Publications

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #16
September 2006

• Type 2 diabetes in youth has increased 10 times in the last 10-15 years. Lifestyle patterns such as drinking soda, eating fast food and watching television increase childhood overweight. Overweight is a risk factor for diabetes.
• Links are given for Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes from the National Diabetes Education Program.
• Websites with information for children with diabetes are listed.
• Helpful diabetes web sites are listed.
• A link to education materials for people with diabetes is given.
• A link to “Nutrition Recommendations and Interventions for Diabetes” is given. This is a brand new position statement

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #15
June 2006

• Evidence to support whole grains, fruits and vegetables in the American diet — low fiber intake and low fruit intake play a role in obesity. When fiber from whole wheat, brown rice and barley was included daily, blood pressure fell, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol fell, and HDL cholesterol rose.
• Online continuing education credits — Continuing education from the American Association of Diabetes Educators is listed.
• Sharps Disposal — Proper disposal of sharps (syringes and lancets) is described.  Public Health Offices in New Mexico with drop boxes for sharps are listed.
• Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Web Site — Get diabetes facts, Kitchen Creations cooking schools schedule and more from the DPCP web site.
• Whole Grains — The Dietary Guidelines recommend that at least half of the grain servings be whole grain. Two web sites with information on whole grains and recipes for whole grains are given.

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #14
February 2006

• Family Meals Matter — Recent studies have shown that children ages 9 to14 have better quality meals when they ate with their families
• FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin — Inhaled insulin is comparable to regular insulin
• U.S. Teens are at Risk for Heart Disease and Diabetes — Treadmill tests on teens 12 to 19 years showed that 34% were in bad physical shape
• Two Million Teens in the U.S. Have Pre-Diabetes — The rate for pre-diabetes was higher for boys than for girls
• Web Sites
  • Obesity Online
  • Shaping America’s Youth
  • Children and Diabetes
  • Food Time Line
  • Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables
  • Diabetes Education Society

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #13
September 2005

• Celiac Disease and Diabetes – What’s the Connection?
• Fast Food and Weight Gain
• Health Literacy and Diabetes
• Web Sites
  • “F” as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2005
  • Web Page for California Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
  • Pediatric Diabetes:  Health Care Reference and Client Education Handouts
  • Quick and Healthy shopping tips and recipes
  • “What’s Missing in CholesterALL” campaign
  • Managing Hypertension in Adults with Diabetes CEU

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #12
June 2005

• What are the AADE 7 Self-Care Behaviors?
• Definition of Metabolic Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents
• MyPyramid Resources
• Websites
  • Diabetes Personal Health Decisions
  • Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure
  • Worst Pills, Best Pills
  • Take Charge, program based on ADA standards of care
  • Diabetes Health Card

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #11
January 2005

• Trans Fats
• New Cholesterol Guidelines
• Preventing and Treating Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
• 2005 Dietary Guidelines
• Web Sites of Interest

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #10
September 2004

• Introduction of new DOH Kitchen Creations contract monitor
• New Mexico Diabetes Library Project directories
• New Guidelines:
  • Body Mass Index classifications
  • A1C
  • Diabetes and Prediabetes Diagnostic Criteria
  • Blood Pressure
  • Cholesterol
• 5 a Day
• Recommended Websites

Kitchen Creations Faculty Newsletter #9
June 2004

• Food Habits Are Related to Glycemic Control among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Syringe Access Program