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Dealing with a Diabetes Diagnosis as an Older Adult If you have been told by a health care professional that you have type 2 diabetes, it is normal to feel anxious or uncertain. But you are not alone – almost 10.5 million adults aged 60 and older in the United States have diabetes. Diabetes is serious, but you can manage it. NDEP offers tips to help older adults learn to manage diabetes, avoid or delay serious complications, and live longer, healthier lives. Word count: 868	General Audience Older Adults		Dealing with a Diabetes Diagnosis as an Older Adult
Your prescription for helping Hispanic/Latino patients achieve behavior change through diabetes education Flyer. Print the flyer, and give it to your colleagues in diabetes education. If you are attending a “train the trainer” session, share the flyer with other health care providers. Share it with the staff members who need to be aware of these resources.	General Audience Older Adults Hispanic/Latino American Adults	self-management recipes promotional tools healthy eating Managing Diabetes	Your prescription for helping Hispanic/Latino patients achieve behavior change through diabetes education Flyer. Su receta para ayudar a pacientes hispanos o latinos a lograr cambios de conducta mediante la educación sobre la diabetes.
Making Healthy Food Choices without Giving Up the Traditional Foods You Love. Place it in your e-newsletter or on your organization’s Web site. Share it with your communication or marketing staff, and ask them to send it to the local newspaper or radio station. Pick some facts, and include them in your Facebook or Twitter messages.	General Audience Older Adults Hispanic/Latino American Adults	self-management recipes promotional tools healthy eating Managing Diabetes	Making Healthy Food Choices without Giving Up the Traditional Foods You Love. Haga una selección saludable de alimentos sin sacrificar las comidas que tanto le gustan.
Your prescription for helping Hispanic/Latino patients achieve behavior change through diabetes education Presentation Use it all, or pick your favorite slides and add them to your presentations. Use the presentation during your classes or during a meeting or conference.	General Audience Older Adults Hispanic/Latino American Adults	self-management recipes promotional tools healthy eating presentations Managing Diabetes	Your prescription for helping Hispanic/Latino patients achieve behavior change through diabetes education Presentation Su receta para ayudar a pacientes hispanos o latinos a lograr cambios de conducta mediante la educación sobre la diabetes.
Be Sweet to Your Feet if You Have Diabetes Taking care of your feet is very important for people with diabetes. Good foot care helps reduce your risk for serious foot problems that can lead to amputations. To decrease your risk of foot problems, learn to manage the ABCs of diabetes. This means keeping your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol in the target range recommended by your health care provider. Word count: 401	General Audience Older Adults Adults	foot care	Be Sweet to Your Feet if You Have Diabetes
Ten Ways Hispanics/Latinos Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Although Hispanics/Latinos are at high risk for type 2 diabetes, there is good news: type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by making small lifestyle changes in diet and physical activity. Follow these tips to help you prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Word count: 843	Older Adults Hispanic/Latino American Adults		Ten Ways Hispanics/Latinos Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Ten Ways to Shape Up Your Family Reunion to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Family reunions offer a chance to bond with relatives, learn about your heritage, share recipes, and celebrate with your whole family. When learning about your heritage, it is also important to find out if type 2 diabetes runs in your family. Having a family history of type 2 diabetes increases your risk for developing the disease. Take the first step today toward lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes and improving your health and the health of future generations. Find out if you have a family history of the disease. Word count: 915	General Audience Older Adults Adults	Family History campaign National Diabetes Month	Ten Ways to Shape Up Your Family Reunion to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Activity Counts for All Ages! As more and more youth become overweight and less active, type 2 diabetes – once only seen in adults over 40 – is now being found in teens. You can play a key role by helping the children and teens in your life lower their risk for type 2 diabetes, especially if the disease runs in your family. Children and teens can lower their risk for type 2 diabetes if they stay at a healthy weight by being more physically active and choosing to eat the right amounts of healthy foods.	General Audience Older Adults School Personnel Adults Teens and Children	physical activity	Activity Counts for All Ages!
American Indians & Alaska Natives: You Have the Power to Prevent Diabetes; The Research Says So! “Diabetes is a major threat to our American Indian and Alaska Native communities,” says Charlene Avery, M.D., chair of the American Indian and Alaska Native Work Group for the National Diabetes Education Program. “But it doesn’t have to be. As a community, we have the power to change this by taking a few small steps to prevent type 2 diabetes – for ourselves and generations to come.” Word count: 578	American Indians and Alaska Natives Older Adults Adults		American Indians & Alaska Natives: You Have the Power to Prevent Diabetes; The Research Says So!
Diabetes Prevention: Why We Can't Wait Frenchy Risco tells us about his daily battle with diabetes and what he's done to prevent it.	African-American Older Adults Adults		Diabetes Prevention: Why We Can't Wait

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