NDEP News & Notes
National Diabetes Awareness Month Special Edition 2007
Volume 3, Issue 11
In this Issue:
IDF and NDEP Mark World Diabetes Day
Wednesday, November 14 is the International Diabetes Federation’s World Diabetes Day, calling attention to the fact that more than 240 million people worldwide are living with diabetes. The total includes an increasing number of children who have type 1 and type 2 diabetes. IDF’s theme this year is “Diabetes in Children and Adolescents.”
On World Diabetes Day, NDEP will release the revised Tips for Teens with Diabetes tip sheets and introduce the new, interactive online quiz. Both are aimed at helping teens and their parents understand the importance of managing diabetes to reduce its complications. You can view, download, and order the tip sheets and take the online quiz beginning November 14 at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org. For more information, click here.
In addition, NDEP’s website, www.YourDiabetesInfo.org, will go “blue” for the day, changing its color scheme to match the official color of World Diabetes Day.
NDEP Featured in Podcasts
The National Institutes of Health is developing a series of podcasts as interactive tools you can use as additional diabetes education resources. The podcasts are digital recordings of NIH Research Radio broadcasts that are available for downloading to a personal audio recorder or a computer for your use.
In recognition of World Diabetes Day, November’s podcast features Francine Kaufman, M.D., NDEP Chair-Elect and Chair of the International Diabetes Federation’s Consultative Section on Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes, discussing the revised tip sheets for teens with diabetes. The Spanish-language podcast will feature Saul Malozowski, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., also discussing the teen tip sheets.
NDEP is also promoting “A Pod a Day for Thirty Days,” produced and hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month. “A Pod a Day…” refers to daily podcasts that are brief audio programs used to deliver information, inspiration, and messages around diabetes prevention and control.
A new podcast will be unveiled every day throughout the month of November. Each podcast is based on existing NDEP materials.
To download and listen to the podcasts promoted during National Diabetes Awareness Month, click here. You can enjoy the podcasts one at a time or sign up for the entire series and receive an alert each time a new one is posted.
NDEP and Dr. Francine Kaufman Promote Effective Diabetes Management in Teens
NDEP and chair-elect Francine Kaufman, M.D. are reaching out to parents to inform them about the critical role they play in helping their teens manage diabetes.
NDEP’s latest feature article, Parents: You Are Key to Helping Your Teen Deal with Diabetes*, written by Dr. Kaufman, sheds light on the growing number of teens in the United States who are obese and the fact that these obesity rates are leading to an increase in the number of teens diagnosed with diabetes.
The article also talks about the issues teens face when dealing with diabetes, including being teased for being overweight and placing blame on themselves or their families for having diabetes. It suggests several ways parents can help their teens cope with diabetes, and it offers readers NDEP’s free series of tip sheets (available beginning November 14 at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org) to encourage teens to reach out and get support from others, to involve the entire family and health care team in their diabetes care needs, and to take action to manage the disease – one step at a time.
NDEP Article Promotes Healthy Winter Eating
Winter months are the time when family and friends gather for festive meals. NDEP helps people with diabetes keep their healthy eating habits on track throughout the season with the feature article Healthy Eating During Winter Gatherings for People with Diabetes*. The article features tips for making healthy choices, whether you’re the guest or the host.
Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming NDEP Promotions
December’s theme is “Preparing a Healthy Meal for People with Diabetes and their Families.” Check the December issue of N&N for this new feature article.
The start of the New Year is generally the time when we tell ourselves that we will lose that extra 10 to 15 pounds. In January, NDEP will offer support through the Small Steps. Big Rewards. campaign with distribution of radio and print public service announcements that encourage people to take small steps to prevent diabetes.
In each issue of News & Notes look for NDEP promotional tools that are ready for you to personalize, customize, and distribute.
By using our promotional tools, everybody wins. Your community newspaper receives a story with important health information for its readers, your organization receives good publicity, and you help NDEP continue to be the nation’s No. 1 resource for free information and materials on diabetes control and prevention. Each issue of News & Notes features tools that tie into the following month’s promotions and can help us promote NDEP together.
*PDF files require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application for viewing.
NDEP News & Notes is the monthly e-newsletter of the National Diabetes Education Program. These monthly updates are designed to keep you informed about NDEP activities and help you identify opportunities to incorporate our messages, products, and activities into your programs. Please keep your members and partners updated by forwarding this e-newsletter to them as well. Your help continues to be an invaluable part of our success. If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact our directors, Joanne Gallivan (NIH) at 301-496-6110 or Joanne_Gallivan@nih.gov, or Sabrina Harper (CDC) at 678-313-9147 or sharper@cdc.gov.
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