Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter
January 2013
(Volume XII, Issue I)
How Damaging Can Stress Be for People with Diabetes?
Stress comes in many forms: physical, mental and even financial. Unfortunately, stress in all these forms has become a regular part of modern life. Recent studies conducted by Carnegie Mellon University have concluded that stress can cause ill health when it is chronic.
When stress occurs, the body prepares to take action and behaves as it were under attack. This preparation is called the fight-or-flight response.
These physiological responses are designed to work for short periods of time so when stress is ongoing it can be dangerous.
Complicating matters for people with diabetes, those mechanisms are either lacking or blunted, so they can't keep blood glucose at a normal level. Stress plays a more direct role in the control of blood sugar than it does in any other disease.
Also in this month's E-Lerts™ Newsletter:
Latest News - Never too young to get healthy, losing your sight and what it costs to be a person with diabetes.
Diabetes Friendly Recipes - Here are some tasty and healthy soups and stews to help keep you warm.
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Treatments on the Horizon - An insulin pump without daily injections and turning off Carb-to-Fat conversion are two articles presented.
Take control of your stress and help control your diabetes.
Together We Can...Defeat Diabetes®
Lisa M. Rasolt, MSBA, CEBS
Program Director
Unused Diabetes Supplies: You Can Help by Donating
Do you have glucose test strips you no longer need? Have you switched your glucometer machine? Do you have a loved one who had diabetes who has passed away?
Have you said to yourself – I don’t want these perfectly good supplies to go to waste – what can I do with them? I’d like to donate them, but I don’t know how.
How to Donate Diabetes Supplies
Diabetes Friendly RecipesJanuary 2013
Here are some tasty and healthy soups and stews to help keep you warm:
Salmon Corn Chowder with Quick & Healthy Bread
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Islets of Humor™
By Theresa Garnero
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Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ - Pomegranate
By Dawn Swidorski, Public Outreach Director
This month I’m featuring a personal favorite and one that I’m guessing few of you have actually tackled: the Pomegranate. Locked inside the rough leathery exterior of the pomegranate is one of the most wonderful and bright flavors among all fruits.
Each pomegranate contains hundreds of arils (juice sacs) that are brimming with antioxidants and a tiny little white seed. The seeds are small, not tough and provide some good fiber so feel free to eat up.
One medium size pomegranate will yield about 3/4 cup of seeds or 1/2 cup of juice.
Now eating a pomegranate takes some manipulation and might not be for the faint of heart so it is usually used as a garnish rather than the main ingredient of the dish.
The Kid Initiative to Defeat Diabetes® (KIDD™) Curriculum
This generation of children is on the fast track to live a shorter, less healthy life span than their parents.
The
Kid Initiative to Defeat Diabetes® Curriculum is designed to fill the gap in information about diabetes and obesity and its relationship to nutrition and fitness.
A program for schools and youth organizations.
To learn more about the KIDD™ Curriculum.
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