----- Original Message ----- From: "News" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 8:27 AM Subject: Diabetes E-News Now! November 1, 2001 > Welcome to Diabetes E-News Now! > > You are receiving this newsletter by request. This weekly newsletter > provides you with the latest news and events occurring in the world of > diabetes and is brought to you by the American Diabetes Association. > > Visit the online community of diabetes.org. > Explore. Learn More. > > -------------------------------------- > > THIS WEEK'S ISSUE INCLUDES: > > A MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION > > NEWS... > ADA and HHS Join Forces to Fight Heart Disease > ADA Applauds New Medicare and Medicaid Foot Exam Coverage > Even “Normal” Blood Pressure Can Be Dangerous > > BASIC DIABETES INFORMATION... > Make the Link between Diabetes and Heart Disease. > > COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES... > Holiday Shopping To Do? > > HEALTHY LIVING... > Take Steps to Finding a Cure; Walk with Us. > > ONLINE SHOPPING... > BOOK OF THE WEEK - The Diabetes Food & Nutrition Bible - NEW! > > A MESSAGE FROM WebMD... > Ever Wonder How Diabetes Affects Your Body? Let WebMD Show You. > > ------------------------------------------ > > A MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION... > The American Diabetes Association supports the National Family > Caregivers Association's effort to "Share the Caring" and acknowledges > National Family Caregivers Month as an opportunity to provide > community-based activities in support of family caregivers. A recent > survey from the NFCA reports that during the past year, more than 54 > million people were family caregivers, widely acknowledged to be a > devastatingly difficult job. > > Click here to learn more: http://www.nfcacares.org/NFCwk_map.html > > > NEWS... > ADA and HHS Join Forces to Fight Heart Disease > Research shows that 75 percent of people with diabetes die from > cardiovascular disease, yet the majority of people with diabetes are > unaware that they are at high risk for heart disease and stroke. A new > initiative targeting people with diabetes emphasizes the importance of > managing not only blood glucose, but also blood pressure and cholesterol > in order to prevent cardiovascular disease. The American Diabetes > Association, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the > National Diabetes Education Program are collaborating to inform the > public that good diabetes management includes these lifesaving measures > to help prevent heart disease and stroke as well. > > To learn more about this story, click here: > http://ada.yellowbrix.com/pages/ada/Story.nsp?story_id=24811682&ID=ada > > ADA Applauds New Medicare and Medicaid Foot Exam Coverage > Proper foot care is an essential component of good diabetes management, > and now people with diabetes can look forward to further foot care > assistance from Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid > Services announced new guidelines that will allow Medicare beneficiaries > with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy with loss of protective > sensation (LOPS) due to diabetes to receive foot care exams every six > months. > > To learn more about this story, click here: > http://ada.yellowbrix.com/pages/ada/Story.nsp?story_id=24751820&ID=ada > > Even “Normal” Blood Pressure Can Be Dangerous > Nearly 20 percent of adults in the United States have hypertension, or > high blood pressure, and 13 percent have high-normal blood pressure. > Normal, or optimum blood pressure is defined as 120/80, while > high-normal blood pressure is defined as 130-139/85-89. Recent research > has concluded that people with blood pressure levels in the high-normal > range are more likely to suffer heart attacks, heart failure and stroke. > > To learn more about this story, click here: > http://ada.yellowbrix.com/pages/ada/Story.nsp?story_id=24799455&ID=ada > > > BASIC DIABETES INFORMATION... > Make the Link between Diabetes and Heart Disease. > People with diabetes are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, > namely heart attacks and stroke. "Make the Link!" is the name of a new > American Diabetes Association initiative aimed at increasing awareness > of the diabetes-heart disease link and promoting self-care tips. > > Visit http://www.diabetes.org/makethelink and learn what people with > diabetes can do to reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke > > > > COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES... > Holiday Shopping To Do? > By taking advantage of the American Diabetes Association’s Holiday > Program, your holiday purchases become a gift of hope for more than 16 > million Americans with diabetes. Every penny of profits from purchases > and 100% of donations received directly support diabetes research. The > Holiday Gift Program is a volunteer-based effort and was started by > parents of children with diabetes. > > For more information on the American Diabetes Association Holiday Gift > Program or to start shopping, click here: > http://store.diabetes.org/holidaycatalog/default.asp > > > > HEALTHY LIVING... > Take Steps to Finding a Cure; Walk with Us. > One in 16 Americans has diabetes today — and a third of them don't even > know it. America's Walk for Diabetes is a fun and healthy way for you > and your community to come together for a good cause. Would you like to > join the more than 100,000 people in 275 cities across the country who > also want to find a cure for diabetes? > > To learn more about America's Walk for Diabetes, click here: > http://www.diabetes.org/walk/default.asp > > > ONLINE SHOPPING... > The Diabetes Food & Nutrition Bible - NEW! > Never before has there been a book like this: a comprehensive nutrition > guide and cookbook in one. Learn about exciting superfoods with the > power to protect and heal and get the scrumptious recipes to work them > into your eating plan. Discover the joy of eating all over again as you > learn to eat healthier! > > For more information or to order this book, click on the following link: > http://store.diabetes.org/adabooks/product.asp?pfid=786 > > > A MESSAGE FROM WebMD... > Ever Wonder How Diabetes Affects Your Body? Let WebMD Show You. > These informative animations will illustrate what is going on in your > body when you have diabetes. Find out what causes diabetes, who's at > risk, and the latest treatment options. > > To learn more, click here: http://adanl2.webmd.com > > _____________________________________ > > Some of the articles in Diabetes E-News Now! are generated from wire > service stories only and not by the American Diabetes Association. > Therefore, the American Diabetes Association has no control over the > editorial or grammatical content and does not endorse the information > contained in the articles. Neither the American Diabetes Association nor > any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, > completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or > fitness for any particular purpose. If you experience difficulty > accessing the news articles, please e-mail: [email protected] Being a > Diabetes E-News Now! 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