Pre-Diabetes.com » diabetes prevention http://blog.pre-diabetes.com Pre-Diabetes and Insulin Resistance Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:40:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Get Involved – Help Raise Awareness for World Diabetes Day http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/2009/09/get-involved-help-raise-awareness-for-world-diabetes-day/ http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/2009/09/get-involved-help-raise-awareness-for-world-diabetes-day/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:45:10 +0000 admin http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/?p=120

Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013. The campaign calls on all those responsible for diabetes care to understand diabetes and take control. For people with diabetes, this is a message about empowerment through education. For governments, it is a call to implement effective strategies and policies for the prevention and management of diabetes to safeguard the health of their citizens with and at risk of diabetes. For healthcare professionals, it is a call to improve knowledge so that evidence-based recommendations are put into practice. For the general public, it is a call to understand the serious impact of diabetes and know, where possible, how to avoid or delay diabetes and its complications. The key messages of the campaign are:

  • Know the diabetes risks and know the warning signs
  • Know how to respond to diabetes and who to turn to
  • Know how to manage diabetes and take control

How can you help?  It is easy to get involved – spread the word, offer financial, support, or even purchase an attractive blue candle to burn symbolizing the solidarity among the diabetes community on World Diabetes Day.

Visit WorldDiabetesDay.org to learn more.

]]> http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/2009/09/get-involved-help-raise-awareness-for-world-diabetes-day/feed/ 0 Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Prevention Resource for American Indians http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/2009/07/pre-diabetes-and-diabetes-prevention-resource-for-american-indians/ http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/2009/07/pre-diabetes-and-diabetes-prevention-resource-for-american-indians/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:59:16 +0000 admin http://blog.pre-diabetes.com/?p=47 Pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes have become a global epidemic.  But American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer disproportionately from the highest rates of diabetes in the United States.

The Indian Health Service  (IHS) Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention is responsible for developing, documenting, and sustaining clinical and public health efforts to treat and prevent diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives.  Their website offers statistics, programs, and information for American Indians to help prevent and treat pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Visit the Indian Health Service website

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