Diabetes Dateline

New Booklet Highlights Results of the Diabetes Prevention Program

Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?, now available from NDIC, describes the steps that people can take to lower the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. The booklet summarizes the findings of the Diabetes Prevention Program, a recently concluded federally funded study of 3,234 people at high risk for diabetes, which showed that a combination of a low-fat, low-calorie diet and moderate exercise lowers the risk for type 2 diabetes.

This publication, illustrated with multi-ethnic photographs, includes recommendations for screening tests and a checklist of risk factors. The booklet outlines ways to lower the risk of diabetes, emphasizing reasonable body weight, wise food choices, and regular exercise. Behavior change strategies are also addressed.

Use the online catalog to order a printed copy.

NIDDK Unveils Patient Education Series on Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure

A new boxed set of patient education materials on kidney failure is now available from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The series contains six booklets and seven fact sheets that explain treatment options for kidney failure and associated concerns and complications. A glossary helps patients, family, and friends understand the medical terms associated with kidney failure. The materials, which have been tested for readability with patients and health care professionals, include

Booklets

• Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You
  
  
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis
  
  
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis
  
  
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation
  
  
• Eat Right To Feel Right on Hemodialysis
  
  
• Kidney Failure Glossary

Fact Sheets

• Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
  
  
• Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy
  
  
• Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy
  
  
• Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease
  
  
• Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis
  
  
• Renal Osteodystrophy
  
  
• Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure

One free boxed set is available from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) at 1–800–891–5390 or use the online catalog.

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