While this is a season of cheer and celebration for most people in the world, it can also be very tricky for a person with diabetes to stay in control. There are parties with all sorts of great food and beverages. It's hard to fit in exercise. Depression often rears its head. And stress, even happy stress, plays an important role. 

There is no one easy answer, but here are a few tips:

In this issue of E-Lerts™, our  Latest News articles fall in the category of Self-Management with the sub-categories of: Care and Control; Prevention; Supplements and Drugs; and Food and Risks.

 

Our Healthy and Tasty Recipes - Good for Diabetics, Too! are tempting appetizers, delicious sides and innovative desserts that come from 6 different cookbooks and authors. Sample them all!

 

Mr. Diabetes® Wake Up and Walk® Tour: Mr. Diabetes®, Andy Mandell, is in Maryland now and is closing in to the 8,000 mile mark. He's walking as far as he can before winter sets in. Read this month's Update - it's even got pictures!!!!

 

Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE has done it again in this month's Islets of Humor™ - No turkey will ever feel safe again!

 

Barbara Quinn, MS, RD, CDE just returned from a national research conference and she shares with us the Latest News on Diabetes and Pregnancy in Nutrition News.

 

In Kevin's Tech Tips, Kevin McBride addresses forgotten passwords and Thumbnail views. Isn't it great to have tech speak translated into English? Thanks Kevin!

 

Shirley Barriger, Tour Manager, with her husband Russ, for The Mr. Diabetes® Wake Up and Walk® Tour has a big hit with Shirley's Vegetable Garden. This month, Shirley discusses the last jobs for the gardener to do before winter.

 

For Treatments on the Horizon we have: A new drug being tested, new information about genes, and measuring glucose.

 

We want to wish all of our Readers a very happy and healthy holiday season.

 

For those of you in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving.

Good Health,

Lisa M. Rasolt

Program Director

Defeat Diabetes Foundation

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Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

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Latest News - Self-Management - Prevention

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If you or a loved one has diabetes or you just want to support the cause, these beautiful, large decorative ornaments are a way to help. advertisement

 

Latest News - Self-Management - Supplements and Drugs 
ACE Inhibitors A Must for Type 2’s with Elevated BP
Milk Thistle Extract Helps with Diabetes Control
Inhalable Insulin May Be A ‘Flop'

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High Glucose Before Surgery Raises Risk of Dangerous Complications: Patients who have high blood sugar before undergoing surgery run an increased risk of developing blood clots, deep vein thrombosis and even pulmonary embolism after surgery. Diabetes In Control: Thomas Jefferson University 

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Preventing cheese mold - To prevent mold on cheese, wrap it in a cloth dampened with saltwater before refrigerating. The Salt Institute

You make the main course. We supply the recipes for terrific appetizers, scrumptious sides, and delicious desserts. These recipes are from 6 different cookbooks and authors - 2 are brand new To Defeat Diabetes Foundation. Welcome aboard!

 

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Compound in Red Wine Counters Effects of a High-Calorie Diet - The results of an international study suggests that a compound found in red wine gave mice longer and healthier lives and also countered some of the effects of a high-calorie diet. Diabetes In Control: Nature

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MR. DIABETES® WAKE UP AND WALK® TOUR tour
LOCATION:  Havre de Grace, Maryland  TOTAL MILES WALKED:   7904.7
UPDATE:  NOVEMBER, 2006

All-in-all things are moving along pretty well.  My major two concerns for the past year have been, first - to be able to take the time necessary to meet and share information and war stories with the huge population(s) that exist in the Northeast Corridor (Maine to Virginia).  I understand that 25% of the U.S. population lives in this Northeast area.  That equates to 75 million people. That’s a lot of people!!  Read More

A "jiffy" is an   actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.  

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Children's Belly Fat Increases More Than 65 Percent Since 1990's: The finding of growing girth is significant because abdominal obesity has emerged as a better predictor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk than the more commonly used Body Mass Index. University of Rochester Medical Center

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