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get moving: five ways to fall into fitness
 The days are getting shorter, and the air is getting cooler, but that doesn't mean people have to hide inside just yet. There's nothing like the refreshing, crisp air to breathe new life into a fitness routine.
The TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) program, a nonprofit, noncommercial network of weight-loss support groups and wellness education organization, offers a few simple reminders to help people create an enjoyable fall fitness plan to keep them on track and feeling great as the holiday season quickly approaches. Please share these reminders with your patients.
- Set realistic goals. Pushing yourself to take on too much at once can actually deter you from reaching your goals.
- Find the best time to work out. Is it easier for you to get up earlier in the morning, or do you have more free time in the evening? Perhaps your lunch hour is a good time for extra activity. Think about what time works best for you, then plan to stick to your workout as though it were an appointment.
- Take advantage of the weather. Fall is great for hiking (and taking in the changing colors!), biking or brisk walks.
- Challenge yourself. Enter a 5K run/walk and find a few friends to join you! Exercising with friends can be fun and encouraging.
- Keep track of your activity, food and progress. This can help you notice patterns, make healthier choices and see how you're doing.
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september 15 - october 15:
Celebrate hispanic heritage month
with new family traditions
 Traditions are a part of family life passed from generation to generation, and many families make improving their health a new tradition.
While type 2 diabetes runs in many Hispanic/Latino families, there are steps people can take as a family to prevent or delay it.
Making healthy food choices, being more active, and supporting family members with prediabetes to lose a few pounds are ways to show the next generation that type 2 diabetes does not have to be their destiny. During National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15, Quality Insights is encouraging families to lower their risk for type 2 diabetes with new healthy habits.
Read more about how you can support diabetes prevention and management in the Hispanic community.
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Provider Resource: Blood Pressure Newsletter from Target:BP
Looking for additional solutions to better equip your practice and patients to help control high blood pressure?
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optimize your ehr: prevent prediabetes
 Feeling confused about how to quickly identify your prediabetes patient population and efficiently provide referrals to a local National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)?
The American Medical Association (AMA) offers
suggestions and guidance
on how to use your electronic health record (EHR) and technology to improve the care you provide patients with prediabetes.
While functionalities will vary depending on your EHR, you may find it helpful to print and share this information with others in your organization to determine how to best use your EHR for diabetes prevention.
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online learning: take advantage of free online diabetes education
 Webinar: Type 1 Diabetes through the Lifespan
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Understand the evidence behind team-based care and how HCOs can use this practice to improve blood pressure control. Activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢ and ANCC contact hour.
On-Demand Webcast: Have an Impact on Your Patients - The Prediabetes Conversation
Join Dr. Edward Sobel, Quality Insights Medical Director for the state of Delaware, in a conversational review of the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of prediabetes in children and adults. Guidance on how to navigate communication around the topic of prediabetes is also presented, along with available education and referral options.
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WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT:
navigating prediabetes conversations
If a patient has been identified as having prediabetes, the leader of the healthcare team (physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant) should engage the patient in a discussion about the diagnosis.
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DON'Ts
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Don't use the terms "borderline diabetes," "touch of sugar," or say the sugar is "a little high."
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Do tell the patient that having prediabetes means he or she has a
much higher chance
of developing type 2 diabetes in the coming years.
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Don't tell the patient it is just something to "keep an eye on" or monitor at the next visit. Conversely, don't have a lengthy discussion about risk percentages, which is confusing to many people.
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or other resource to assist each patient in ongoing steps to prevent type 2 diabetes.
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Don't tell the patient to lose weight and increase their physical activity without offering specific resources, behavioral strategies, support, and follow-up.
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mark your calendar: upcoming hypertension & diabetes events across pa
Do you know about a local diabetes prevention or hypertension event taking place near you? E-mail details to
Amy Porter if you'd like to have it featured in our upcoming newsletters.
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Funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the Improving the Health of Americans Through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke federal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Publication number PADOH-HD-
101119
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