Living With Type 2 Diabetes Program March eNewsletter

Dear Living With Type 2 Diabetes Program Member, The American Diabetes Association Alert Day® is March 27! This day is the American Diabetes Association's one-day wake-up call to the nation to become aware of the risk factors for diabetes. Help your friends and family become aware of their risk for diabetes and encourage them to take the Diabetes Risk Test on Alert Day®. For every Diabetes Risk Test taken on our website from March 27 through April 27, Boar's Head®, the maker of premium delicatessen products, will donate $5 to ADA, up to $50,000. Learn more about Alert Day®. Spring Reminders Just a few weeks ago, we set our clocks forward in anticipation of Spring. Many people also use that time to remember to check their smoke detectors and other supplies. This is also a great time to check your medications to see if you need refills, to dispose of anything that is out of date, and to check your diabetes equipment to make sure it's working properly. National Volunteer Appreciation Week 2012 This year's National Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 15-21. The theme is Celebrating People in Action to Stop Diabetes®. If you are interested in volunteering for the Association, check out our Volunteer Center to find opportunities in your area: www.diabetes.org/volunteer In Your Own Words "I have joined Living With Type 2 Diabetes to help, although I do not have Internet access at home, so it is a slow process for me. I expect that I will be able to better cope with this diagnosis and learn how to live with it and keep it under control with the help of this program and support from friends and family. Since it is all still so new to me I have not begun to have a huge success story just yet, but I believe it will come once I get over being overwhelmed…" How did you feel when you were first diagnosed with diabetes? How has the Living With Type 2 Diabetes program helped you? Share your story with us. Submit your story by email at lwt2d@diabetes.org. Diabetes Talk "When I was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I cried right there in the doctor's office. I was sent to the educational nurse and was overwhelmed with information. I was given a meter, shown how to use it and sent home. I never went back. I had had a heart attack a year and a half before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and the diabetes diagnosis shut me down, the heart attack didn't. I began walking down the road of denial and stayed in denial until this year. I changed doctors and am now learning how to live with diabetes..." Read more and add your own comments. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Step Out as a Red Strider Red Striders are children and adults who have type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes. As a Red Strider you are a VIP because YOU are the reason we walk and raise funds to help Stop Diabetes®. You will be given your own personalized web page to tell your story and raise funds for the walk.  You will also receive a special recognition gift on the day of your local walk and celebrate the courage it takes to live with diabetes every day! "Having diabetes is not to sit back and think, "Woe is me."  This is a step up to the plate and knock diabetes out of the park, and I am excited to take the lead as a Team Red Captain so all those living with diabetes and participating in the Step Out will be honored and celebrated. I also encourage everyone to join the walk so millions of Americans will never have to hear what I did, "I am sorry to inform you that you have diabetes." Jeff Peterson, TEAM Red Team Captain For additional details about your local Red Strider program, please contact your Walk Manager at 1-888-DIABETES. Many walks provide meet and greet opportunities, research updates, and training walks for Red Striders. Recipe Of The MonthCannellini Bean Spread Wrap Need a new idea for lunch? Try this recipe! It's a great and portable way to get protein without the fat. Find more recipes, nutrition information and healthier alternatives at diabetes.org/myfoodadvisor. Delicious Recipe Tips from Grilling or roasting meat?  Look for cuts of beef and pork containing the word "loin" as an easy way to identify leaner cuts. For more tips from Kraft, go to www.kraftfoods.com/diabetes. Connect with Others Join the conversation in our online community! Post your questions, comment on others' posts and meet others living with diabetes. Meet others living with diabetes in our online community! Copyright © 2012 American Diabetes Association, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Living With Type 2 Diabetes Program. Our mailing address is: American Diabetes Association 1701 N. Beauregard St. Alexandria, Virginia 22311 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences