Diabetes Outreach Program
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One of the paths at Potawot.
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A rest area on one of the paths.
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More Paths.
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Another rest stop.
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The entrance to the Garden.
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The garden!
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Yummy!
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Veggies!
What is it?
What is it?
How it works?
How the program it self works. The process. What services are offered
Why they do it?
What are there reasons behind even offering this program
The Facts:
Interesting Facts about the diabetes problem in the Native American culture.
- The risk of a leg amputation is 15 to 40 times greater for a person with diabetes. [2]
- Each year 54,000 people lose their foot or leg to diabetes. [2]
- Amputation rates among Native Americans are 3-4 times higher than the general population.
- Each year 54,000 people lose their foot or leg to diabetes. [2]
- You are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes if: [3]
- You are overweight
- You are 45 years old or older
- You have a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes
- Your family background is African American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic American/Latino, or Pacific Islander
- You have had gestational diabetes or gave birth to at least one baby weighing more than 9 pounds
- Your blood pressure is 140/90 or higher, or you have been told that you have high blood pressure
- Your HDL cholesterol is 35 or lower, or your triglyceride level is 250 or higher
- You are fairly inactive, or you exercise fewer than three times a week
Related Links
- Native Americans and Diabetes
- Eating Healthy
- Diabetes Epidemic Among American Indians
- Millions of American Indians at Risk
References
- ↑ http://pages.prodigy.net/richardspini/_wsn/page5.html Last Accessed 10/28/08
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://vltakaliseji.tripod.com/Vtlakaliseji/id2.html Vtla Kaliseji Last Accessed: 10/28/08
- ↑ http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram/index.htm NDIC Last Accessed: 10/28/08
- ↑ Prevalence of Diabetes Among Native Americans and Alaska Natives, 1990–1997, December 2000