The Fair Haven Community Health Center Visits the Peabody Museum’s FOOD EXHIBIT!!

Written by guest blogger Emilie Swenson

“Quien le gustaba el museo hoy?”  (Who liked the museum today?)  I asked in the van on the way back to Fair Haven.  Of my six passengers, everyone raised their hands!   Participants from the Diabetes Prevention and Bright Bodies programs took a field trip last Tuesday, April 17^th, to the Big Food exhibit at the Peabody Museum.  Tickets were generously donated by the Peabody Museum for the free entry of 38 patients and five program facilitators. The exhibit explores culture and eating, and focuses on many of the issues that participants learn about through the healthy lifestyle programs they attend through the Fair Haven Community Health Center.  The groups walked through the exhibit with Elizabeth Magenheimer, APRN CNM CDE, who used the exhibit to solidify many of the concepts about healthy eating she teaches in the weekly lifestyle program curriculum.  Participants balked at the amount of food one person consumes in a year—eight whole pizzas, many liters of soda, gallons and gallons of milk, and stacks of boxes full of vegetables.  They took examined nutrition facts and compared snacks, learning more about which snacks are good to eat (given a green light in the exhibit), and those to stay away from (red light)!

One of the main topics that is discussed during the education portion of these programs is how to look for healthy foods, how to make healthier choices, how to understand portion sizes, and how to be active.  This exhibit combined many of these things in interactive ways.  As we walked through, we talked about beverages—looking at the many teaspoons of sugar contained in different beverages—from Coke to Iced Tea to Capri Sun, realizing that water really is the best option!  We also saw how portion sizes have changed throughout the years; many foods like bagels have doubled in size over the past 20 years!  There was a display of a reclining youth, laying in bed, one hand in a bag of chips, and a can of soda beside his bed, remote in hand, TV on.  We talked about what was unhealthy about his behavior, and how we can all make changes.  No Chips, No Soda, and No TV, were all ideas mentioned by the children.

By far the biggest hit of the exhibit was the stationary bike that powered a light – the harder you peddled, the higher up on the wall the light went.  The kids and parents (and even nurse practitioner) tried their hand (or legs) at this activity while a crowd of onlookers cheered them on.  It was a great adventure to visit the Big Food exhibit in the museum and reinforce the concepts they are learning in their healthy lifestyle programs. Thank you to the Peabody Museum for hosting us!

What is the SINGLE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR HEALTH?

Diabetes Prevention Program Participants Featured in Opening of Fair Haven Farmers Market

Yesterday, two families from the Fair Haven Community Health Center performed a cooking demo at the opening day of the Fair Haven Farmers Market. This market, run by local nonprofit City Seed, is an effort to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to some of the lower income New Haven neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods, like Fair Haven, suffer high incidences of chronic disease, and disease related to nutrition. It was fitting, therefore, that City Seed asked wether some of the families participating in the Fair Haven Community Health Center’s Diabetes Prevention Program could share with market shoppers some of the things they are learning in their nutrition and gardening classes. The families chose two recipes they learned in class that used in-season vegetables: yogurt and mint dip, and a tomato and basil salad. Both were a big hit, especially with the daughters of the DPP participants serving and promoting the nutrient-dense foods.

Here are the recipes (thanks to Alex Grizas, our demo cook extraordinairre), which were also provided in English and Spanish to market shoppers:

Tomato, Orange, Basil Salad

Time to Prepare: 10 minutes                                    Serves: 4 as a side salad                                         Cost: $3.00 total

 

Fresh, ripe tomatoes bursting with both color and favor are one of the best treats of the summer. This Spanish salad can be eaten at breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a snack.  Enjoy it alone or even better with fish or chicken.  For variety, you can add other fresh herbs, spinach, or other greens.

 

Salad:

2 tomatoes

1 orange

¼ cup basil leaves

2 Tsp Olive Oil

¼ Tsp Salt

⅛ Tsp Pepper

 

1. Chop the tomato into bite sized pieces and place in a bowl.
2. Peel the orange and cut into bite sized pieces, adding it to the tomatoes with the juices from the orange.
3. Add the salt, pepper, and olive oil, and toss to coat well.
4. Stack the basil leaves on top of each other.  Roll them up from bottom to the top.  Cut into thin slices along the length of the roll, creating ribbons of basil (this technique is called chiffonade (French term)).
5. Stir the salad and chill in the refrigerator until serving, about 10 minutes ideally.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 serving (100.9 g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 49                                          Calories from Fat 22

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.5g                                                                4%

Saturated Fat 0.4g                                                         2%

Cholesterol 0mg                                                           0%

Sodium 123mg                                                               5%

Total Carbohydrates 6.9g                                          2%

Dietary Fiber 1.6g                                                          6%

Sugars 4.6g

Protein 0.9g

Vitamin A 14% • Vitamin C 48% Calcium 2% • Iron 2%

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

 

 

Ensalada Con Tomates, Naranja, y Albahaca

Tiempo de preparar: 10 minutos                             Porciones: 4                                       Costo: $3.00 total

 

Ensalada:

2 tomates

1 naranja

¼ tazo hojas de albahaca

2 cdta aceite de oliva “extra virgin”

¼ cdta sal “kosher”

⅛ cdta pimienta negra

 

1. Pique los tomates en pedacitos medianos and ponga en un tazón.
2. Pele la naranja y pique en pedcitos medianos.  Ponga la naranja y sus jugos en el tazón con los tomatoes cortados.
3. Adicione el sal, la pimienta negra, y el aceite, y mézclelo bien.
4. Amontone las hojas de albahaca, arrolle las hojas del fondo a la cima, y cortelas en rajas delgadas.  Este técnica se llama “chiffonade” en francés.
5. Mézcle la ensalada y mantengala en el refrigerador hasta que vaya a servirla, acerca de 10 minutos idealmente.

 

 

Información Nutricional

Tamaño de la Porción 1 porción  (100.9 g)

Cantidad por porción

Calorías 49                                         Calorías de grasa 22

% Daily Value*

Grasa total 2.5g                                                            4%

Grasa saturada  0.4g                                                     2%

Colesterol 0mg                                                              0%

Sodio 123mg                                                                   5%

Total de carbohidratos 6.9g                                     2%

Fibra dietética 1.6g                                                        6%

Azucares 4.6g

Proteínas 0.9g

Vitamina A 14% • Vitamina C 48% Calcio 2% • Hierro 2%

* Basados en una dieta de 2,000 calorías

 

 

Homemade Plain Yogurt

Time to Cook: 3 hours                             Serves: many as a topping or snack                                                            Cost: $2.00 total

 

In Middle Eastern countries like Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon, plain yogurt is a delicious part of many dishes, including both meats and vegetables.  It is a thicker type of yogurt than what we usually see in the United States, and because it is so thick, it can be mixed with many different things to make sauces, dips, and dishes, both hot and cold.  One of the great benefits of eating yogurt is digestive health, as yogurt contains good bacteria to help process the foods we eat so we can get the most nutritional benefit from all of our healthy eating choices.  This week we will sample plain yogurt, as well as a cold cucumber dip, to be eaten with any of your vegetable fresh vegetables.  Remember, the vegetables should be the bulk of what we eat, with just a little cucumber dip to taste with each bite.

 

Yogurt:

1 gallon whole milk

1 Tbsp plain yogurt

 

1. Boil 1 gallon of milk in a large pot until there is a film on the top in a large pot.  Take the pot off the heat and cool until the milk is warm (not too hot and not too cold).
2. Put 1 tablespoon plain yogurt in the warm milk and stir until completely mixed in.
3. Place a lid on the pot, wrap the whole pot in a towel or blanket, put a plastic bag (or trash bag) around the wrapped pot, and wrap another towel or blanket around plastic bag containing the wrapped pot.  Let this sit out for 2 hours.
4. After two hours, remove the outer towel, plastic bag, inner towel, and lid from the pot.  Place the pot in the refrigerator until the yogurt is cold and thick; then it is ready to eat!  If the yogurt is not thick enough after it becomes cold, repeat the process of covering the pot with a lid, towel, plastic bag, and another towel, and then let sit outside of the refrigerator for 30 minute to 1 hour.  Then remove all of the coverings again, and place in the refrigerator again until it is cold and thick.

