May 2010
(Volume IX, Issue V) 

 

Strokes and Diabetes/Strokes - Reduce stroke risk and the diabetes/stroke

relationship.

 

 

 

Message From Our Executive Director  - Mr. Diabetes® discusses the connection between diabetes and strokes.

  

There is a definite connection between diabetes and strokes. Learn how to prevent a stroke, the risk factors and warning signs for your health!

 

Good Health,
Lisa M. Rasolt
Program Director

 

Defeat Diabetes Foundation
LRasolt@DefeatDiabetes.org
http://www.DefeatDiabetes.org/

 

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Studies, Clinical Trials and Surveys
Research facilities, drug manufacturers and universities are conducting studies, clinical trials and surveys for new drugs, behavioral habits and other investigational information. They are seeking individuals to participate in these studies and trials. More Info 

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Diabetes Camps and Database

• Camping and the activities provided are fun. 
• Provides an opportunity for children and teens with diabetes to meet peers. 
  
• Gives parents and siblings a break from the daily demands of diabetes.
• Gives kids a chance to learn or improve diabetes self-management skills in a supervised setting with experienced and professional staff.  More

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Food, Supplements and Behavior

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Diabetes Friendly Recipes

It's spring and fresh ingredients are in all these great recipes. All our recipes include the Nutrional Content and are lower in sodium.

 

Click here for more Recipes.

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Studies, Clinical Trials and Surveys
Research facilities, drug manufacturers and universities are conducting studies, clinical trials and surveys for new drugs, behavioral habits and other investigational information. They are seeking individuals to participate in these studies and trials. More Info  

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Message From Our Executive Director
By Andrew P. Mandell – MR.DIABETES®
May 2010

  

Stroke is no joke!! People with diabetes are 4-6 times more likely to suffer a stroke than those in the general population.  In fact, 2 out of 3 people with diabetes will actually die from stroke or heart disease.  Strokes are the No. 3 cause of death in the United States.

What is a Stroke?
Stroke is a condition that affects the arteries leading to and inside the brain. A stroke occurs when one of the blood vessels to the brain is either blocked by a clot, or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood (and oxygen) it needs, so it starts to die. More

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Walking for Fun & Fitness
By: Bonnie Stein, M.Ed., C.P.T.S.
May 2010

“Highland four, nine four, two six.”  That was how I recited my phone number when I was five years old.  Back then (in Miami, Florida) the first two numbers of one’s phone number were “said” with letters.  I also remember the telephone - just one for the whole house.  It was black (of course) with a rotary dial. It had a special place - a squatty, black phone stand, with a small seat and a slim slot to hold one phone book, yellow pages and all.
 
Back in the 1960’s, no one that I knew ran or walked for fitness.  We ate red meat five nights a week (chicken one night, and frozen fish sticks another) and plenty of high fat dairy products.  Yet, Americans were significantly trimmer in those days. Back then, about 20% of the American population was considered significantly overweight.  Today, even though there are an abundance of fitness centers and fat-free foods, the overweight/obese population approaches 65%. More

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Set It Free
If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with. If it just sits in your room, messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your phone, takes your money, and never behaves as if you actually set it free in the first place, you either married it or gave birth to it. ~ http://www.jokesgallery.com/   

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Apricots are small sweet fruits with a golden orange color, velvety skin and flesh and slightly juicy when perfectly ripe and a delicate aroma. Some describe their flavor as musky, with a faint tartness that lies somewhere between a peach and a plum. The apricot (Prunus armeniaca) is actually a relative of the plum.

 

The apricot has been cultivated extensively for quite some time. It is believed to be native to China and was cultivated in India as early as 3000 BC. Its introduction to Greece is attributed to Alexander the Great and the Roman General Lucullus (106–57B.C.) exported them from Armenia to Europe. More

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Diabetes Support Groups Database
We've developed a listing of Diabetes Education Programs and Diabetes Support Groups in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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This concludes the Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter.