Nutrition & Disease

Nasco’s Carbo-Counting for Diabetes Food Package

Carbohydrate counting in the diet for people with diabetes allows for some inclusion of refined carbohydrate foods. Use these food replicas to illustrate how to count carbohydrates. Life/form® replicas include: • bread, whole wheat • broc... More.

Life/form® Diabetic Injection Pad

This pad looks and feels like human skin; ideal for diabetic instruction and injection practice. May be worn on the body in specific locations (stomach, thigh, upper arm) so patients can practice injections. Thick enough to accept all insulin needles. F... More.

Replacement Life/form® Diabetic Injection Pad

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Nasco’s Kidney Disease – Renal Nutrition Teaching Book

By Betty Wedman-St. Louis, PhD, RD, LD. Contains teaching tips to help motivate compliance to a diet limited in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Covers renal disease, management of end stage renal disease, nutritional recommendations and su... More.

Nasco’s Diabetes Nutrition Handbook

This 30-page resource book defines diabetes mellitus and provides menu guides, exercise suggestions, and seven blackline masters. Copyright 1999. More.

Nasco’s Diabetes Nutrition Teaching Kit

Diabetes affects an estimated 12 to 16 million of the people in the United States. This teaching kit explains the different types of diabetes. The 30-page resource book defines diabetes mellitus and provides menu guides, exercise suggestions, and se... More.

Life/form® Wound Healing 3-D Display

By Betty Wedman-St. Louis, PhD, RD, LD. Hand painted. Nutrition plays a critical role in wound healing, and this kit will help you demonstrate its importance. Kit includes a display (12" x 8") showing three different stages of wounds ... More.

Nasco’s Artery/Heart Disease Display

By Betty Wedman-St. Louis, PhD, RD, LD. Age 11 and up. Explain the progression of arteriosclerosis and heart disease to students using this complete teaching kit. The hand painted 12" x 9" plaque provides a graphic visual Life/form
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Life/form® Nutrition & Bone Health 3-D Teaching Kit

By Betty Wedman-St. Louis, PhD, RD, LD The three-dimensional display in this teaching kit portrays both healthy bone and osteoporotic bone and illustrates how bone tissue breaks down and rebuilds itself. Kit also contains a 4-page, 8&... More.

Nasco’s Exchange Portions Replica Set

A food replica set designed to teach the American Dietetic Food Exchange List System. Replicas in this kit conform to the portion sizes in the Exchange List System. Contains 30 foods covering each of the exchanges. Life/form® replicas include: ... More.