 

Cucumber Dip

Time to Prepare: 10 minutes                                Serves: 8 (1 serving = 2 Tbsp)                                            Cost: $4.00 total

 

1 cup homemade plain yogurt

2 cloves garlic

1 large cucumber

½ small red onion

1 lemon

1 Tbsp mint (if you like)

Salt and Pepper, to taste

Variety of your favorite vegetables (cucumber slices, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, radish, celery, broccoli)

 

1. Chop the garlic, mint, and red onion very small.
2. Peel the cucumber, remove the seeds, and chop the cucumber into little pieces.
3. Wash and cut your favorite vegetables.
4. Mix the cucumber, onion, and garlic with the yogurt.  Add the juice of 1 lemon and mix gently.  Add black pepper to taste (about ½ Tsp) and a little salt, to taste.
5. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve, and stir before serving.

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 11 serving (80.3 g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 28382                                            Calories from Fat 9110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  1.0g12.2                                                               2%19

Saturated Fat  0.6g1.8                                                        3%9

Cholesterol 4mg  8                                                         1%3

Sodium 136mg557                                                               6%23

Total Carbohydrates 3.8g44.9                                         1%15

Dietary Fiber 0.6g                                                          2%15

Sugars 2.5g6.2

Protein 1.4g21.0

Vitamin A 1%72 • Vitamin C 9%44 Calcium 1%52 • Iron 1%11

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

YOGURT                                                                          CUCUMBER DIP

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 11 serving (227.3 g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 142382                                        Calories from Fat 68110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  7.6g12.2                                                             12%19

Saturated Fat  4.7g1.8                                                      23%9

Cholesterol 33mg8                                                       11%3

Sodium 118mg557                                                               5%23

Total Carbohydrates 11.4g44.9                                       4%15

Sugars 11.4g6.2

Protein 7.6g21.0

Vitamin A 6%72 • Vitamin C 0%44 Calcium 28%52 • Iron 0%11

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yogurt Casero

Tiempo de cocinar: 3 horas                                  Porciones: se sirve como snack                                          Costo: $2.00 total

 

En países del Oriente medio como Turquía, Siria, y Líbano, el yogurt natural es parte de muchos de sus platos típicos, incluso se usa con carnes y vegetales. Este yogurt es mas espeso que el yogurt que se usa en Estados Unidos, y por su espesura es que se puede mezclar con otras cosas para hacer salsas, y platos, fríos y calientes. Uno de los muchos  beneficios del yogurt es que ayuda a mantener una Buena salud del sistema digestivo, ya que contiene Buena bacteria que nos ayuda a digerir los alimentos y obtener todos los nutrientes de nuestras comidas. Esta semana estaremos probando yogurt natural simple, también estaremos probando una salsa de pepinos  para acompañar unos vegetales frescos. Recuerda que los vegetales deben ser la mayor parte de nuestra comida  y solo usar un poco de salsa de pepinos con cada bocado.

 

Yogurt:

1 galón de leche entera

1 Cucharada de yogurt simple-sin sabor

 

1. Hervir 1 galón de leche en una olla grande hasta ver una capa gruesa en la parte de arriba. Remueva la olla del calor y espere a que enfríe la leche y este tibia (no muy caliente, no muy fría)
2. Ponga 1 cucharada de yogurt simple en la leche tibia y revuelva hasta que se disuelva completamente
3. Ponga una tapa sobre la olla, envuelva la olla con una toalla o manta, luego ponga una bolsa plástica (o bolsa para la basura) alrededor de la olla ya envuelta y ponga nuevamente otra toalla o manta alrededor de esta. Permita que se quede así por 2 horas.
4. Después de 2 horas, remueva las toallas, la bolsa plástica y la tapa de la olla. Ponga la olla en el refrigerador hasta que el yogurt este frío y espeso; y luego ¡estará listo para comer! Si el yogurt no llegara a estar lo suficientemente espeso después de enfriar, repita el proceso de cubrir la olla con una tapa, toalla, una bolsa plástica y otra toalla, y luego permita que se quede por fuera del refrigerador por 30 minutos o una hora. Luego remueva todo lo que cubre la olla, y ponga en el refrigerador otra vez hasta que enfrié y espese.

