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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:


1. Western Diet Linked to Diabetes in Native Americans
2. Team Diabetes Runner Sets Inspiring Example
3. Diabetes School Care Act Nears Passage in Oklahoma
4. New Guidelines Call for More Aggressive Cholesterol Treatment
5. Let the Bidding Begin!
6. A Message from WebMD
7. Cooking with the Diabetic Chef
8. Diabetes Forecast Live!



1. Western Diet Linked to Diabetes in Native Americans

For the Pima Indians of Arizona, diabetes has reached epidemic
proportions. About 50% of Pima adults between the ages of 30 and 64 have
diabetes, giving this community the highest rate of type 2 diabetes in
the world.  A recent study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care
shows that Pima Indians who have adopted a Western diet high in simple
carbohydrates and low in vegetable protein and fiber are three times
more likely to develop diabetes over six years than their counterparts
who eat a more traditional diet rich in fresh produce and whole grains.
For more information on this story, click on the following link:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/051701_Western.asp



2. Team Diabetes Runner Sets Inspiring Example

A 54-year-old endocrinologist and nephrologist, who admits to being far
from a world-class athlete, has turned his passion for helping people
with diabetes into a drive to compete in marathons and raise money for
the American Diabetes Association.  For more information on this story,
click on the following link:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/051701_Runner.asp



3. Diabetes School Care Act Nears Passage in Oklahoma

Children with diabetes must meet the daily challenge of managing healthy
blood sugar levels while attending school.  Unfortunately, many schools
lack personnel who are trained to recognize the warning signs of low and
high blood sugar levels and to help when children with diabetes
experience problems. The Diabetes School Care Act provides for proper
training of school personnel to increase their awareness of diabetes and
its symptoms, and calls for specific actions personnel should take in
during diabetes-related emergencies.  The bill has passed both houses
and currently awaits final committee edits before the legislature will
send it to the governor's desk.  For more information on this story,
click on the following link:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/051701_School.asp



4. New Guidelines Call for More Aggressive Cholesterol Treatment

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), some 53 million
Americans have high cholesterol and the U.S. death toll from heart
disease is about 500,000 a year. To try and reduce these numbers and
prolong lives, the NIH has formed new guidelines for physicians treating
people at risk for heart disease.  The new, more aggressive guidelines,
released Tuesday, May 15, add diabetes and metabolic syndrome to the
conditions indicating an increased risk for heart disease, recommend
different tests to screen for high cholesterol, and offer modified
standards for good and bad cholesterol. The NIH expects the numbers of
Americans using prescribed cholesterol drugs and following prescribed,
cholesterol-lowering diets to grow sharply.  For more information on
this story, click on the following link:

http://www.diabetes.org/enews/051701_Cholesterol.asp



5. Let the Bidding Begin!

The American Diabetes Association proudly announces the launch of the
Partners For A Cure online auction. Accessible through the Association's
Web site, www.diabetes.org, the auction offers an interesting range of
items up for bid, including one-of-a-kind items such as "Lucille", B.B.
King's affectionately named guitar, an NFL regulation football, signed
by Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens, the MVP of the 2001 Super Bowl,
and an autographed original photo of the pop rock group N'Sync.
Additionally offered are vacation getaways, autographed sports
memorabilia and a variety of original artwork and jewelry.  Now LIVE
online, the auction will continue through the end of June 2001.
Registration is free, and for every new registration, the Association
receives $5.  To learn more and join the auction, access the link below
and click on the image of B.B. King.

http://www.diabetes.org/auction/



6. A Message from WebMD

If you have diabetes, the health information you rely on must be both
current and correct. That's why so many people with diabetes trust the
physician-reviewed information in WebMD's Diabetes Condition Center.
For more information, click on the following link:

http://list.diabetes.org/UM/T.ASP?A19.22.94.2.97735



7. Cooking with the Diabetic Chef

Introducing the first cookbook ever written for people with diabetes by
a chef with diabetes! Chris Smith is living proof you can eat the foods
you love and live healthy with diabetes. Pizza, chocolate, butter,
burritos, sausage, veal roast, stir fry - there's virtually nothing you
can't have and it all tastes great!  For more information or to order
this book, click on the following link:

http://list.diabetes.org/UM/T.ASP?A19.22.94.1.97735



8. Diabetes Forecast Live!

ADA, in cooperation with HealthTalk Interactive, is pleased to present
the newest edition of Diabetes Forecast Live! on May 22 at 8:30PM ET.
Diabetes Forecast Live! provides real-time interviews with diabetes
experts, as well as special guests. The featured guest for this episode
is Australian rocker Hamish Richardson of the group "Brother," and the
topic will be traveling with diabetes--something Hamish knows a lot
about, being from Down Under. Access Diabetes Forecast Live! via ADA's
homepage:

http://www.diabetes.org

************** A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR******************

This newsletter is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
DNA Sciences, Inc., a genetics discovery company focused on developing
new diagnostics and treatments.  DNA Sciences recruits volunteers to
participate in the Gene Trust Project (sm), a study of the links between
genetics and diseases like Type 2 diabetes.  Visit DNA Sciences website
at http://www.dna.com/home/home.jsp?site=dna&link=Home.htm&cid=ADA.

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