Message-ID: <23491229.1075845343801.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 07:53:43 -0700 (PDT) From: news@maillist.diabetes.org To: geoff.storey@enron.com Subject: Diabetes E-News Now! Consumer Edition 5/24/2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "News" @ENRON X-To: Storey, Geoff X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Storey, Geoff\Storey, Geoff\Deleted Items X-Origin: STOREY-G X-FileName: Storey, Geoff.pst Welcome to Diabetes E-News Now!, the electronic newsletter of the American Diabetes Association. You are receiving this newsletter because you have been active on the http://www.diabetes.org Web site. If you experience any difficulty accessing the news articles, they are also available in the "News" area on our website at: http://www.diabetes.org/News/default.asp. Being a Diabetes E-News Now! Member is free and your privacy is guaranteed. If you do not wish to receive this electronic newsletter, please visit the link below to update your subscription or unsubscribe. http://www.diabetes.org/emaillist2.asp?email=Geoff.Storey@enron.com ***** A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR********* This newsletter is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from DNA Sciences, Inc., an integrated genetics discovery company. Over 10,000 people have registered for the DNA Sciences Gene Trust Project, a study of the links between genetics and diseases like Type 2 diabetes. DNA Sciences recruits volunteers for The Gene Trust to develop new diagnostics and treatments. Visit DNA Sciences website at http://www.dna.com/home/home.jsp?site=dna&link=Home.htm&cid=ADA. ***************************************** = = = THIS ISSUE INCLUDES: 1. Nutrition Program Unveiled for Hispanics and Latinos 2. Many Diabetes Patients Unaware of Cardiovascular Risks 3. Study Finds That Diabetes Doubles Risk for Depression 4. ADA Helps Lead Cardiovascular Program in Atlanta 5. ADA Complete Guide to Carb Counting 6. A Message from WebMD ************************************************** 1. Nutrition Program Unveiled for Hispanics and Latinos The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, recently launched a nutrition campaign targeting Hispanics and Latinos who have diabetes or are at high risk of developing the disease, and their families. Called "It's more than food, it's life," the campaign focuses on educating Hispanics and Latinos about ways they can continue to eat their favorite, traditional foods even if they have diabetes, if they reduce portion sizes and alter preparation methods. For more information on this story, click on the following link: http://www.diabetes.org/enews/052401_Nutrition.asp 2. Many Diabetes Patients Unaware of Cardiovascular Risks Insulin resistance, a major factor in type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes, is a condition in which the body cannot use the insulin it produces effectively. One effect of insulin resistance is heightened levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. In a recent survey of Type 2 diabetes patients sponsored by Partners Against Insulin Resistance (PAIR), only 52 percent recognized the term insulin resistance, and just over 50 percent recognized the association between insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease (CVD). For more information on this story, click on the following link: http://www.diabetes.org/enews/052401_CVD.asp 3. Study Finds That Diabetes Doubles Risk for Depression Diabetes patients are twice as likely to suffer from depression as those who do not have diabetes, according to a new study to be published in the June issue of Diabetes Care. Conducted jointly by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine and the Department of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri, the study is the first to provide a firm estimate of how likely patients are to suffer from both depression and diabetes. For more information on this story, click on the following link: http://www.diabetes.org/ada/depression.asp For recent media coverage of the study, click on the link below: http://www.diabetes.org/enews/052401_Media.asp 4. ADA Helps Lead Cardiovascular Program in Atlanta The Cardiovascular Learning Partnership (CLP), an organization made up of the American Diabetes Association and four other national non-profits, is using a $750,000 grant by the Guidant Foundation to fund an education and outreach program for Atlanta African Americans with diabetes and at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The program, consisting of an awareness campaign and a multi-site clinical project, aims to empower African American diabetes patients to secure proper CVD interventions, and to give health professionals better tools to provide the highest quality of care. For more information on this story, click on the following link: http://www.diabetes.org/ada/atlantacardio.asp 5. ADA Complete Guide to Carb Counting Learn to count carbs the right way, easy and effortlessly, and you can simplify your life, feel better, and avoid long-term diabetes complications. This edition comes with sample meal plans, true-to-life examples for easy understanding, details on how to accurately read food labels, and more! For more information or to order this book, click on the following link: http://list.diabetes.org/UM/T.ASP?A19.22.100.1.97735 6. A Message from WebMD If you have heart disease, the health information you rely on must be both current and correct. That's why so many people with heart disease trust the physician-reviewed information in WebMD's Heart Disease Condition Center. For more information on the WebMD Heart Disease Condition Center, click on the following link: http://list.diabetes.org/UM/T.ASP?A19.22.100.2.97735 ************** A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR****************** This newsletter is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from DNA Sciences, Inc., an integrated genetics discovery company. Over 10,000 people have registered for the DNA Sciences Gene Trust Project, a study of the links between genetics and diseases like Type 2 diabetes. DNA Sciences recruits volunteers for The Gene Trust to develop new diagnostics and treatments. Visit DNA Sciences website at http://www.dna.com/home/home.jsp?site=dna&link=Home.htm&cid=ADA. *********************************************************** ______________________________________ 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. This e-mail newsletter is sent to you free from the American Diabetes Association. 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