Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinical Resources

Endocrinology and diabetes resources for health professionals, including handouts, order sheets, forms and external resources.

Important links

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Protocol

Growth Charts and Calculators

Handouts for professionals

BC Children's pediatric hypoglycemia management algorithm for patients with diabetes (PDF) - 2021/10/12
BC PharmaCare special authority endocrine medication list (PDF) - 2024/10/25
Blood glucose log for newly diagnosed patients (PDF) - 2020/03/18
Blood glucose log for newly diagnosed patients on MDI (PDF) - 2020/03/18
Diabetes blood glucose and insulin record for conventional insulin regimens (PDF) - 2020/12/13
Diabetes blood glucose and insulin record for multiple daily injections (PDF) - 2020/12/13
Diabetes chart front page (PDF) - 2016/08/05
Diabetes Clinic intake form for children and teens (PDF) - 2016/04/01
Diabetes Clinic intake form for parents (PDF) - 2016/04/01
Diabetes daytime pass instructions (PDF) - 2015/10/12
Diabetes discharge instructions for the weekend (PDF) - 2019/05/10
Diabetes discharge instructions for newly diagnosed patients (PDF) - 2020/11/12
Diabetes education records:
- “Other diabetes” (PDF) - 2021/11/12
- T1D: Conventional insulin regimens (PDF) - 2019/02/15
- T1D: Multiple daily injection regimens (PDF) - 2019/02/15
Diabetes educator note (PDF) - 2019/08/13
Diabetes nutrition teaching checklist (PDF) - 2019/08/12
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) protocol documents:
- DKA protocol toolkit (PDF) - 2024/12/10
- DKA protocol toolkit cover page (PDF) - 2024/12/10
- DKA medical protocol (Plain PDF) - 2024/12/10
- DKA medical protocol (Fillable PDF) 2024/12/10
- DKA nursing protocol (PDF) - 2024/12/10
- DKA flowsheet (PDF) - 2024/05/14
- DKA sample prescriber order sheet (PDF) - 2024/05/14
- DKA recipes for making solutions (PDF) - 2024/05/14
- DKA glucose, insulin and fluid management (PDF) - 2024/12/10
- DKA slide set for professionals:
  - PowerPoint format (PPTX) - 2024/10/01
  - PDF format (PDF) - 2024/10/01
Information about the graph blood sugar responses of food groups (PDF) - 2015/10/12
Initial insulin pump settings (PDF) - 2021/11/16
Initial multiple daily injection settings (PDF) - 2021/11/15
Insulin pump discharge instructions (PDF) - 2021/03/06
Insulin sliding scale form (Fillable PDF) - 2022/11/18
Insulin sliding scale form for school lunches (Fillable PDF) - 2022/11/16
Nursing Support Services: Referral Form for Children with Diabetes (PDF) and Diabetes Medication Administration Form (PDF) - 2023/02/23

Adrenal and gonadal steroid hormone biosynthesis (PDF) - 2015/10/12
Adrenal steroid therapy and weaning (PDF) - 2020/10/01
BC growth hormone products (PDF) - 2024/12/06
BC PharmaCare special authority endocrine medication list (PDF) - 2024/10/25
BC reference care plans:
- Adrenal insufficiency (PDF) - 2022/05/20
- Diabetes insipidus (PDF) - 2022/05/20
BC Children's guidelines for endocrine nursing care (PDF) - 2015/11/10
Blood glucose flowsheet (PDF) - 2020/12/13
Evaluation of the child with short stature (PDF) - 2015/10/12
Emergency evaluation of hypoglycemia (PDF) - 2015/10/13
Endocrine program transition checklists - 2015/10/12
- Checklist #1: Introduction of program (PDF)
- Checklist #2: Foster interdependence (PDF)
- Checklist #3: Graduation from pediatric endocrinology (PDF)
Endocrine test protocols (PDF) - 2022/09/27
IGF-1 normal values (PDF) - 2021/09/13
Intramuscular testosterone injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) - 2024/11/05
Learning pathway: Adrenal insufficiency (PDF) - 2015/10/12
Lupron depot injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) - 2024/11/05
Price lists for endocrine medications and supplies (PDF) - 2018/02/20
Salt replacement chart (PDF) - 2024/10/04
Standard measurements for endocrine patients (PDF) - 2018/10/03
Subcutaneous testosterone injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) - 2024/11/05
Teaching checklists:
- Calcium and phosphorus disorders (PDF) - 2018/12/03
- Diabetes insipidus (PDF) - 2016/11/10
- Growth hormone (Pens) (PDF) - 2015/10/12
- Growth hormone (Vials) (PDF) - 2015/10/12
- Hydrocortisone replacement (PDF) - 2016/11/10
- Hypoglycemia (PDF) - 2023/08/17
- Hypothyroidism (PDF) - 2023/08/17
Thyroid function test normal values (PDF) - 2023/11/15

Lifestyle intervention programs in BC (PDF) - 2024/12/06

Community endocrinologist testing request (PDF) - 2022/04/24
Diabetic ketoacidosis (PDF) - 2019/10/08
Endocrine tests (PDF) - 2019/03/16
Inpatient treatment of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes (PDF) - 2018/10/09
IV Pamidronate (PDF) - 2020/04/21
IV Zoledronic Acid (PDF) - 2020/04/21
Prolonged fast (PDF) - 2018/09/18
Water deprivation test (PDF) - 2018/12/11

See gender resources.

Regional clinical resources

Type 1 diabetes handouts

A Guide for Families: Diabetes Care for Children and Teens with Type 1 Diabetes (PDF) - 2017/02/20
Translations of key pages from A Guide for Families:
- Chinese (PDF) - 2015/10/07
- Punjabi (PDF) - 2015/10/07
Inside cover pages for A Guide for Families: Diabetes Care for Children and Teens with Type 1 Diabetes:
- BC Children's Hospital (PDF) - 2020/01/15
Instructions for downloading and assembling A Guide for Families: Diabetes Care for Children and Teens with Type 1 Diabetes (PDF) - 2015/12/28

These resources have been consolidated with the “endocrine conditions” handouts under Handouts for professionals above.

Links for health professionals

Genetic Testing Registry
GENDIA (genetic diagnostics network)
endogenet
Lab Tests Online
Quest Diagnostics / Nichols Institute
Labcorp's Esoterix Laboratories
- Reference: Endocrinology Expected Values and SI Unit Conversion Tables
- Reference: Endocrinology Syllabus
Mayo Medical Laboratories
Athena Diagnostics Test Catalog
ARUP Laboratories
CALIPER Database (pediatric reference ranges)
In-Common Laboratory
- Reference: Complete Reference Manual

MyHealthfinder (US DHHS)
PubMed (free Medline search)
PubMed Central
NLM Gateway Search (free Medline search)
Free (Online) Medical Journals
International Classification of Disease 11th Revision (ICD-11)
Medical Help International
Medscape
medbroadcast.com
OpenMD.com
Trip Medical Database
Anatomy Atlases
Student BMJ

BC endocrinologists

A listing of pediatric and internal medicine endocrinologists practicing in British Columbia with subspecialty certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, by city and hospital.

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