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effective behavior management and psychological wellbeing are foundational to achieving treatment goals for
people with diabetes (Section 5, pages S48-S65).
*	 On the basis of the recently published "Nutrition Therapy
for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus
Report" (available from bit.ly/36XnFYx), the "Lifestyle
Interventions" information in Section 3 was updated, and
a new recommendation was added to recognize that a
variety of eating patterns are acceptable for people with
prediabetes (Section 3, page S33, Recommendation 3.3).
Additionally, the "Nutrition Therapy" information within
Section 5 reflects updates based on this consensus report
(Section 5, pages S50-S54).
*	 Because the field of diabetes technology is rapidly
evolving, the "Diabetes Technology" section was
reorganized, and recommendations within the section
were revised to emphasize that there is no "one-size-fitsall" approach to technology use in people with diabetes
(Section 7, pages S77-S88).
*	 Additional information was added to the "Prevention or Delay
of Type 2 Diabetes" section regarding the risk reduction
certain groups experience with metformin use, as indicated
by 15-year follow-up data from the Diabetes Prevention
Program Outcomes Study (Section 3, pages S34).

Webcast Available on Type 2 Diabetes
and Hypertension
Last month, the American Heart Association, the
American Diabetes Association, and the Association of
Black Cardiologists partnered for a discussion on "The
Management of Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension."
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA,the Gerald
S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine at Tulane University School
of Medicine, and Ian de Boer, MD, MS, an associate
professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology and
an adjunct associate professor of epidemiology at the
University of Washington, reviewed current guidelines,
barriers to hypertension and diabetes management, and
clinical solutions to reduce those barriers in a program
held on January 30. Learn more and view the webcast
of this program at bit.ly/373qBmc.

RESOURCE
How to Thrive: A Guide for Your
Journey with Diabetes
This 40-page, easy-to-understand brochure is the
American Diabetes Association's (ADA's) answer to
many of the questions people living with diabetes
have about their treatment and care. This guide gives
people with diabetes the information and resources
they need to thrive. It explains what diabetes is, how
to manage it, what factors affect blood glucose,
what to do in special situations (such as during
hypoglycemia or sick days) how to prevent or delay
complications, and tips for meal planning. It also
provides an overview of all the resources ADA has to
offer people affected by diabetes. This brochure is
our new and improved version of Diabetes: Your Take
Control Guide. It is sold in packets of 25 brochures.
Buy your copies today at shopdiabetes.org/Journey
Regular price: $16.65
Member price: $13.32
Price for ADA-recognized education programs: $9.99

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