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Less than a month into the new year, have you already abandoned your resolution to exercise more? Or perhaps you still intend to get started but just haven’t managed to get going yet.

By Judy Kohn, RN, CDE A is for A1C: This is the test that measures your average blood glucose over the past 3 months.

Insulin Adjustment Traveling EAST Across Multiple Time Zones

More than 60 percent of black women are overweight. The Sisters Together Program began as a campaign focused on increasing activity and healthful eating. They focused their messages on young Black women in three Boston communities—Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Sisters Together was a pilot project of the Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) …

With all the concern over childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes you can figure out BMI and print growth charts as well as get advice on helping kids stay fit. Just check out Keep Kids Healthy.

What Your Children’s Teachers Need to Know While you’re enjoying those last days of summer, it may be time to start thinking about school. Besides doing the usual shopping for school supplies and new clothes, remember to prepare your child’s teachers for what they need to know about diabetes. Here …

From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDEP) These colorful tip sheets provide basic information about type 2 diabetes and encourage young people to take steps to manage the disease for a long and healthy life. Written in simple language, the tip sheets are helpful for anyone who has type 2 …

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a booklet for older adults called The Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+. This guide incorporates new research-based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The guide was developed in partnership with AARP and updates the original Staying Healthy …

Whole Life does not take place in cyberspace on the internet but is a real game of Aliens, Weapons, and a Health meter. Each time you succeed and reach a new level, you change the real world around you. Many of your challengers in other games are just playing. They …