click here to download a how-to checklist.

Click here to reach the References list, which can be found at the end of this section. 

View our English Diabetes Prevention Program Videos and Spanish Diabetes Prevention Program Videos

Section 1: Building a Business Case


National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

The Globalization of the Diabetes Epidemic
HealthMatch, September 2021

The Economic Burden of Elevated Blood Glucose Levels in 2017: Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Prediabetes
Diabetes Care, American Diabetes Association
September 2019

Why employers should care about diabetes
Human Resource Executive, September 2019

Diabetes Prevention and Control: Illinois Diabetes
Action Plan: 2018 – 2020

Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2017
Diabetes Care, March 2018

Diabetes Health Care Insights: Beliefs of consumers with type 2 diabetes
Market Research Insights, Merck
2015-2016

Absenteeism and Employer Costs Associated with Chronic Diseases and Health Risk Factors in the US Workforce
CDC Preventing Chronic Disease, Original Research
October 2016

A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties of Instruments Assessing Presenteeism
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)
March 2016

Sleep apnea leads to three-fold increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes, Diabetes.co.uk

The Face of Diabetes in the United States
Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index
July 2017 (Registration is required to access this report)

MBGH Employer Diabetes Video
Midwest Business Group on Health, 2018

Section 2: Program Strategies

Employer Resources

Healm - Comprehensive guidance to offer the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program as a covered benefit within your organization. 
CDC and NACDD, Accessed June 2023. 

National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
•About the National Diabetes Prevention Program
•Employers & Insurers
•Calculate Benefits and Costs
•Tools & Resources
•The Research Behind the Program

Diabetes Digital App Technology: Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations.
A Consensus Report by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Technology Working Group
Diabetes Care, January 2020

Digital Diabetes Tools and Solutions for Diabetes: An Employer’s Guide
NEBGH, November 2018

Improving patient self-care using diabetes technologies
Valeria Alcántara-Aragón, National Library of Medicine, January 2019

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2020
Table of Contents (clickable)
Diabetes Care, American Diabetes Association, January 2020

Employee Preventive Health Care - Focus on Vaccination
Merck, 2017

Resources for Employers (creating a diabetes-friendly workplace)
American Diabetes Association

Accommodation and Compliance: Diabetes
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Health Information Privacy
Rules for protection of personal health information
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HIPAA

Consumer Resources

Diabetes Basics, American Diabetes Association

Living Healthy with Diabetes, Healthy Living Magazine, American Diabetes Association

Diabetes, American Heart Association

Living with Diabetes, CDC

Understanding diabetes and mental health, American Diabetes Association

Prediabetes Risk Test, CDC National Diabetes Prevention program

Diabetes Risk Test, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Hispanic & Asian Subgroups are at Higher Risk for Diabetes, CDC, December 20, 2019

Diabetes Portion Plates, Merck:

Research

Public Health Approaches to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: The US National Diabetes Prevention Program and Beyond, Current Diabetes Reports, 05 August 2019

Digital Diabetes Solutions in Action: An Opportunity Study, NEBGH, April 2017

Approaches to Coverage of the National Diabetes Prevention Program  National DPP Coverage Toolkit , May 2023 

Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes:US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, Karina W. Davidson, PhD, MASc, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, JAMA Network , July 2021

Section 3: Benefit Plan Design Approaches

The Evidence for Value-Based Insurance Designs: The Full Potential of V-BID for Employers Is Yet to Be Realized
AJMC, December 2019


Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
University of Michigan


Video: Reward the Good Soldier
Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, University of Michigan


Value-Based Insurance Design Employer Manual, Self-Insured Employers
Connecticut State Innovation Model, July 2016


Value-based Insurance Design
National Conference of State Legislatures


Issue Brief: Understanding Value-Based Insurance Design
CDC, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, June 2015

Position Paper: Addressing the Increasing Burden of Health Insurance Cost Sharing
American College of Physicians, 2016

Patient attitudes about financial incentives for diabetes self-management: A survey
World Journal of Diabetes, June 2015

Waste in the Health Care World: An AHPI/VBID Collaboration
American Health Policy Institute and VBID Health, 2016

Value-Based Insurance Design: Perspectives, Extending the Evidence, Implications for the Future
Supplement to the American Journal of Managed Care, 2013

Prime Therapeutics Study Finds a Diabetes Drugs Value Based Insurance Design Improves Adherence, Doesn't Lower Total Cost of Care
Markets Insider, October 2017

Section 4: Communication

Customizable Tools

Integrate these articles and posters into your communication strategy as you reach out to your target audiences. They can help to raise awareness, teach prevention skills and provide motivation for your covered population. Use the Word documents below either as-is or personalize them with your company logo and benefits-related information. You can also use them to promote specific information about an onsite event, i.e. a wellness screening that includes blood glucose testing.
Newsletter Articles
Posters


