Diabetes Dateline
Summer 2006

New Publications

Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke

The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse has a publication that alerts people to the important fact that having diabetes or even pre-diabetes puts them at greater risk for heart attacks and strokes and explains how they can lower that risk. The 12-page fact sheet, Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke, explains the connection between diabetes and the two complications, identifies the risk factors for heart disease and stroke in people with diabetes, and outlines what they can do to prevent or delay these conditions. It also describes what metabolic syndrome is and how it is linked to heart disease.

Now Available in Spanish

Two new publications from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse are now available in Spanish:

What I need to know about Gestational Diabetes
(Lo que usted debe saber sobre la diabetes gestacional)

This 20-page booklet is aimed at improving care for the hundreds of thousands of women each year who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Written in an easy-to-read style at a fourth- to sixth-grade reading level, Lo que usted debe saber sobre la diabetes gestacional features colorful multiethnic illustrations.

What I need to know about Physical Activity and Diabetes
(Lo que usted debe saber sobre la diabetes y la actividad física)

This publication teaches people with diabetes how to manage their blood sugar and cut their risk of long-term complications, such as heart disease and stroke, with physical activity. The 16-page booklet, Lo que usted debe saber sobre la diabetes y la actividad física, which discusses aerobic activity, strength training, and stretching, also emphasizes the preventive benefits of exercise for people at risk for type 2 diabetes.

To order, please call 1–800–860–8747 or visit www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov.

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NIH Publication No. 06–4562
September 2006