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Keeping Your Symptoms at Bay
When eleven-year-old Stacy was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, it provided the impetus for radical changes in her life. Once a couch potato and junk food addict, Stacy transformed her eating habits and committed to a rigorous exercise program. Now 70 pounds lighter and feeling great, Stacy no longer has to take medication to keep her blood sugars at a normal level. Though her type 2 diabetes isn't cured, she's managed to keep her symptoms at bay.
Obesity is at epidemic proportions in America with more than 60 percent of the population overweight or obese, and a growing occurrence of type 2 diabetes in young teens is sounding an alarm throughout the medical community.
Why was Stacy's weight loss so important to her future health, and how can type 2 diabetes shape a child's life? What kind of help is available for kids and adults who struggle with weight? What is the outlook and impact of type 2 diabetes on the American health care system?
http://nbdiabetes.org/
Home page of New York's only comprehensive team treatment Diabetes Center.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/
diabetes/ndic.htm
The National Institutes of Health's Diabetes Information Clearing House, offering free-low-cost booklets in English and Spanish.
http://www.noah-health.org/english/
illness/diabetes/diabetes.html
Extensive diabetes information in English and Spanish, managed and edited by librarians and health care providers.
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A Different Disease?: After losing a son to type 1 diabetes, the Murphys thought they knew everything about the illness -- until Joe was diagnosed with type 2.
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Getting on Track: Sybil Payne's health was on a downward spiral -- until she met Dr. Neica Goldberg.
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