Health Fair:
Face your fears about Diabetes

Visit “Fear Factor: Face Your Fears About Diabetes” in the Tribal Center library and classroom.

Qualify for prize drawings by participating in blood sugar screening and counseling in the library and by visiting each of the Face Your Fears booths in the classroom:

1. Don’t Be Shy. Identify Yourself! In an emergency, quick recognition of your diabetes can be lifesaving. Wear some type of diabetes alert ID at all times. Visit this booth and earn 1 ticket.
2. If The Shoe Fits, Wear It. Our certified pedorthist will compare your foot to your shoes and have foot facts available. Visit this booth and earn 1 ticket.
3. The Future Is Purchased By The Present. Complications of diabetes can be delayed or prevented. Visit this booth and earn 1 ticket.
4. Let Your Cart Play A Part. Your shopping cart can become a tool for achieving better health. Sample some healthy food choices and earn 1 ticket.
5. Relatively Painless. Today’s syringes are smaller and have finer points and special coatings that work to make injecting as easy and painless as possible. When insulin injections are done properly, most people discover they are relatively painless. Visit this booth and self-inject yourself with an insulin needle (no insulin) and earn 2 tickets.
6. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow. Prevent diabetes today! Visit Bonnie Allard’s On The Move Diabetes Prevention booth and earn 1 ticket.

In the News

Laughter at Dinner Cuts Blood Sugar
Researchers in Japan found that people with type 2 diabetes had a smaller rise in post-meal blood sugar when they watched a comedy show than when they listened to a humorless lecture. The reasons why laughter might reduce blood sugar aren’t clear, but laughter is also thought to improve circulation, stimulate the nervous system, heighten the immune system and make the heart stronger. We should laugh more!

Sound Sleep Fights Diabetes
Getting five hours of sleep or less each night may make you 34 percent more likely to develop diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard University. Researchers recommend getting seven or eight hours of shut-eye nightly.

Coffee's Hidden Calories

Is coffee part of your “wake up” routine? You may be getting more than a dose of caffeine. Depending on what you put in it, you might also be getting a mug full of calories, sugar and fat.

Tips:

• Choose a smaller cup — either 8 or 12 ounces. That can save you 110 calories.
• Use skim milk instead of whole milk. That can save you about 80 calories and 8 grams of fat.
• Replace sugar with sugar substitutes. If you drink five cups of coffee a day with two teaspoons of sugar in each, you’re taking in an extra 150 calories.
• Skip the whipped cream, flavored syrup, and candy toppings. They’re loaded with calories and will raise your blood sugar.
• Don’t assume nondairy creamers are low in saturated fat. Nondairy creamers are often made with the highly saturated fats—coconut or palm oil. Nonfat dry milk or evaporated skim milk are both good substitutes.

Number of Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
268 calories, 8 grams fat, 24 g total carbohydrate
Source: The Healthy Home Style Cookbook, published by the American Diabetes Association

Ingredients:
3 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 large sliced peach
1 cup sliced strawberries or raspberries
2 Tbsp roughly chopped walnuts
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 Tbsp honey
1/4 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 medium cantaloupe sliced
4 lettuce leaves