The Portsmouth Diabetes Prevention Project created and gathered educational materials aimed at making small changes toward a healthier lifestyle. Many are focused on preventing and managing diabetes (high blood sugar) and hypertension (high blood pressure) but are helpful for anyone trying to learn more. These resources include a complete cookbook, dietary advice, and guidance on combining foods. They also include an inventory of outstanding free online apps and websites to explore.
Patient & Client Resources
To provide health guidance, the project created a series of health newsletters edited by Margaret Y. Baumgarten, MD, covering topics like healthy eating, physical activity and diabetes prevention.
Living with High Blood Pressure
For those with high blood pressure (hypertension), learn the key steps that can improve your health.
Living with High Blood Sugar (Diabetes)
Gain greater control of high blood sugar, diabetes and prediabetes be taking these actions.
Sometime recipes are just too complicated or you don’t have all the ingredients. Try these creative combinations for healthy meal ideas.
Simple Recipes Using Pantry Basics Cookbook
Discover simple, delicious recipes featuring items that are inexpensive and easy to find. All of the recipes are designed to taste great and are good for you.
My Plate, developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), shows what a healthy, balanced meal looks like with food categories and portion sizes.
A listing of numerous nonprofit and government organizations who provide free guidance, resources, recipes and even mobile phone apps to assist with a healthy lifestyle.