Diabetes Dateline
Fall 2006

New Publications

NDEP Monograph Examines Diabetes Among Southeast Asian Americans

Although type 2 diabetes is a serious health condition among Southeast Asian Americans, treatment is often complicated by cultural differences and misunderstandings, coexisting health conditions such as depression and anxiety, and lack of health insurance. Unique health care needs among the refugee population and possible under-recognition of diabetes risk by providers and individuals contribute to poor health outcomes.

The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) developed a monograph to provide health care providers, policy makers, and other health care professionals successful program models and information to help identify and treat Southeast Asian Americans with diabetes. The monograph also discusses an NDEP subcommittee’s recommendations to create collaborative health initiatives, gather baseline diabetes data for program planning, and address the relationship between mental health and diabetes in this population.

For a free copy of the monograph and CD-ROM Silent Trauma: Diabetes, Health Status, and the Refugee—Southeast Asians in the United States, visit www.ndep.nih.gov or call 1–800–438–5383.

Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH

Updated information about how to lower your blood pressure with the proper diet is now available from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

DASH, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, developed by the NHLBI, follows heart-healthy guidelines to limit salt, saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol, and emphasizes eating more fruits, vegetables, and fat-free or low-fat milk products. The diet is also rich in whole grains, fish, poultry, and nuts.

Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH incorporates the 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and includes new information about potassium, weight loss, physical activity, easy-to-prepare recipes, a week’s worth of menus, and a food diary to record what you eat and your physical activity level. The guide also offers tips for starting the diet, making heart-healthy choices at every meal, and increasing physical activity.

To order the guide, or to download or view the document online, please visit www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash. To access the 2005 dietary guidelines, visit www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines.

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NIH Publication No. 07–4562
December 2006