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<DIV>Type 2 diabetes information on the first link has readability score of 17.8 (Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level) and 24.4 (Flesch Reading Ease) as measured using MicroSoft Word Spell Check readabiltiy statistics. This is not usable information for most people. This is where the problem lies! Americans do not read well and racial/ethnic minorities who are at highest risk even less so overall. So this website may not be useful. Also we should keep in mind internet access. Who has it, who uses it? I copy below information from the first link below.</DIV>
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<DIV><A title=http://www.dlife.com/ href="http://www.dlife.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#810081>http://www.dlife.com/</FONT></A><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Type 2 diabetes is more common in <A title="diabetes in adults" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/daily_living/adults/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">adults</SPAN></A> aged 50 and older, although it can occur in children and adolescents as well.<SUP>1</SUP> Being <A title="being overweight" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/food_and_nutrition/weight_management/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">overweight</SPAN></A> or obese and leading a sedentary (i.e., nonactive) lifestyle are major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes, as is having a family history of the disease. People of <A title=African-American
href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/causes_and_risk_factors/african_americans_and_diabetes.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">African-American</SPAN></A>, <A title="American Indian" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/causes_and_risk_factors/american_indians_and_diabetes.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">American Indian</SPAN></A>, <A title="Asian American" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/causes_and_risk_factors/asian_americans_pacific_islanders_and_diabetes.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Asian American</SPAN></A>, <A title=Latino href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/causes_and_risk_factors/hispanics_latinos_and_diabetes.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline:
none">Latino</SPAN></A>, and <A title="Pacific Islander" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/causes_and_risk_factors/asian_americans_pacific_islanders_and_diabetes.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Pacific Islander</SPAN></A> background are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent form of the disease, accounting for 90 to 95% of all diabetes cases in America.<SUP>2</SUP> Unlike <A title="type 1 diabetes" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type1_information/index.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">type 1 diabetes</SPAN></A>, where destruction of the pancreas reduces and eventually stops the supply of the hormone insulin, most people with type 2 diabetes are still able to produce insulin at diagnosis. However, the insulin they produce is unable to perform its primary job, which is helping the body's cells use glucose for energy. Usually this is due to a problem with the body’s insulin receptors, the location on cells where insulin binds so that glucose can
enter (although less frequently there may be a problem with the chemical makeup of the insulin itself). This condition is called <A title="insulin resistance" href="http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type2_information/insulin_resistance/insulin_resistance.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">insulin resistance</SPAN></A>.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>José Luis Calderón, MD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Associate Professor</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Health Professions Division</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Nova Southeastern University</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ft Lauderdale, FL<BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: "AboutDiabetes@aol.com" <AboutDiabetes@aol.com><BR>To: healthliteracy@nifl.gov<BR>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:02:03 PM<BR>Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2104] Re: New Health Literacy Website<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<DIV>Hello again. </DIV>
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<DIV>Here are two ways to approach this that may be helpful (and I'm sure there are more):</DIV>
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<DIV>You can build it in. <BR><A title=http://www.dlife.com/ href="http://www.dlife.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.dlife.com/</A><FONT size=2> See TEXT SIZE at the top of the home page.</FONT><BR><BR>or </DIV>
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<DIV>allow users to download from your site.<BR><A title=http://www.big.com/faq.php href="http://www.big.com/faq.php" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.big.com/faq.php</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Paul Tracey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Learning About Diabetes, Inc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.learningaboutdiabetes.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.learningaboutdiabetes.org</A> </FONT></DIV>
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