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Health and Medical Guide to Seniors' Health Diabetes Health information topics about Diabetes: Alternative Therapy 1. Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies fo National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/alternativetherapies/index.htm Children 1. Quick Guide to Type 2 Diabetes in Youth American Diabetes Association http://diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/what-is-diabetes/type-2.jsp 2. Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes: Be Active National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_Tips_Active.pdf 3. Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes: What Is Diabet National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_Tips_Diabetes.pdf Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003920&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Mellitus, Type II National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003924&recruiting... Coping 1. Anger American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/anger.jsp 2. Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/TipsHelping_Eng.pdf Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Fasting Glycemia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00243 2. Glucose Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/test.html 3. A1C Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/a1c/test.html 4. Diagnosis of Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/diagnosis/index.htm 5. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/oralglu.pdf Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Take Charge of Your Diabetes: Glossary National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/tcyd/appendix.htm 2. Diabetes Dictionary National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/dictionary/index.htm Directories 1. Find a Diabetes Educator American Association of Diabetes Educators http://members.aadenet.org/Scriptcontent/map.cfm 2. AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php 3. Directory of Diabetes Organizations National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/resources/organizations.htm Disease Management 1. Four Steps to Control Your Diabetes for Life National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/4Steps.htm 2. Exercise: Getting Started American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/weightloss-and-exercise/exercise/getting-started.js... 3. Diabetes: Blood Tests to Help You Manage Your Diab American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/779.xml 4. Your Health Care Team American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/whos-who-on-your-health-care-team/your-health-care-... 5. Glucose Meters & Diabetes Management Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/glucose.html 6. Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Blood Glucose Met Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cdrhhhc/bgm.pdf 7. If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Blood Sugar Number National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/KnowNumbers_Eng.pdf 8. Managing the ABCs of Diabetes American College of Physicians, American Heart Association http://www.doctorsforadults.com/images/healthpdfs/diareport.pdf 9. Monitoring Your Blood Sugar: Why, When and How Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00007 10. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Diabetes unde National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_control/index.htm 11. Slide Show: How to Check Your Blood Sugar Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00062 12. Your First Visit to a Doctor American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/whos-who-on-your-health-care-team/the-first-visit.j... 13. Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/glucosemonitor/index.htm 14. Diabetes and Your Daily Routine: How Lifestyle Fac Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00005 15. Diabetes Self-Care: Strategies to Reduce Your Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00008 Financial Issues 1. Expanded Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Services National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/EMCDS/emcds1.htm 2. Financial Help for Diabetes Care National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/financialhelp/index.htm 3. Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Supplies and Service Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11022.pdf Genetics 1. Genetic Landscape of Diabetes National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=dia... 2. Genetics of Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/genetics.jsp 3. Gene Variants May Increase Susceptibility to Type National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Di http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/nhgri-11.htm Health Check Tools 1. Diabetes Risk Test American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp 2. What's Your Diabetes Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=diabetes... Law and Policy 1. Traveling with Diabetes Supplies American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/discrimination/public_a... 2. Discrimination Based on Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/discrimination.jsp Men 1. Diabetes and Men's Sexual Health American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/men-sexual-health.jsp 2. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Diabetes National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/Mens/men.cfm?page=113&mtitle=diabetes National Institutes of Health 1. Diabetes Overview National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/index.htm 2. 7 Principles for Controlling Your Diabetes for Lif National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/principles.htm 3. Diabetes National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://nihseniorhealth.gov/diabetes/toc.html 4. Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/index.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Diabetes Dateline National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/about/newsletter.htm Organizations 1. American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/ 2. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. CDC's Diabetes Public Health Resource National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ 4. National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/ 5. