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Diabetic Digest - Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Readers:

I'm trying to get into some kind of shape, other than pear,
but the weather doesn't seem to want to help me out with
that. I'm sure that you're probably yelling at your screen
as you read this with encouraging intent. Things like,
"Join a gym you lazy bum," or "Toughen up and put on a
jacket," or "What, you can do sit-ups in your own house?"

The weather is getting better as we get closer to the
warmth of summer, but not fast enough for what I need to
do. I guess I am being a bit of a baby and I should suck
it up and brave the chilly spring air. I've got to stop
letting little things keep me from my goal. I need to get
health, lose a few pounds and know that it's up to me to
do this. If I want to go for a long brisk walk nothing is
going to stop me.

Sometimes I just need to get things out to see the
solution, or at the very least make a plan. I'm going to
exercise whether the weather is pleasant or not. Because
if I can't do this now what am I going to do when winter
comes back?

That's it, it's time to get healthy!

Regards,
Steve

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Something Pediatricians Never Used to See: Type 2 Diabetes
by: Susan Brink
Washington Post

Type 2 diabetes used to be seen almost exclusively in
adults? but in the past decade? cases in people under 20
years of age have increased to tens of thousands in the
United States.

About 3?700 Americans under age 20 are diagnosed with type
2 diabetes annually? according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. "In a little more than 10 years?
the numbers went from nothing to something?" says Larry
Deeb? a pediatric endocrinologist and past president of
the medicine and science division of the American Diabetes
Association. "And that's something to worry about."
Diabetes can lead to complications such as heart disease?
kidney failure? limb amputations? and blindness? and
these concerns are even greater for young people who
will experience the disease for a longer period of time.
Although type 2 diabetes has been associated with being
overweight or obese? other risk factors include family
history? ethnicity? genetics? or children whose mothers
had gestational diabetes. Many more Americans have pre?
diabetes? with higher blood sugar than normal? though not
high enough for a diabetes diagnosis. In either diabetes
or pre?diabetes? patients can improve their health and
reduce the risk of complications through better health
management? weight loss? increased physical activity? and
improved diets. With the increasing number of young people
being diagnosed? more pediatricians are aware of the poss-
ibility of the disease and are starting to look for it.

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------------------- Diabetic Recipe -------------------

Banana Yogurt Pancakes
(makes 18 pancakes)

These pancakes are tender and tasty, sure to be a hit with
the children. You can serve them with sugar free syrup, or
better yet, sautéed fresh berries or other favorite fruit.
Just make sure to count all of your carbohydrates. Add
coffee, tea, or skim milk and you have very special break-
fast to wake up lazy morning appetites.

2 cups (280 g) unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
1 packet sugar substitute
1 tablespoon (15 g) baking soda
8 ounces (240 ml) fat free plain yogurt
1 large very ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup (240 ml) skim milk
1/2 tablespoon (7.5 ml) canola oil
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
4 egg whites, beaten to soft peaks
refrigerated butter-flavored cooking spray

1. Combine the flour, sugar substitute, and baking soda
in a large bowl. Stir to combine.

2. Add the yogurt, banana, milk, oil, and vanilla. Stir
until just moistened.

3. Gently fold in the beaten egg whites to complete the
batter.

4. Lightly coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
Working in batches and using a ladle, make 4 inch
pancakes. Cook until the bottom is browned and bubbles
come to the top of the cakes. Turn and continue to cook
until browned. Keep warm while you cook the rest of the
pancakes.

Per serving: 76 calories (7% calories from fat),
3 g protein, 1 total fat (0.1 saturated fat),
14 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber,
0 cholesterol, 236 mg sodium

Diabetic exchanges: 1 carbohydrate (bread/starch)

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