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Diabetes Made Me Do It

Flipping through the channels on a rare TV night, I came across something that struck a chord and left a powerful impression. Someone in the audience asked the talk show host how he lost over 100 lbs. The host answered that diabetes made him do it. His diagnoses of Type 2 diabetes made him realize it was time to take control of his life and change the unhealthy lifestyle that caused him to eat his way to obesity. He said that going on a diet would have been a quick fix, but for the long haul he needed to change his old and potentially dangerous habits. His simple philosophy ranged from “Any food that comes through a window is not good for you” to “foods that have not been around for at least 100 years are probably not healthy foods.” Another sound bite gem was: “get out and move everyday even if it means walking for a half hour. Exercise gets to be something to look forward to”

The talk show host was none other than former Governor of Arkansas and presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 48 in 2002. At the time he was a chronic overeater and hated exercise. With commitment and hard work he lost 110 in 18 months and slowly started a walking program that led to running and eventually led him to complete 2 marathons. He suggests “Taking time to work out, instead of just working” and that there is no such thing as “finding time to exercise, you must make the time”. To inspire state workers in Arkansas he initiated converting sick days into vacation days for good health, replacing smoke breaks with exercise breaks and required restaurants to post fat and calorie content of foods.

News & Notes

	Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease Cleveland Clinic will host an online health chat on Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease*on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 12 noon (EST). The chat will be led by Dr. Stanley Hazen, the Head of the Section for Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation, Director for the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, and staff physician in the Departments of Cell Biology and Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. During this chat, Dr. Hazen will answer questions about heart and vascular disease risk factors, prevention and how to live a heart healthy life. Dr. Hazen is board certified as a Diplomat of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He has completed additional training in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He sees patients within the Preventive Cardiology Clinic, specializing in care of patients with hyperlipidemia, diabetes and hypertension. His research interests include understanding the role of inflammation and oxidant stress in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and other inflammatory diseases. He is an expert in the biochemistry of leukocyte peroxidases, free radicals and reactive oxygen species and mechanisms of oxidative damage. More information on this chat can be found at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/ChatReg/hazen.html The transcript for this chat will be available on ClevelandClinic.org a few days after the event.
	Diabetes Global Handprint Project Initiative The Global Diabetes Handprint initiative is a non-branded fund raising event to raise awareness of diabetes and fund not for profit organizations like TCOYD to continue their missions. You can read about this initiative and submit your hand with a word that describes what diabetes means to you at DiabetesHandprint.com. It is open to anyone of any age with or without diabetes. The Johnson and Johnson foundation will donate five dollars to TCOYD (Taking Control of Your Diabetes) or DCEA (Diabetes Education and Camping Association) for every submission. Please take a few minutes to support diabetes education. If you feel appropriate, please forward on to others.
	WaveSense Presto Blood Glucose Test Strips The Diabetes Mall now carries the WaveSense Presto Blood Glucose Test Strips. Order test strips and get a FREE Presto Glucose Meter. These fast, accurate, and competitively priced test strips are now available in our online store. WaveSense uses a new technology that personalizes each test to provide world class accuracy. It detects and corrects for common sources of error that make blood glucose measurements inaccurate.
	Help the JDRF expand Health Coverage Plans for CGMS In the coming months, JDRF will step up its efforts to expand health plan coverage for the continuous glucose monitors. You can join this campaign by responding to this short survey.
	The FreeStyle Navigator The FDA has approved the FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in the US. Designed to discretely and continuously measure glucose levels through a sensor in the back of the upper arm or abdomen, this system provides minute-by-minute information about which way and how quickly blood sugar levels are changing. Take a look at our continuous monitoring comparison page to see it up against the competition.

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