Harmon Diabetes Center:  Patient Profile of CJ Monroe

Former Harmon Diabetes Center patient CJ Monroe discusses the impact that diabetes and The Research Foundation's Harmon Diabetes Center have had on her life.

"I want to live!" says CJ Monroe in no uncertain terms.  Maybe that's because she has a lot to live for. Read More

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Paul and Mira Sorvino: The Power of Support

The veteran actor learns to control his type 2 diabetes with help from his Oscar-winning daughter
By Tracey Neithercott as seen in Diabetes Forecast

Paul Sorvino likes food. Case in point: The veteran actor owns his own company, Paul Sorvino Foods, which produces Neapolitan pasta sauces in the Sorvino family tradition. Like his character Paul Cicero—the mob boss in the movie Goodfellas who had mouths watering while shaving paper-thin slices of garlic for a prison feast, wiseguys-style—Sorvino is a masterful cook. So when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he tried to tackle the disease his own way.

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Make it Your Mission to Fight Heart Disease in Women

Because heart disease can go hand in hand with diabetes, we're great supporters of the Go Red for Women campaign. Remember to wear red on 2/4/2011 in support of National Wear Red Day and committ to sharing the Free Go Red Heart Health Kit with five of your friends.

Go to the Go Red for Women website.

Indoor Exercise for People With Diabetes

From Craig Stoltz, writer for LifeWire

Updated November 28, 2007

For many people with diabetes, exercise means heading out to a health club or walking around the neighborhood. But indoor exercise at home can be just as effective for controlling diabetes.

What is the Benefit of Indoor Exercise at Home?

Aerobic exercise -- the type that engages the major muscles and elevates breathing and heart rates -- is most beneficial for people with diabetes. Exercise helps muscles take up glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream more efficiently, which is why it's so valuable in controlling diabetes. Because these effects last only 24 to 72 hours, it's important for people with diabetes to stick to regular exercise programs in order to ensure that their muscles draw sugar from the bloodstream continuously.

By including indoor exercise as an option, it's possible to be active even when it's dark, rainy or cold -- or whenever the time or inclination to leave the house is lacking.

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The Power of One

The first day of this year was 1/1/2011. That’s a lot of ones. As I flipped through a magazine, I noticed a recurring theme around “one”. A headline declared “Wow. I can do this one thing.” I like that idea.

When you’re diagnosed with diabetes, it can be so overwhelming. There are so many decisions to be made—things you never gave a thought to before suddenly need to be measured, calculated, kept track of and decisions made based upon these calculations. If you do it for a while, it becomes easier but that is little comfort when you’re first beginning the lifestyle changes that will help you gain control over diabetes.

Health, one step at a time.

If your goal is to do one thing every day, you can achieve success without becoming so overwhelmed. You can eat a healthy, balanced meal today. You can go for a walk today. You can track your blood sugar as your doctor ordered today. You can schedule the eye exam you know you need today. Experience success daily and you’ll find it is easier to build upon those successes.

We’re not saying ignore the advice of your physician, ever. But we are suggesting that sometimes a slower start is better than not starting at all. Start today, one step at a time, to reclaim your health and your ability to manage it. Harmon Diabetes Center is here to help.

Keep your perspective on this one:  it's not about cause and effect but the notion there's one more good reason to be proactive about maintaining your own good health...

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