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Defeat Diabetes Foundation

Defeat Diabetes
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Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter

September 2012
(Volume XI, Issue IX)

Cholesterol and Diabetes - Should We Care?

Cholesterol, we’ve all heard the term, unless you are living under a rock! As a person with diabetes, cholesterol is one of the key health metrics you need to keep track of to make sure you don’t suffer some of the complications of diabetes.

But what is cholesterol? Why is it important for diabetics?

Find out more about cholesterol and Diabetes

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

Latest News - Brain shrinkage, new strategies for bosses on the job, antibiotics for babies - good or bad? and more.

Diabetes Friendly Recipes - Apple awakening - Enjoy an apple a day with this meal that uses this in-season fruit to its full flavor potential.

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

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Islets of Humor™ - Green tea ice cream -- hmm.

Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ - Fungi, or mushrooms (which sounds better?)
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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.

Treatments on the Horizon - Saliva and tears, transplanted pancreas tissue, a controversial cure for Type 1 Diabetes and more.

Find out more about cholesterol and also how it impacts diabetes. It's important!

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

Elevated Sugars Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Cooking Methods Can Affect Diabetes Risk
Giving Workers More Say on the Job Reduces Risk for Diabetes
Physicians Recommending Apps to Their Baby Boomer Patients
Using Antibiotics in Babies May Increase Risk for Obesity and Diabetes

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?

Diabetes Friendly Recipes
September 2012

Apple Awakening

Enjoy an apple a day with this meal that uses this in-season fruit to its full flavor potential.

Boneless Pork Chops with Sauteed Apples
Broiled Round Red Potatoes
Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt With Sliced Apples

Nutrient Information for 1 serving of the entire menu:
Calories:	730
Fat:	35 gm
Carbohydrates:	66 gm
Sodium:	384 mg
% Calories from Fat:	37 %

Source: MealsMatter.org

More delicious and healthy Diabetes Friendly Recipes

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Islets of Humor™
By Theresa Garnero

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

Help us study how diabetes management influences the quality of lives of people with Type 2 Diabetes
Take the survey here.

Your participation will provide a great contribution to diabetes management knowledge and healthcare practice for people with Type 2 Diabetes.
Mr. Diabetes® says "I fully endorse this survey. The results will add to our knowledge of diabetes management - what works and what doesn't!"

For more information: University of Wisconsin Survey.

Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ Mushrooms or Fungi!

By Dawn Swidorski, Public Outreach Director

I love mushrooms! My mother claims I must be part Hobbit, yet few people are indecisive about edible mushrooms. They either love them or hate them.

A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom.
Read more about mushrooms.