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THIS WEEK'S ISSUE INCLUDES:

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IN THE NEWS...
Diabetes Care Not Linked to Learning Problems
Managing Stress Could Help Control Blood Sugar
Mothers Who Smoke Could Create Diabetes Risk
Florida Newborns Offered Diabetes Screening

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION...
Are You Looking for Practical Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes?
LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - The American Diabetes Association is now accepting abstract submissions for it's 62nd Scientific Sessions.  
The Dallas Regional Postgraduate Course will take place on March 30, 2002, at the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
NEWLY SCHEDULED! Healthcare Financing in the 21st Century:Cost Implications for Employers, Insurers and Policy Makers, co-sponsored by the American Diabetes Association

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IN THE NEWS...
Diabetes Care Not Linked to Learning Problems
Researchers at the University of Iowa have good news for children with type 1 diabetes.  A recent study conducted there found that children with type 1 diabetes do not experience any learning problems from their diabetes treatments.  The findings, which counter earlier research linking diabetes treatment to learning troubles, appear in the January issue of the journal Pediatrics.

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Managing Stress Could Help Control Blood Sugar
Stress has often been associated with elevated blood sugar in people with diabetes, but until now, there have been no large clinical studies exploring how stress management therapy might help people with the disease control their blood sugar.  New research reported by Richard Surwit, PhD., and a team from the Duke University Medical Center, found that people with type 2 diabetes that incorporate stress management into their daily lives can significantly improve blood sugar control.  The study was published in the January, 2002 issue of Diabetes Care.

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Mothers Who Smoke Could Create Diabetes Risk
Recent research from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden finds another reason for people not to smoke.  The children of women who smoke during pregnancy could be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life, according to the new study published in this month's British Medical Journal. 

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Florida Newborns Offered Diabetes Screening
Florida will soon be the first U.S. state to offer every newborn a chance to be screened for risk of type 1 diabetes.  A voluntary program funded by a $10 million endowment created by the American Diabetes Association, the new initiative will identify babies at high risk for the disease and continue to monitor them throughout their lives.  The program will be based at the University of Florida College of Medicine and become available within 1 1/2 years.

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION...
Are You Looking for Practical Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes?
Attend the 49th Annual Advanced Postgraduate Course, February 1-3, 2002, San Francisco, California
Join your colleagues in the city by the bay to learn about the latest treatment and management advances in diabetes.  Meeting Highlight: The program will include a session on innovative strategies for improving outcomes in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.  The session will include topics such as Treating Diabetic Dyslipidemia, Update on New Clinical Trials on CVD and Diabetes and Treating Hypertension: Mono and Combination Therapy.  
Don't miss this opportunity!  

The complete program and registration information can be found on ADA's Web site, http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a16366a50240a99406973a7. For additional information, call 1-800-232-3472, option 5 or email: meetings@diabetes.org.

LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - The American Diabetes Association is now accepting abstract submissions for it's 62nd Scientific Sessions.  Deadline:  January 11, 2002
This year's meeting is scheduled for June 14-18, 2002 in San Francisco, California.  Abstracts can be submitted online - submit your abstract now! 

To submit an abstract or to learn more about the upcoming Scientific Sessions, click here: http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a16366a50240a99406973a6

The Dallas Regional Postgraduate Course will take place on March 30, 2002, at the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.  
Plans for the program include sessions on Obesity, New Diabetes Treatments and Therapies, Nutritional Issues in Diabetes and Clinical Management of CVD in Diabetes.  In addition, workshop and meet-the-professor sessions include Assessment of Risk and Treatment of Obesity in Children, New Medicare Guidelines, Charcot Foot and Combination Therapy and Successful Interventions for Diabetes Self-Management.  

For additional program and registration information, please visit ADA's Web site at http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a16366a50240a99406973a5.

NEWLY SCHEDULED! Healthcare Financing in the 21st Century: Cost Implications for Employers, Insurers and Policy Makers, co-sponsored by the American Diabetes Association
Considerable attention and emphasis is given to medical decision-making that addresses the impact of disease on the direct costs of treatment; however, most current decision-making paradigms ignore the patient and family costs and the impacts of disease and treatment on worker productivity.  Indirect costs constitute more than half of total health care costs for most diseases. This conference aims to focus on three specific actions plans to address these indirect costs.

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Proven techniques for controlling weight-related health problems. This guide can help you assess your patients' readiness to make a lifestyle change, create individualized goals, and address motivational and emotional roadblocks. 

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