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Focus on: Trans fats
Prescription for Success: Sue's story
Preventive Care: Your family |
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Nutrition labels to include trans fats
To avoid heart disease, everyone should avoid trans fats. This rule especially applies to people with diabetes because their disease increases their risk of heart problems.
That's why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring food manufacturers to add trans fat information to nutrition labels by Jan. 1, 2006.
"This change will benefit everyone," says Virginia Bennett, dietitian and diabetes educator with Allina Medical Clinic.
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Successful living with diabetes
Sue Wolff learned about diabetes at nursing school. She also met many patients with diabetes while working at Allina Medical Clinic – Coon Rapids. But last Labor Day weekend, the licensed practical nurse (LPN) found out she actually had the disease. Read Sue's story...
Diabetes education
After experiencing it herself, Sue Wolff recommends Allina Medical Clinic's Diabetes Education Program. Also endorsed by the American Diabetes Association®, the program can help you better understand and manage your diabetes. Learn more... |
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Reducing your family's risk of diabetes
If you have diabetes, chances are someone else in your family will get it. Having a parent, brother or sister with the disease is a top risk factor for diabetes.
Studies show that your loved ones can avoid diabetes through the same choices that help people with diabetes improve their condition. Everyone benefits by making certain steps part of family life. Learn more... |
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Ways to choose heart healthy food
- Read the nutrition label. Choose items low in trans fat, saturated fats and cholesterol. Watch serving sizes.
- Replace saturated and trans fats with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Use vegetable oil and soft margarine (liquid, tub or spray) with zero trans fats. Avoid solid shortenings, hard margarines and animal fats, including butter.
- Eat a variety of low-fat dairy products, whole grains, vegetables and fruits.
One change at a time
It is almost impossible to make many lifestyle changes at once. Instead, try making one change at a time. For example, gradually increase your physical activity and then change your eating habits.
Setting goals that are specific and realistic will also help.
If you have any questions, talk with your health care provider.
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Cause and effect
Recent news explores how a newly discovered gene, mental illness and cholesterol cause and affect diabetes. Headlines also shed light on death trends. Read the news... |
Double chocolate fudgies
These mini-muffins go great in brown bag lunches for school or work. Makes about 2 dozen in 20 to 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar substitute
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons stick butter or margarine, softened
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine flour, sugar substitute, semi-sweet chocolate chips, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until blended.
- Stir in combined flour mixture until blended.
- Fill foil or paper cup lined miniature muffin cups with approximately 1 slightly rounded teaspoonful of dough.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
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Nutritional Information
Serving: 1 miniature muffin
Carbohydrate: 7 grams (½ carbohydrate serving)
Fat: 7 grams
Source: Allina Medical Clinic Diabetes Tips and Recipes
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