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Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ NewsletterMay 2007
(Volume VI, Issue V)
FDA Issues Safety Alert for Avandia
Those were the headlines recently, but what does it mean?
Avandia is an insulin sensitizer. The risk factors for all insulin sensitizers (including Actos) are heart attacks, cardiovascular death, fluid retention, bone fractures, weight increase, negative effect on lipids and possible unknown effects on genes.
Patients using any of the insulin sensitizers should talk to their health care provider to determine the most appropriate course of action. Patients should not stop taking any prescribed medications without first discussing the issue with their health care provider.
Using any drug increases your risk for complications. But, as the studies have shown, increasing your physical activity can provide the same benefits and even greater benefits in reducing your risk factors for the complications of diabetes and other diseases. Read FDA Alert
Latest News -New and Important Information for You?: Read about new cholesterol numbers, depression, headaches, aspirin and iPods.
Latest News - Self-Management - Beneficial Foods - New!: Pizza, cherries, honey and pistachio nuts - wow!
Latest News - Self-Management - Risks and Risk Reductions: New known risks and ways to lower your risks for cancer and more.
Healthy and Tasty Recipes - Good for Diabetics!: These delicious recipes are delicious and different and great for the warm weather.
Do Something You Love and Help Defeat Diabetes Foundation. Many of you may participate in regular sports activities --marathons, 5Ks, fun runs, walk-a-thons, cycling events, and softball are just a few. We’ve teamed up with Firstgiving, an amazing group of people who have made it easy for you to help raise funds for your favorite non-profit charity online. Read More
Islets of Humor™: Theresa Garnero's cartoon is perfect for all the women who multi-task all the time.
Mr. Diabetes® Wake Up and Walk® Tour: Andy Mandell has been so busy in NC. When you read his update, you'll wonder how he does it all.
Nutrition News: Barbara Quinn answers the age-old question, what's the best diet to lose weight?
Shirley's Vegetable Garden: Shirley Barriger takes your vegetable garden to the next step: maintenance.
Kevin's Tech Tips: Kevin McBride tackles System Restore and Thumbnail view.
Treatments on the Horizon: New tests and new findings for creating beta-cells, predicting diabetic kidney disease and more.
If you have any questions about your medications, do not hesitate to go to your physician and review your treatment plan. Make sure you are comfortable with and understand the answers. That's what self-management is all about.
Good Health,
Lisa M. Rasolt
Program Director
Defeat Diabetes Foundation
Awareness + Action = Prevention®
Did you know?
Diabetes Drug Costs Soar 70% According to a report released by Medco Health Solutions Inc, a growing diabetes epidemic and more aggressive treatment with combination drug therapies could result in a rise of nearly 70% in drug spending on the disease through 2009. Latest News -Self-Management - New and Important Information for You? Did you know?
Boiling Water Tip
Salt added to water makes the water boil at a higher temperature, thus reducing cooking time. (Note: It does not make the water boil faster.) -- The Salt Institute Latest News - Self-Management - Beneficial Foods - New! Did you know?
Diabetics With Cancer Have Less Aggressive Treatment, Worse Survival
Patients with diabetes were more often diagnosed with a higher tumor stage than non-diabetics. In addition, diabetics were treated less aggressively for cancer, including less chemotherapy and radiation therapy than those without diabetes. -- Int J Cancer May 2007;120:1986-1992 Latest News - Risks and Risk Reductions
Risks
Risk Reductions
Do Something You Love and Help Defeat Diabetes Foundation firstgiving Many of you may participate in regular sports activities --marathons, 5Ks, fun runs, walk-a-thons, cycling events, and softball are just a few. These are good for your physical well-being and a great way for you to help raise funds for Defeat Diabetes Foundation. We’ve teamed up with Firstgiving, an amazing group of people who have made it easy for you to help raise funds for your favorite non-profit charity online. Read More
May 2007
Here are new and different recipes that are great for the grill and the outdoors. Enjoy!
Did you know?
Lap Band Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Insulin Resistance A new study examining the overall and gender-related effects of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (LGBS) on insulin resistance, body composition, and metabolic risk markers six months post-surgery has found significant improvements in insulin resistance. The improvements occurred despite continuing obesity. --Diabetes In Control: American Physiological Society Islets of Humor™ humor By Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE
May 2007  Did you know?
An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
Mr. Diabetes® Wake Up and Walk® Tour tour UPDATE: May 2007 LOCATION: Winston-Salem, North Carolina TOTAL MILES WALKED: 8492.8
This has been a very busy and exciting month. And, that’s Busy with a capital “B”. North Carolina continues to welcome us (Tour Managers: Shirley & Russ Barriger and me) with what I have come to appreciate as ‘southern hospitality’. This UPDATE will begin a bit differently..... Read more Did you know?
Quick-Toasted Almonds
Put a handful of raw almonds (regular or blanched) in a toaster oven tray. Pop in the toaster oven, then toast on low to medium-low setting. Remove and let cool for a few minutes. You'll have a quick, crunchy, tasty snack! Nutrition News nutrition By Barbara Quinn, MS, RD, CDE
March 2007 Winning at Weight Loss and Beyond
What’s the best diet to lose weight? The June 2007 issue of Consumer Reports magazine rates eight popular weight loss diets for nutritional quality, ease of use, and expert evaluation. Three that scored well included “The Volumetrics Eating Plan”, “Weight Watchers” and “Jenny Craig.” But that’s not the whole story...... Read more
Joke of the Month
Dropped Your Wallet Shirley's Vegetable Garden gardenTwo fishermen were out on the lake when one of them dropped his wallet. As they watched the wallet float down to the depths of the lake, a carp came along and snatched up the wallet. Soon came another carp who stole it away and then a third joined in. Remarked one of the fisherman, "That's the first time I've ever seen carp-to-carp walleting." By Shirley Barriger, Tour Manager
May 2007
Now for the garden maintenance....
I hope you’ve been encouraged to start a vegetable garden, of any size. Given the proper amount of rain and sunshine, the seedlings should be popping through the soil and beginning a life cycle of producing vegetables.
Now for the garden maintenance which will determine whether you will have a good harvest. It’s a topic nobody likes to deal with, but if you don’t it will destroy all your efforts for a vegetable garden.
Did you know? Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
By Kevin McBride
May 2007 How to Reinstall System Restore
The System Restore feature in Windows XP is a great one - but sometimes it quits working properly (or at all). In this case, you may need to reinstall it. Here's how: Read Kevin's explanation
What happened to the file names in Thumbnail view?
QUESTION:
Help! When I view the My Pictures folder in thumbnail view, I see the thumbnails of the pictures but the file names aren't shown with them. I'm sure the file names used to be displayed in this view. What did I do, and how do I undo it? - Joan L. Read Kevin's answer Mr. Diabetes® Says
"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said."--Peter F. Drucker
Treatments on the Horizon Did you know?
Short-Term Risk for Stroke Is Doubled in Newly Diagnosed Type 2's Cardiovascular risk factors are suboptimally treated in diabetes, possibly because of the impression that there is a long delay between diagnosis and the development of macrovascular complications such as stroke. From the results, it was concluded that, the risk of stroke is high within 5 years of treatment for type 2 diabetes and more than double the rate for the general population. This further supports the need for aggressive early cardiovascular risk factor management in type 2 diabetes. -- Stroke. 2007 May 3 This concludes the Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter.
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