Good Health,
Lisa M. Rasolt
Program Director
LRasolt@DefeatDiabetes.org
www.DefeatDiabetes.org
Awareness + Action = Prevention®
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Did You Know?
People have long thought of fish as brain food, maybe because salmon navigate hundreds of miles to spawn in the exact same place in which they were born. But the real reason salmon is brain food is that your brain is more than 60 percent fat. And for your brain to function properly you need omega-3 fats just like those found in salmon. Walgreen's March 20, 2006 Newsletter
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Latest News - Serious Diabetes Complications
Landmark Studies on Diabetic Amputation Prevention Every 30 seconds a lower limb is lost to diabetes. Podiatrists publish two landmark papers in Lancet on World Diabetes Day. The studies, which focus on negative pressure wound therapy and powerful antibiotics for the treatment of infections in the diabetic foot, offer new data and real hope in the battle against amputation.
Diabetes and Breast Cancer  A retrospective population-based cohort study, showing an increase in breast cancer for women with Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetics Have Increased Heart Muscle Mass That Increases Risk  Increased left ventricular muscle mass suggests the future possibility of developing heart failure.
Diabetes and the Dental Patient  Periodontal disease is a chronic bacterial infection that affects the gum and bone supporting the teeth. It is a serious infection that, if left untreated, will lead to tooth loss. In untreated cases, periodontal disease can be life threatening for diabetic patients.
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Latest News - Self-Management - Self-Care
Plavix-Aspirin Combo No Better than Aspirin Alone for CVD Event Reduction The CHARISMA trial of aspirin alone vs. aspirin plus Plavix (clopidogrel) showed no benefit over aspirin alone at preventing major cardiovascular events or death. In addition, Plavix plus aspirin for patients with multiple risk factors was associated with increased risk for moderate and serious bleeding.
Cocoa Intake Linked to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduced Risk of Death Men in the group with the highest cocoa consumption were half as likely as the others to die from cardiovascular disease.
Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy A compound found in marijuana won’t make you high but it may help keep your eyes healthy if you’re a diabetic, researchers say.
Statin Therapy for Type 2’s Regardless of LDL Levels and CVD The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade. Patients with type 2 diabetes are at a much greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than are nondiabetic individuals. Consequently, the treatment of CVD risk factors is a healthcare priority in this patient population.
Palm Glucose Readings Compared with Fingertip Readings Study found that variability between fingertip-to-fingertip and palm-to-fingertip measurements was in the clinically acceptable range during steady-state conditions and when glucose was rapidly changing.
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Did You Know?
Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant that slows the aging process - not just premature wrinkling, but hardening of the arteries, too. Walgreen's March 20, 2006 Newsletter
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Latest News - Scary Statistics
Sixty-one Percent Increase In Diabetes-related Deaths And Illnesses Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have documented a dramatic upsurge in diabetes-related deaths and illnesses in New York City, including a sharp increase in diabetic patients hospitalized with heart attacks.
U.S. Diabetes Population Grows 86 Percent Over Last Decade Research reveals diabetes complications are widespread and growing, and patients desire to gain better control.
Rapid Rise of Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is rising rapidly worldwide and is becoming a global healthcare problem, warn experts in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). In the United Kingdom the figure has doubled over the past decade and is expected to continue to rise by 5-8% annually, but it still remains well below the European average and that of the United States.
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Did You Know?
One in three patients with type I diabetes develops end-stage kidney failure, which eventually requires either a kidney transplant or hemodialysis treatment for life. CDC
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Great Information You Will Want to Know
Diabetes: The First 3500 Years  Everybody has their own version of when diabetes first started, was documented and how insulin got to be the treatment. Here's an accurate time line for you.
Myth or Fact? “People with Diabetes Cannot Drink Alcoholic Beverages.” Before you answer this, you need to begin by asking yourself three important questions: 1. Is my diabetes under control? 2. Does my doctor agree that I do not have any health problems which can be made worse by alcohol? 3. Do I understand how alcohol can affect my diabetes?
Adherence to Diet, Not Type of Diet, Most Important for Losing Weight According to the results of a new study in JAMA, adherence to diet for one year, not the specific diet plan, is the most important determinant of weight loss and reduction of cardiovascular risk.
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a condition similar to coronary artery disease and carotid artery disease. Most people with PAD have a markedly increased short-term risk of death from stroke and heart attack. If a blood clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery to the heart, a heart attack results. If the clot blocks an artery to the brain, a stroke results.
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Did You Know?
Zucchini, a member of the summer squash family, is loaded with potassium and only has 15 calories per serving. Cook Once, Eat for a Week, Jyl Steinback, America's Healthiest Mom
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Healthy and Delicious Recipes - Good for Diabetics Too
We have some fantastic recipes for Easter and Passover or anytime from Jyl Steinback, America's Healthiest Mom and from the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
Matzo Balls for Quick-Fix Soup
Asparagus with Fresh Herbs
Green Bean Provençal
Carrot-Zucchini Kugel
Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Horseradish Sauce
Garlic-Rosemary Roasted Chicken
Strawberry Fluff

To view all our recipes go to: Recipe Index
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Islets of Humor™ Humor
By Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE
March 2006

See More of Theresa's Cartoons
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Did You Know?
Use stainless steel pots and pans when cooking because more vitamin C stays in your food when you do. Non-stick pans and glass cookware break down vitamin C. Walgreen's March 20, 2006 Newsletter
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Nutrition News Nutrition
By Barbara Quinn, MS, RD, CDE
March 2006

Glycemic Index: What We Need to Know

Glycemic Index (GI) ranks an individual food on a scale of 1 to 100 based on how a standard 50-gram dose of that food causes blood glucose levels to rise within 2 hours when compared to white bread or glucose, which are given a glycemic index of 100. Low GI foods cause smaller rises in blood glucose levels and high GI foods cause higher rises.

Simple, huh? No one else thinks so, either. Glycemic Index may add some benefits to diabetes control, but it’s not a perfect system. Here’s why: Read More
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Mr. Diabetes® Says
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. Ara Parasheghian
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Treatments on the Horizon
Implantable Gastric Stimulation (IGS) Transcend™ Implantable gastric stimulation (IGS) system for weight loss is currently available in Europe and Canada and is now a part of Medtronic. This system uses gentle electrical stimulation of the stomach to enhance the normal feeling of fullness (satiety). Patients can expect to lose 30-40% of excess weight over a period of 24 months.
Pig Cell Research Offers Hope for Diabetes Cure Transplanting pig islet cells cannot come with a lot of immunosuppression, it must be a very safe treatment.
Seaweed Bubbles May Fight Diabetes Encapsulating insulin producing cells in tiny seaweed bubbles and injecting them into people with type 1 diabetes could one day remove the need for daily insulin injections.
Scientists Get Cells to Produce Insulin If a new finding by Burnham Institute and UCSD scientists holds true, millions of diabetics could someday drastically reduce their dependence on drugs and perhaps even have a cure. They discovered that when mixed with cells from pancreatic fetal tissue, non-islet pancreatic cells could be coaxed into becoming beta cells.
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Defeat Diabetes® Public Awareness Programs  programs
Defeat Diabetes Foundation is very proud of the Kerner family and their commitment to the D.A.N. Project. Through their efforts and Defeat Diabetes Foundation, we are able to present 2 PSAs (Public Service Announcements) emphasizing the importance of prevention and/or early detection of diabetes.
What's worse than finding out you have diabetes...Not Finding Out!
Learn why early detection is so important!
These PSAs were produced for Defeat Diabetes Foundation by Robert M. Zakon of Newton, Massachusetts Please Help Support Our Programs - Give Now
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Kevin's Tech Tips Kevin
By Kevin McBride
March 2006

How to Copy Information from a Corrupted User Profile to a New Profile
Sometimes your user profile may get corrupted, but you want a way to move your files and settings to a new profile. Read More