 

Salsa de Pepinos

Tiempo de preparación: 10 minutos                     Porciones: 8 (1 porcion = 2 cda)                            Costo: $4.00 total

 

1 taza de yogurt casero simple

2 clavos de ajo

1 pepino largo

½ cebolla roja pequeño

1 limón

1 cucharada de menta (si le gusta)

Sal y pimienta, al gusto

Vegetales variados, sus favoritos (rebanadas de pepino, zanahorias, pimentones, tomates, rábanos, apio, brócoli)

 

1. Picar el ajo, menta, y la cebolla roja en pedazos pequeños.
2. Pelar el pepino, remueva las semillas, y pique en pedazos pequeños.  Luego, lave y corte sus vegetales frescos.
3. Combine el pepino, cebolla, y el ajo picado con el yogurt. Adicione el jugo de 1 limón y mezcle suavemente. Adicione pimienta negra al gusto (alrededor de ½ cucharadita) y un poco de sal, al gusto.
4. Deje que la mezcla enfríe en el refrigerador hasta que vaya a servir, revuelva antes de servir.

Información Nutricional

Tamaño de la Porción 11 porción  (80.3 g)

Cantidad por porción

Calorías 28382                                           Calorías de grasa 9110

% Daily Value*

Grasa total 1.0g 12.2                                                           2%19

Grasa saturada   0.6g1.8                                                    3%9

Colesterol 4mg8                                                             1%3

Sodio 136mg557                                                                   6%23

Total de carbohidratos 3.8g  44.9                                   1%15

Fibre 0.6g                                                                       2%

Azucares 2.5g6.2

Proteínas 1.4g21.0

Vitamina A 1%72 • Vitamina C 9%44 Calcio 1%52 • Hierro 1%11

* Basados en una dieta de 2,000 calorías

YOGURT                                                                  SALSA DE PEPINOS

Información Nutricional

Tamaño de la Porción 11 porción  (227.3 g)

Cantidad por porción

Calorías 142382                                       Calorías de grasa 68110

% Daily Value*

Grasa total 7.6g 12.2                                                         12%19

Grasa saturada   4.7g1.8                                                  23%9

Colesterol 33mg8                                                         11%3

Sodio 118mg557                                                                   5%23

Total de carbohidratos 11.4g44.9                                   4%15

Azucares 11.4g6.2

Proteínas 7.6g21.0

Vitamina A 6%72 • Vitamina C 0%44 Calcio 28%52 • Hierro 0%11

* Basados en una dieta de 2,000 calorías

 

Millions of Americans Have Diabetes and Don’t Know It

On Diabetes Alert Day, Take Action to Learn Your Risk

In observance of Diabetes Alert Day (March 22), the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and the Fair Haven Community Health Center’s Diabetes Prevention Program are encouraging people to take NDEP’s Diabetes Risk Test [http://ndep.nih.gov/resources/ResourceDetail.aspx?ResId=252] –available in English and Spanish –to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This one-day ‘wake-up call’ asks people across the nation to know their risk of diabetes.

 

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes – including 279,000 people in Connecticut. It is estimated that nearly one-third of the people with diabetes, or 90,000 Connecticut adults, do not know that they have the disease.  An estimated 79 million adults have pre-diabetes, placing them at increased risk for developing the disease.

 

“Diabetes is a serious disease, particularly when it is left undiagnosed or untreated,” said Dr. Anne Camp, Director of Fair Haven Community Health Center’s Diabetes Prevention Program. “Everyone should be aware of their risk for diabetes.  If you have a family history of diabetes – such as a mother, father, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes – or if you had diabetes during pregnancy – you need to know that you are at increased risk.”

 

Other risk factors for diabetes include being overweight, physically inactive, and being over the age of 45. Diabetes also is more common in African Americans, people of African Ancestry, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders.

 

If left undiagnosed or untreated, diabetes can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, blindness, kidney disease, stroke, amputation, and even death.  With early diagnosis and treatment, people with diabetes can delay or prevent the development of these health problems.

