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| | Mary Ida Vandross – Mother of the Late R&B Legend Luther Vandross |
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date: Aug 22nd 2006 10:06
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Lack of Healthy Habits Among All: Most people with diabetes know that diet and exercise can help prevent the disease (89 percent), but of this group, only one in five exercise regularly (21 percent) and eat a healthy diet (19 percent).
“These statistics demonstrate diabetes sufferers – particularly the younger ones – are not incorporating needed behavioral changes into their daily lives,” said Stanley E. Hibbs, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and diabetes life coach specializing in effective behavioral change. “Lifestyle habits that contribute to the negative consequences of the disease are often established in the home and with the family—from eating and exercise to managing blood glucose levels. Diabetes affects multiple generations, and we need to reach family members with the message that they need to fight the disease together.”
“The startling results of this survey show how important it is for families to support people with diabetes to make healthy lifestyle changes,” said Mary Ida Vandross, 82, whose husband, grandson, and three children, including eight-time Grammy winning R&B singer Luther Vandross, died of complications from diabetes. “The Vandross Family is urging all families to start making healthy lifestyle changes. By teaming up with the Diabetes Aware campaign, I hope to make certain that people who are living with diabetes know they can help prevent the complications associated with the disease now, before it is too late.”
Complications from Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise
In the last two years, the number of people living with diabetes in the United States grew a record breaking 14 percent to 20.8 million people and according to the Yale School of Health, the number of people dying and suffering from diabetes and its complications is expected to roughly triple by 2025. Type 2 diabetes, a disease caused by genetic factors, and often brought on by obesity and lack of exercise, may lead to a host of problems, including blindness, kidney failure, amputation, heart disease and premature death. Adults under 40 who are living with diabetes are expected to have shorter life spans than their parents and grandparents, if they do not effectively take control of their diabetes.
“It is alarming to see that out of three generations surveyed, it is the younger group that is doing the least to make lifestyle changes in order to better manage their diabetes. This is especially disheartening because they will be burdened with diabetes complications at earlier ages and for longer durations,” said Alan Moses, associate vice president of clinical research and medical affairs, Novo Nordisk. “Drawing attention to the role of the family is a vital component of Novo Nordisk’s commitment to diabetes. Novo Nordisk recognizes life with diabetes can be full and productive, and aims to empower patients to effectively manage the disease and prevent health consequences.”
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