^ÏJnrtianb <nbarruer Black History Month February 28, 2007 Page A5 F ood The following recipe is diabetic-friendly. There are several great cookbooks available for diabetic-friendly recipes. The recent publication 'Eating Soulfully and Healthfully with Diabetes' by Constance Brown-Riggs, Nutritionist and Diabe tes Educator, provides advice and a delicious collection of ethnic recipes. Diabetes Epidemic Among African Americans Epidemic sounds likeawonl meant overweight or obese, having had to instill fear and panic. The goal is Gestational Diabetes(diabetes while not to cause fear and panic, hut to pregnant), high blood pressure, ab create public awareness o f the very normal cholesterol (lipid) levels,and real danger that millions o f African not getting enough physical exer Americans face daily. cise. T h e d ia b e te s e p id e m ic has Symptoms may not allows be vis reached the lives o f 3.2 million Afri ible which leaves so many A m eri can Americans ages 20 years and cans undiagnosed and untreated. older (13.3 percent), one-third o f These symptoms include: unusually whom are undiagnosed. On the av increased thirst and frequent urina erage, African Americansare 1.8 times tion especially at night, extreme fa more likely to have diabetes as non- tigue, being overly tired or ill fre quently, constant hunger, blurred Hispanic whites o f similar age. W hat is Diabetes? Diabetes is a vision, frequent infections, and slow- group o f diseases marked by high healing wounds. levels o f blood glucose resulting People with diabetes have a high from defects in insulin production, risk o f cardiovascular disease, which insulin action, or both. Diabetes can is the leading cause o f death for lead to serious complications and diabetics. Diabetics are 2 to 4 times premature death. But people with more likely to have heart disease or diabetes can take steps to control suffer a stroke. For diabetics who the disease and lower the risk of smoke the risk for heart disease is complications. doubled. About 73 percent o f people Certain factors increase the risk with diabetes have high blood pres o f having Diabetes such as: a family sure. history o f Diabetes, being o f certain W hat can be done to prevent ethnic origins such as African A m eri heart disease or stroke and other can or N ative American, being diabetes com plications? D iabetes is a self-m anaged dis ease. People with diabetes must take responsibility fo rth eird ay -to - day care. C om plications can be reduced or delayed significantly by keep ing blood sugar levels, blood pres sure and cholesterol levels in the target ranges; this can be accom plished through carefully m onitor ing these levels, taking m edica tions as prescribed, eating healthy foods, and becom ing physically active. 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