 

“If you are at risk for diabetes, the good news is that you can take action now to lower your risk for developing type 2 diabetes by making – and maintaining – healthy lifestyle changes,” says Dr. Camp.

 

Studies have shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by losing a small amount of weight – 5 to 7 percent (10 to 14 pounds for a 200-pound person) – and becoming more active. Action steps include making healthy food choices and being active at least 30 minutes, five days per week. One way to help people achieve their health goal is to write down everything they eat and drink and the number of minutes they are active each day. They should review their notes daily.

 

The Fair Haven Community Health Center Diabetes Prevention Program provides diabetes testing to all patients and their families who are at risk for diabetes. Patients who are prediabetic are then invited to participate in exercise, nutrition, and gardening classes at nearby John Martinez School and Chabaso Bakery.

 

To learn more about your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, check out NDEP’s Diabetes Risk Test, available in English and Spanish. Additional diabetes resources can be found on the NDEP website, www.YourDiabetesInfo.org. For more information about the Fair Haven Community Health Center Diabetes Prevention Program, call 203.777.7411 or go to www.diabetespreventionprogram.wordpress.com.

 

 

For more information on the Diabetes Prevention Program, go to diabetespreventionprogram.wordpress.org or contact Rebecca Kline r.kline@fhchc.org. The Fair Haven Community Health Center is a not-for-profit primary health care organization that has been dedicated to serving the greater Fair Haven Community since 1971.  We provide comprehensive health care – from prenatal to pediatric, adolescent to adult and geriatric.  Our mission is to provide excellent, accessible health care to the residents of our community, regardless of their ability to pay.

 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‘ National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the support of more than 200 partner organizations. Its Small Steps. Big Rewards Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. campaign communicates that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed through modest lifestyle changes.

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January 9, 2011 Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Group – The Players

The FHCHC Diabetes Prevention Program has launched its latest Intensive Lifestlye Intervention! It’s a strong group, half of whom are returning to participate again from previous programs. Below are the players, adults and children, whom we will follow via video for the next 12 weeks. Whoo hoo!

Diabetes Prevention Programs: Not a One-Hit-Wonder

This morning, traditional irrigation was replaced by gardeners’ tears. It’s no secret that around these parts, people’s lives are tough. That their stories are not surprising, however, doesn’t make them any less disturbing. It seems as though the garden fosters candor rarely found outside the doctor’s office. Tearing out dead hot pepper plants, Mirabelle was through suppressing her tears; a son unjustly incarcerated, a mother crippled by diabetes, and a friends’ children wondering where their recently deceased father has gone.

Being the Communications Manager for the Diabetes Prevention Program, my attention was momentarily diverted when she expressed her dismay at the 4 year old’s weight. Her recently deceased friend left behind a wife, 4-year old boy, and 10-year old girl. At the funeral, the boy was hungry. Mirabelle’s funeral pictures revealed the grave, the family in mourning, and the boy at work on a monumental sandwich. ‘Solo come, Rebecca. Esta engordando mucho.’ He only eats, Rebecca. He’s gaining a lot of weight.

In other words, diabetes is complex. The disease is bred from the full spectrum of life’s challenges. Diabetes prevention, therefore, is equally complex. It does not – it cannot – stop at exercise, nutrition, or gardening classes.

DPP Research Flow: OGTT -> Preventative Interventions -> OGTT

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Hope for Diabetes Prevention Grows in Chabaso’s New Haven Garden – Press Release

Click below to read a comprehensive view of Chabaso and the Fair Haven Community Health Center’s partnership.

News Release

Contact: Dorothy Radlicz
203.562.9007 x838
dradlicz@chabaso.com

Hope for Diabetes Prevention Grows
in Chabaso’s New Haven Garden

New Haven, Conn. (October 8, 2010) – Chabaso Bakery and Fair Haven Community Health Center have partnered to prevent diabetes in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, with a new garden and education program to promote healthy lifestyle habits among people at risk.

