Diabetes Dateline
New Spanish Translations Available From NDIC
"More Spanish translations!" That's what our customer satisfaction survey is telling us you want and we're listening. The NDIC has just published Spanish versions of two frequently requested publications and several other translations are on the way. Now available are Spanish versions of the booklets What I Need to Know About Eating and Diabetes (Lo que debo saber sobre alimentación y la diabetes) and Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 (Guía para personas con diabetes tipo 1 y tipo 2).
What I Need to Know About Eating and Diabetes (Lo que debo saber sobre alimentación y la diabetes) is a compilation of the three-booklet meal planning series I Have Diabetes: What Should I Eat? (Tengo Diabetes: ¿Qué Debo Comer?), I Have Diabetes: How Much Should I Eat? (Tengo Diabetes: ¿Cuánto Debo Comer?), and I Have Diabetes: When Should I Eat? (Tengo Diabetes: ¿Cuándo Debo Comer?).
This easy-to-read booklet includes
- an explanation of the diabetes food pyramid and a description of each of the food groups, with guidelines on choosing serving sizes
- general suggestions on the number of servings to meet three different daily calorie targets
- suggested blood glucose targets
- general guidelines on managing blood glucose levels
- "need-to-know" information on physical activity
- treatment guidelines on hypoglycemia and strategies for sick days
Interactive sections provide opportunities for people to personalize the booklet with information about their own blood glucose targets; meal times; medication names, dosages, and schedules; recommended number of servings for each food group in the pyramid; sample menus; and serving sizes.
Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2 (Guía para personas con diabetes tipo 1 y tipo 2) is now available as well. This comprehensive, 62-page reference provides essential information in a generously illustrated format for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It includes definitions of the different types of diabetes; target levels for blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids; recommendations for daily self-care; strategies for preventing diabetes complications; suggestions for care in special situations such as sick days; and a list of resources for additional information.
This booklet is suitable for those who are newly diagnosed or for people who have had diabetes for many years and need a review of the basics. Instructions are given throughout the booklet for those who use insulin and those who do not. The English version can be accessed at http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/index.htm.
Spanish translations of two additional NDIC publications will be available in 2004:
- Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
- The Diabetes Dictionary
Printed copies of NDIC publications can be ordered using our online catalog at www.catalog.niddk.nih.gov.
NIH Publication No. 04–4562
May 2004
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