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Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter

November 2012
(Volume XI, Issue XI)

Diabetes Awareness Month Calendar of Activities

Diabetes is a life-altering and life-threatening disease. People diagnosed are at greater risk for heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, blindness, amputations, as well as incurring serious financial and emotional hardship.

Knowing the risks, recognizing the warning signs, eating healthy and getting regular physical activity is critical to preventing diabetes and/or effectively managing the disease. Preventing or managing diabetes is also about taking personal responsibility and making small but lasting changes in diet and physical activity.

Here is a calendar of activities to take you through Diabetes Awareness Month.

Also in this month's E-Lerts™ Newsletter:

Latest News - This month we highlight risks of airport full-body scans and diabetic eye disease and benefits of reducing A1c and regular glucose monitoring.

Diabetes Friendly Recipes- Great recipes for Thanksgiving and other special times.

November 14th is World Diabetes Day.

World Diabetes Day raises global awareness of diabetes - its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent the illness in most cases. Started by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organization (WHO), the Day is celebrated on November14th to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin in 1922, a life-saving treatment for diabetes patients.

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Islets of Humor™ - How is your Thanksgiving turkey prepared?

Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ - Sweet Potato - Did you know sweet potatoes are not potatoes? Huh?

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® Curriculumis 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.

Treatments on the Horizon - Over the counter supplements to treat type 2 diabetes and a non-invasive continuous glucose monitor. I'm looking forward to both of these!

Check out our calendar of activities to take you through Diabetes Awareness Month. One small habit change per day can work wonders.

Together We Can...Defeat Diabetes®

Lisa M. Rasolt, MSBA, CEBS
Program Director

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

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Latest News

Airport Full-Body Scans Can Cause Malfunction of Insulin Pumps and CGMS Systems

Reducing HbA1c Less than 1 Point Reduces Risk of Dying within 5 Years by 50 Percent

Regular Glucose Monitoring Increases Medication Adherence and Reduces A1c

Sharp Rise in Diabetic Eye Disease Makes American Diabetes Month Ever More Important

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 Recipes
November 2012

Here are some recipes that will be perfect for Thanksgiving and other special times.

Party Brie

Golden Sweet Cornbread

Asparagus with Romano Cheese and Pine Nuts

Grandma's Party Potatoes

Pumpkin Cheesecake Smoothie

Cranberry Apple Dessert Risotto

Source: MealsMatter.org

More delicious and healthy Diabetes Friendly Recipes

November 14th is World Diabetes Day.

WHO estimates that more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. This number is likely to more than double by 2030 without intervention. Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Islets of Humor™
By Theresa Garnero

See more of Theresa Garnero's Islets of Humor™ cartoons.

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Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ - Sweet Potato
By Dawn Swidorski, Public Outreach Director

First of all, a Sweet Potato is not actually a potato -- it’s a root not a tuber, so it isn’t even a distant cousin. It’s a member of the morning glory family. By the way, yams and sweet potatoes are not the same. True yams come from tropical and subtropical regions of the world and contain more starch and less sugar than sweet potatoes.