Fair Haven Community Health Center (FHCHC) is a not-for-profit health care organization providing primary care and a full spectrum of community wellness programs in the surrounding underserved neighborhood.  Alarmed by diabetes rates approaching an epidemic scale among younger individuals, FHCHC medical professionals founded the Diabetes Prevention Program in 2007 as a family-focused lifestyle intervention program.  Through nutrition and physical education classes, participants battle a calamitous disease that many forget or don’t know is treatable and preventable.

The Diabetes Prevention Program starts by screening all at-risk patients of the FHCHC identifying those individuals most likely to contract the debilitating and deadly disease. The second phase of the prevention program engages whole families, enlisting children and parents to learn about diet and nutrition, exercise, and other aspects of healthy lifestyles. This program was initially funded by Connecticut Health Foundation and is now part of a larger research study with the Donaghue Foundation-supported Yale Center for Clinical Investigation.

According to Anne Camp, MD, the Director of FHCHC’s unique family-oriented Diabetes Prevention Program, “We’ve added an innovative community gardening component to our strategy.  People with borderline diabetes can become members of the garden by planting, weeding, and taking home a share of the harvest. As an added benefit, the garden provides at-risk patients of all ages with plenty of healthful exercise, as well as education about nutrition-packed vegetables not ordinarily found in this area of the city.”

The Garden itself embodies the vision of local New Haven entrepreneur and community benefactor, Charles Negaro, owner of Chabaso Bakery. Mr. Negaro designed this garden adjacent to his artisan bakery some years ago.  “It was intended to provide healthy food for bakery employees,” Negaro said. “Realizing that the garden required more than part-time attention, I began searching for volunteer gardeners from the community. At the same time, Dr. Camp was looking for a garden space not too far from Fair Haven Community Health Center.” Conveniently, the Diabetes Prevention Program fit right into Chabaso’s neighborhood gardening initiative. Gardening has since become a mainstay of family health, fitness, and fun at FHCHC.”

“It has been proven that high-risk individuals can delay or avoid developing Type 2 Diabetes through regular physical activity and a diet low in fat and calories,” said Rebecca Kline, Diabetes Prevention Program Communications Manager at FHCHC, and FHCHC/Chabaso Community Garden Manager. “We are reducing the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes here in New Haven,” Ms. Kline reports. “In an urban area where 88% of the population lives below the federal poverty level, and fresh produce is an anomaly, it is not an easy task to stay healthy. Access to tasty, fresh veggies, knowledge of their nutritional and dietary value, beneficial gardening exercise and awareness of the implications of diabetes have been combined to successfully reduce the risk of diabetes among program participants.”

Improved access to nutritious foods through the garden, and comprehensive lifestyle education are signs of a win-win health intervention. The program aims to expand participation, garden acreage, and influence throughout the neighborhood.

For more information on the FHCHC/Chabaso Community Garden, contact Rebecca Kline, Garden Manager, at rebkline@gmail.com

To make a donation to the FHCHC Diabetes Prevention Program go to this web link:https://www.justgive.org/basket?acton=donate&ein=06-0883545
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Chabaso Bakery was established in New Haven, Connecticut in 1995. The local community recognized the outstanding taste and bona fide quality of the bakery’s bread and sustained the fledgling business. Using authentic old-world ovens, only the best natural ingredients and no trans-fats, founder Charles Negaro, and some very talented bakers, set out to match the best ciabattas, loaves, batards, rolls, Stix™, baguettes and boules in the world. Today Chabaso breads are available fresh every day in small food stores and large supermarket chains along the US east coast. For more information call (203) 562 9007, or visit online at www.chabaso.com

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Diabetes Community Partnership Guide | NDEP

This diabetes prevention and education resource articulates many of the processes central to the success of our Diabetes Prevention Program. From statistics to strategies for preventing or controlling diabetes through physical activity and community organizing, the guide is in-depth and simple.

Download it here:

Diabetes Community Partnership Guide | NDEP.

The Discovery of a True Miracle Drug

Read this recent NYTimes article on the evolution of diabetes’ miracle drug: insulin. It touches on the complexity of diabetes, from research to distribution, the similarities between the epidemic in the early 20th century and today, and the chronic versus acute nature of the disease.

Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug

By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. Published: October 4, 2010

Injectable insulin, long sought by researchers, is a blockbuster medication whose birth is almost forgotten.