Diabetes Dateline
Winter 2009

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NDEP Spotlights How-To’s of Diabetes Prevention and Control

Reducing the illness and death associated with diabetes and its complications is the National Diabetes Education Program’s (NDEP) mission. Now in its second decade, the NDEP will increasingly focus on educating people about how to make lifestyle changes that prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and, for those who have diabetes, how to reduce their risk of developing complications, according to Francine Kaufman, M.D., outgoing NDEP chair.

“Our messaging needs to move from why or what to how,” Kaufman said at the December 11, 2008, NDEP Steering Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C. New and updated NDEP products to look for in 2009 that focus on the how-to’s of diabetes prevention and control include

• a newly revised recipe book
• a photonovella describing how real people learn to manage their diabetes and reduce their risk
• a re-release of the “Control Your Diabetes. For Life.” campaign, including a revised toolkit to help NDEP partners promote messages focusing on early and aggressive treatment to delay or prevent diabetes complications
• publications to help children with diabetes transition into adulthood
• newly revised community resources to help older adults with diabetes manage their disease, such as “The Power To Control Diabetes Is in Your Hands” online toolkit

New Resources

New NDEP resources include

• Más que comida, es vida. (It’s more than food. It’s life.) This bilingual poster, part of the “It’s more than food. It’s Life.” nutritional campaign, is designed to dispel misunderstandings about healthy eating and teach Hispanics/Latinos how to adopt a tasty but nutritional meal plan that maintains the cultural uniqueness of their food. This color poster can be used as a resource for dietitians, diabetes educators, and people who want to manage their diabetes without losing their cultural identity.
  
  
• “What is Type 2 Diabetes?” This informational video from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the NDEP reviews the symptoms and risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. The video highlights key components of diabetes management: nutrition, physical activity, medicines, and monitoring of blood glucose, also called blood sugar. It also reviews diabetes complications and recommended screenings and checks for people with diabetes.
  
  
• Ten Smart Snacks for Teens. This brief article offers 10 simple and healthy snack suggestions to help teens lower their risk for type 2 diabetes by maintaining a healthy weight.

All NDEP materials are copyright-free and free of charge. Many are available on printer-ready CDs, making it convenient for organizations to add their logo and print desired quantities. Visit the NDEP at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org to download or order free materials, or call 1–888–693–NDEP (6337), 1–866–569–1162 (TTY).

NIH Publication No. 09–4562
March 2009

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