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Fun and Games for Kids With Diabetes

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Learning about your diabetes doesn’t have to be scary and in fact can be a fun and educational process for kids.

And check out these products that can make compliance cool.

The Cadex Pediatric Alarm Watch with these features:

  • Up to 12 daily alarms (auto repeating)
  • Easy to read display with normal time & date function
  • Alpha reminder message (up to 36 characters)
  • Beeping alarm sound (medical snooze)
  • Long alarm duration. Medical Snooze (every 3 minutes for up to 4 hours until medications are taken)
  • Medical ID bracelet databank (Medical Information)
  • ALERT button displays Medical ID databank in an emergency

  • Timer: Program up to 12 daily medication reminders (beep sound alarm) and optional reminder text message (name and strength of medication or other prompts - Medical Information). Message scrolls across the display. NO RESET required - Alarms repeat at the same time every day.

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    Posted on August 24, 2008 by Tina Radcliffe • There are no comments, hop to it!

    Why Wait?

    Posted in Battling Books, Diet, Exercise, Medication, Recipes, Treatment, Type II, education • Tags: , , , ,

    June 12, 2008, Reuters Health: Diabetic Weight Loss Plan Yields Long Term Success. One year later. The findings of the follow up of the Joslin Diabetes Center, Why Wait? program show that the participants of the 12-week program for Type 2 diabetics resulted in an average weight loss of 24.6 pounds and good control of blood glucose levels and blood pressure.

    What is Why Wait?

    The 12-week program involves exercise, dietary changes, education, counseling and adjustment of diabetes medications. Participants meet weekly and the program is insurance reimbursable. There is a monthly support session fee of $25 out of pocket.

    Program components per the Joslin Why Wait? site:

    • Intensive and interactive medication adjustments
    • Structured modified dietary intervention
    • Graded, balanced and individualized exercise intervention
    • Cognitive behavioral intervention
    • Group education

    The dietary component portion of the Joslin Why Wait? program includes meal replacement shakes for breakfast and lunch. Snacks between meals. Dinners are from 14 menu selections from the Joslin Nutrition Guidelines. Nutritional breakdown of the meals are about 40% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 30% protein.

    Additional Joslin weight notes per Why Wait? site:

    • A modest weight loss of one pound every one to two weeks is advised.
    • Reducing daily calories should be by 250 to 500 calories; total daily calories should not be less than 1,000 to 1,200 for women and 1,200 to 1,600 for men.
    • Weight loss is different for each person and should be continued until a person reaches a target body mass index, or BMI.

    Calculating target body mass index or BMI:

    The exercise component portion of the Joslin Why Wait? program recommends ” A minimum of 150 to 175 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity is recommended. A target of 60 to 90 minutes most days of the week is encouraged.”

    The medication component portion includes working with a diabetologist to reduce or eliminate medications that interfere with weight loss. It is includes more frequent glucose monitoring. Medications are adjusted weekly based on your personal results.

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    Posted on June 16, 2008 by Tina Radcliffe • There are 4 comments!