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Diabetes Frequently Asked Questions Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faq/index.htm 2. What Is Diabetes? National Center for Farmworker Health http://www.ncfh.org/pateduc/en-diabetes.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Your Game Plan for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/GP_Booklet.pdf 2. More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/50Ways_tips.pdf 3. I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/amIatrisktype2AI/amerindrisk.pdf 4. Get Real: You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Ou National Diabetes Education Program http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/getreal_tips.pdf 5. Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/riskfortype2/index.htm 6. Lipid Panel Test: Gauging Your Heart Disease Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00006 Related Issues 1. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Heart and Blo National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_heart/index.htm 2. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gum National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_teeth/index.htm 3. Sexual and Urologic Problems of Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/sup/ 4. Skin Care American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/well-being/skin-care.jsp 5. Skin Complications Arthritis Foundation http://www.diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/what-is-diabetes/skin-complica... 6. Steroids: Can They Cause Diabetes? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00157 7. Stress American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/stress.jsp 8. Tips for Emergency Preparedness American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/pre-diabetes/travel/emergency-tips.jsp 9. What I Need to Know about Physical Activity and Di National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/physical_ez/ 10. When You're Sick American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes/sick.jsp 11. Liver Disease and Diabetes Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00193 12. Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-forecast/may2004/ibs.jsp 13. Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/asianamerican/ 14. Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/americanindian/index.htm 15. Diabetes in African Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/africanamerican/index.htm 16. Diabetes and Vaccines Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Diabetes/default.htm 17. Depression and Diabetes National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depdiabetes.cfm 18. Dental Care and Diabetes: The Importance of a Heal Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00013 19. Cold Medicine: Is It Safe to Take If I Have Diabet Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00397 20. Alcohol American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/alcohol.jsp 21. Aspirin Therapy for People with Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/well-being/aspirin.jsp 22. Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/main/uedocuments/ADACholesterolPatient.pdf 23. Diabetes in Hispanic Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hispanicamerican/ 24. Diabetes Myths American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-myths.jsp 25. Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/index.htm 26. Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/821.xml 27. High Blood Pressure and Diabetes American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/main/uedocuments/HighBloodPressure-English.pdf 28. Gastroparesis and Diabetes National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/index.htm 29. Flu & Pneumonia Shots American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/flu-pneumonia-shots.jsp 30. Driving When You Have Diabetes National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/Diabetes%20Web/index.html 31. Diabetic Vascular Disease Society for Vascular Surgery http://vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/D... 32. Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Check Your Ketones Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00064 33. Diabetic Coma: When Blood Sugar Extremes Aren' Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00022 34. Diabetic Arthritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00526 Research 1. Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nia-17.htm 2. Study Will Identify Best Treatment for Type 2 Diab National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/niddk-15.htm 3. Short-Term Effects of Low-Carbohydrate Diet Compar American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/6/I-44 4. Most People with Diabetes Do Not Meet Treatment Go National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2004/niddk-20.htm 5. Lipid-Lowering Drug May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diab American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3021807 6. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Extensi National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Hope-Too 7. Diabetes Prevention Program National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram/index.htm 8. Diabetes among Older Adults Imposed an Estimated $ National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nia-15.htm 9. Development of Type 2 Diabetes among People Partic American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-17 10. Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies to Prevent Type 2 American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-28 Seniors 1. Diabetes Statistics for Seniors American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics/seniors.jsp 2. Diabetes in Older People - A Disease You Can Manag National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/diabetes.asp 3. Seniors and Oral Diabetes Medicines American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/803.xml Specific Conditions 1. Hyperglycemia and Diabetes: What to Watch Out For Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00067 2. Diabetic Hyperosmolar Syndrome: When Your Blood Su Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00066 3. What Is Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Synd American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/treatment-conditions/hhns.jsp 4. Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: What to Watch Out For Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00063 5. Hyperinsulinemia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00896 Statistics 1. Pre-Diabetes in the United States in 2000 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/factsheets/prediabetes.htm 2. National Diabetes Statistics National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/index.htm 3. FASTATS: Diabetes National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/diabetes.htm 4. Diabetes: Disabling, Deadly, and on the Rise National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_ddt.htm 5. Diabetes and Women's Health Across the Life S National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/women/index.htm 6. Eliminate Disparities in Diabetes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/diabetes.htm Treatment 1. 5 Things You Should Know Before Pumping American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-forecast/may2004/pump.jsp 2. Alternative Devices for Taking Insulin National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulin/index.htm 3. Diabetes Pills Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/pills.html 4. FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Type I and Type II Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2005/ANS01345.html 5. Giving a Subcutaneous Injection National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/subq.pdf 6. Insulin Pumps American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/insulin-pumps.jsp 7. Medicines for People with Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/medicines_ez/index.htm 8. Insulin and Diabetes: Manage Your Blood Sugar to P Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00010 9. Slide Show: Pros and Cons of Some Common Insulin D Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00085 Women 1. Postmenopausal Women with Heart Disease and Diabet American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3024579 2. Overcoming the Challenges of Blood Sugar Control d Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00041 3. Menopause and Diabetes: A Twin Challenge Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00038 4. Diabetes and Women's Sexual Health American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/women-sexual-health.jsp 5. Diabetes National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/pub/steps/Diabetes.htm   Yahoo! News Search Results for seniors health Yahoo! News Search Results for seniors health Seniors in Emo staying active (Fort Frances Times) With the size of Canada?s aging population growing annually, seniors across Canada are being encouraged to stay active, both physically and mentally. According to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, ?Physical activity offers seniors the best option to reduce illness and disability, improve their quality of life, and to live independently longer.? read more Workshops for seniors will cover health care issues (The Township Journal) Frankford Township The Sussex County Department of Human Services, Division of Senior Services will sponsor a six-week program, Take Control of Your Health, beginning March 24 at the Sussex County Main Library. RetireSafe: Seniors should call on Congress to stand up for better hospital c... Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, urged seniors nationwide to call on Congress to save high-quality physician hospitals from the restrictive health care reform language now pending in Congress. House and Senate "reform" efforts would ration high-quality physician hospital care to Medicare patients, as a "cost savings." Harrison College plans open house for high school seniors (Evansville Courier... EVANSVILLE ?Harrison College will host an open house for high school seniors March 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the campus at 4601 Theater Drive.Students can participate in interactive breakout sessions while exploring the educational opportunities in the growing fields of business, health sciences and criminal justice.The event is free and open to the public.For more information about the open house ... RetireSafe Urges All Seniors to Call on Congress to Save Physician Hospitals'... WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, urged seniors nationwide to call on Congress to save high-quality physician hospitals from the restrictive health care reform language now pending in Congress. Indian River Mall wants vendors for seniors health fair (Indian River Press J... VERO BEACH ?Indian River Mall invites businesses and organizations to get involved in the area?s largest Senior Health Fair on March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free community event will give seniors products and resources to help enrich their lives.East Coast Clinical will offer lab work for attendees, $25 for a women?s panel, $35 for the men?s panel and individual tests for $10. Vendor ... House, Senate Leaders Agree on Most of Health Bill (Update2) (BusinessWeek) House and Senate leaders have agreed on most elements of legislation needed to push forward President Barack Obama?s proposed overhaul of the U.S. health- care system, top House Democrats said. Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement (AP via Yahoo! News) Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride. Trust Time: Health Care Hinges on Rare Commodity (ABC News) Your final, final, final push on health care comes down to trust: Does the House trust the Senate? House - United States Senate - Health - Health care - United States SCAN Health Plan Debuts the First Mobile Resource Center Built Specifically f... SCAN Health Plan, a not-for-profit Medicare Advantage Plan, has unveiled the nation's first mobile resource center built specifically for seniors and caregivers. Years in development, the "SCAN Van" features state-of-the-art technology; senior-friendly custom design components; educational resources; and senior-focused, on-board activities such as brain fitness programs, virtual bowling and more ... Newsfeed display by CaRP   You Can Ad Your Own Ads/Banners Here Easily From The Config File

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