Nurses at MNAW and CAIR will soon be
measuring your waist circumference when you have your annual
physical.
Excess weight is not the only risk to
your health, so is the location of fat on your body. If you carry
fat mainly around your waist (apple shape), you are more likely to
develop health problems than if you carry fat mainly in your hip and
thighs (pear shape).
Abdominal fat leads to:
Diabetes
Heart Disease
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Breast Cancer
Erectile Dysfunction
A high-risk waist circumference is:
A man with waist circumference over 40 inches
A woman with waist circumference over 35 inches
DIABETES INCENTIVE
PROGRAM REMINDER
Don’t forget about the diabetes
incentive program that is available to us through a grant program
for patients with diabetes who are seen regularly by a primary
provider at Min No Aya Win or CAIR.
The time period for this program is
January 2007—December 2007. On completing each of the activities you
will earn the incentive that goes with it. If you have already done
the activity this year, please call Amanda Thompson at 878-3765 to
set up a time to get your incentive. * The gifts from Pharmacy,
Optometry, and Dental will be handed out in those departments. You
will need to schedule a pharmacy medication review visit by calling
878-2190.
ACTIVITY
INCENTIVE
Annual
Physical Exam
$20
Super One Gift Certificate
Blood
Pressure in Control (<130/85; <120/70 if kidney disease)
$30
Massage Gift Certificate
Fasting
Labs Done (Cholesterol)
$10 Gas
Gift Certificate
Dietitian Visit ( or Diabetes Class)
$30 Set
of Cookbooks
Education Visit (or Diabetes Class)
Socks
and Pedometer
Pharmacy Review of Medications
$10
Movie Tickets
Optometry Visit
$10 Gas
Gift Certificate
Dental
Visit
$20
Super One Gift Certificate
Diabetes Support
Group
Please Join Us!
The 3rd Friday of the
month; (9/21, 10/19, 11/16, *12/7) from 9:30-11:00
*Due to the Holiday
Season, we will schedule this meeting early) Min No Aya Win McKnight
room (enter door #5)
Help Us Name the
Group
We would like to name
our support group and are considering The Diabetes Circle of
Warriors. Please call or email Julie Howard with any suggestions at
878-3780 or
juliehoward@fdlrez.com. We want
your help in deciding!
