THE OLMOS READER
Olmos R E A D E R NOVEMBER 2011 VOL. 3, ISSUE 11
NEWS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OLMOS PARK
Taking control of your Diabetes Improving Self-Management
By: Concentra Urgent Care According to the American Diabetes Association • Lose weight: The ADA stresses that losing even a (ADA), approximately 21 million Americans have small amount of weight can reduce your risk of diabetes, and more people are being diagnosed complications from diabetes. A dietician can help every year. Diabetes is associated with many you find ways to eat the foods you like while health problems, disability and premature reducing your intake of calories. death. Knowing how you can improve your • Increase physical activity: A personal health lifestyle to better control diabetes is the key to coach can help you become more active. And reducing related complications, such as heart it doesn’t mean that you have to go to the gym; disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, and it can mean walking around your house or amputations. Actions you can take include: working in your yard. Exercise helps improve • Monitor your blood sugar and take your your strength, flexibility, and endurance. prescribed medications: By keeping track of your • Sleep well and reduce stress: Getting the appropriate blood sugar, you can achieve better control of your amount of rest and managing your stress will improve diabetes. Always take your insulin or oral diabetes pills as diabetes control. prescribed by your health care provider. For more information about managing your diabetes, contact your • Watch your diet carefully: By eating well-balanced meals in the health care provider, your Concentra health specialist, or you can correct amounts, you can keep your blood glucose level as close visit the ADA’s Web site at: to normal as possible. A dietician or books such as the ADA’s 101 www.diabetes.org Nutrition Tips for People with Diabetes can help.
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