Tools & Templates

English Videos to show at the workplace
Spanish video to show at the workplace
Insulin Access and Affordability Resource - consumer focused
Midwest Business Group on Health

Diabetes-related tools and resources including links to educational materials
Workplace Health Resources
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)


Fact sheets (available in Spanish)
Taking Care of Your Diabetes Tip Sheets, CDC


Community Health & Outreach
National Diabetes Education Program, NIDDK


Infographics and Info Cards
Diabetes: Resources and Publications, CDC


Playbook, posters, social media, videos
American Diabetes Month Resources, American Diabetes Association


National Diabetes Month, NIDDK

More Information

Three Stakeholders to Improve Communication for Your Wellness Goals
Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA), February 25, 2019


Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)


Effective employee communication: The benefits of best practices
Milliman, April 2017


Survey: 50 percent of employers use mobile apps to engage employees in their health
MobiHealthNews, March 2016

Section 5: Evaluation & Measurement

Tools & Resources

Program Measurement & Evaluation Guide
Health Enhancement Research Organization and Population Health Alliance


Diabetes Evaluation Measures,
CDC


Healthcare Cost Data
CDC, Worksite Health Promotion


Health and Work Performance Questionnaire
World Health Organization


Work Limitations Questionnaire
Tufts Medical Center


Employer Input Dashboard
CDC Diabetes Prevention Impact Toolkit

Data Input Checklist 
CDC Diabetes Prevention Impact Toolkit

The Diabetes Ten City Challenge
Interim clinical and humanistic outcomes of a multisite community pharmacy diabetes care program, J Am Pharm Assoc, 2008 Mar - April

References

  1. Diabetes Basics: What is Diabetes, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (retrieved May 11, 2020)
  2. Prediabetes – Your Chance to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (retrieved May 11, 2020)
  3. The Cost of Diabetes, American Diabetes Association (retrieved May 11, 2020)
  4. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (retrieved October 18, 2022)
  5. Doran, G.T. (1981). “There’s a S.M.A.R.T. Way to Write Management’s Goals and Objectives,” Management Review, 70(11), 35-36.
  6. The Economic Burden of Elevated Blood Glucose Levels in 2017: Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Prediabetes, Diabetes Care 2019 September (retrieved May 12, 2020)
  7. What employers can do to manage type 2 diabetes in the workplace, HR Dive (retrieved May 11, 2020)
  8. K. Iglay, H. Hannachi, P.J. Howie, J. Xu, X. Li, S. Engel, L. Moore, S. Rajpathak, "Prevalence and co-prevalence of comorbidities among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus," abstract, Curr Med Res Opin 2016 Jul;32(7):1243-52 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26986190, (retrieved from PubMed.gov August 24, 2017)
  9. “Diabetes Prevention: Myths about Diabetes,” American Diabetes Association, http://www.diabetes.org/are-you-at-risk/lower-your-risk/ (retrieved October 18, 2022)
  10. Appleby, Julie (October 5, 2015) “Overtesting of Employees Can Be a Side Effect of Workplace Wellness,” Health News from NPR, http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/10/05/446005616/overtesting-of-employees-can-be-a-side-effect-of-workplace-wellness (retrieved August 24, 2017)
  11. “Employee Level Assessment,” Workplace Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/model/employee-level-assessment/index.html (retrieved August 24, 2017)
  12. “Strategies for Health Insurance Exchanges to Promote Value-Based Insurance Design,” V-BID Center Brief, Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, published online on July 13, 2016, http://vbidcenter.org/strategies-for-health-insurance-exchanges-to-promote-value-based-insurance-design/ (retrieved August 24, 2017)
  13. “Understanding Value-Based Insurance Design,” Issue Brief, developed in June 2015 by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and ICF International, https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/pdfs/value_based_ins_design.pdf (retrieved August 24, 2017)
  14. “Value-Based Insurance Design Employer Manual: Self-Insured Employers” (July 2016), Connecticut State Innovation Model, http://www.healthreform.ct.gov/ohri/lib/ohri/sim/steering_committee/2016/11-10/final_self-insured_v-bid_manual.pdf (retrieved August 24, 2017)
  15. “Communication,” Workplace Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/planning/communications.html (retrieved August 24, 2017)
  16. “Program Measurement and Evaluation Guide: Core Metrics for Employee Health Management” (2015), Health Enhancement Research Organization and Population Health Alliance, http://hero-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/HERO-PHA-Metrics-Guide-FINAL.pdf (retrieved August 24, 2017)


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