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'Manage Your Diabetes' Brings Free Lifesaving Diabetic Tools Online
Washington (PRWEB) November 30, 2007 -- Diabetes affects more than 20 million Americans, and low-income communities suffer disproportionately high rates of the disease. To address the unique needs of low-income and low-literacy people in managing their diabetes, One Economy Corporation today announced a new online health resource, Manage Your Diabetes, created with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio.
The new Manage Your Diabetes website tools enhance the instructions diabetics receive from doctors and empowers diabetics to take control of their disease, using a combination of audio/video storytelling, interactive and personalized content, and practical advice. The website allows users to customize the content, available in English and Spanish, to fit their specific physical limitations, other medical conditions, and even dietary preferences. Features include:
? Take Your Meds: Learn about diabetes medicines and reading labels, and watch how-to videos.
? Monitoring: Learn the guidelines for and importance of testing for blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, and keep track of crucial diabetic information with our Blood Sugar Tracker.
? Eat Well: Use audio-enhanced tools to take the mystery out of managing diet.
? Get Moving: Watch videos of patients' strategies for working exercise into their lives.
? Learn the Language: Hear diabetes-related terms commonly used by doctors translated into easy-to-understand language with our audio glossary.
The website also includes information about how to manage diabetes at work, diabetes and your mood, questions to ask your doctor about diabetes, and a helpful Diabetes frequently asked questions (FAQ) section.
"Millions of American families have struggled with the steps that follow a diabetes diagnosis," said Rey Ramsey, chief executive officer of One Economy, "Manage Your Diabetes makes it easier for patients and their families to understand the diagnosis, make a plan for managing the disease, and go on living a full life."
Proper management of diabetes requires constant monitoring, an understanding of healthy diet and exercise, and the ability to comprehend and use often complex medications. The information necessary to succeed is often too confusing and complicated for low-literacy individuals. Literacy, a stronger predicator of health than age, income, employment status, education level, and race, puts the health of approximately 90 million people, primarily low-income and minority individuals, at risk.
This comprehensive online destination for diabetics is one of the many health resources available on One Economy's self-help web portal, the Beehive (www.thebeehive.org.) This multilingual website connects low-income people to information and resources targeting the things that matter most: health, jobs, money, schools, and family. With over 40 local Beehives, cities around the world are benefiting from these tools.
To view the Manage Your Diabetes website please go to:
http://www.thebeehive.org/Templates/Health/DiabetesNoRight.aspx?PageId=1.2.28.70.88.11096
About One Economy Corporation:
One Economy Corporation is a global nonprofit organization that uses innovative approaches to deliver the power of technology and information to low-income people, giving them valuable tools for building better lives and entering the economic mainstream. We help bring broadband into the homes of low-income people, employ youth to train their community members to use technology effectively, and provide socially responsible media properties that offer a wealth of information on education, jobs, health care and other vital issues. Visit www.one-economy.com for more information.
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