Re: Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

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Don't schools teach PE any more?

Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

Jan 16, 7:44 PM (ET)

" That is due largely to overweight issues. Children eating too many

calories and not getting enough exercise, " said Bonfield,

assistant director at the Central Ohio Diabetes Association.

[Guest guest]

I feel the culprit is HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. It is an unnatural

product that comes from CORN STARCH. It is found in everything these

days because it is cheap for the manufacturers to make than using

cane sugar.

-- In diabetes , " rashaidia " <rashaidia@y...> wrote:

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> Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

>

> Jan 16, 7:44 PM (ET)

>

>

> COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Health officials say the number of diabetes

> cases in Ohio has almost doubled in about a decade, which some

> attribute to poor eating habits and inactivity.

>

> The rise among children is especially grabbing attention, as more

> are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which is often related to

> obesity and is the most common form of the disease.

>

> " That is due largely to overweight issues. Children eating too many

> calories and not getting enough exercise, " said Bonfield,

> assistant director at the Central Ohio Diabetes Association.

>

> In the past, a child who developed diabetes almost always had type

> 1, which occurs when the body makes little or no insulin, the

> hormone that regulates blood sugar, said Dr. Cataland, who

> specializes in diabetes at Ohio State University.

>

>

> The number of diabetes cases in Ohio almost doubled from 1994 to

> 2003, said Jay Carey, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of

Health.

> The department estimates about 1 million people in Ohio have the

> disease, although about 267,000 cases are undiagnosed. About 20

> million Americans have diabetes.

>

> Most of the roughly 177,000 Americans under age 20 with diabetes

> have type 1, but type 2 cases are growing.

>

> Columbus Children's Hospital has seen the number of diabetes cases

> increase dramatically in the last 10 to 15 years, said Wynola

Wayne,

> a diabetes nurse clinician.

>

> " Overall, we are averaging about 150 new cases a year just in our

> center, " Wayne said. " That is pretty high considering we used to

> average about one new case a week. "

>

> Ashlee Townsend, 18, of Sedalia in Madison County, has struggled to

> manage her diabetes since she was diagnosed with type 2 as an 8-

year-

> old.

>

> " I was falling asleep. I wasn't able to concentrate. The school

sent

> me to the hospital to have tests. That is when they found out, " she

> said.

>

> Her father and other relatives also have the disease, which

Townsend

> manages with insulin injections.

>

> Some type 2 diabetics can use exercise and diet alone to control

the

> disease, which impairs the body's ability to properly use insulin,

> Cataland said. Many have to take pills or inject insulin.

>

> Without treatment, diabetes can cause serious complications such as

> blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage and heart disease. Diabetes

> is the fifth-leading cause of death in Ohio.

>

> Wayne said managing a child's diabetes requires the entire family's

> support.

>

> " If one child is obese and predisposed to diabetes, everyone in

that

> family needs to be involved in changing behavior and lifestyle by

> getting more involved in physical activities, walking more,

> exercising as a family unit, " she said.

>

> Grimm of Heath, about 30 miles east of Columbus, has been

> using a pump to deliver insulin to his body for about five years.

> The 18-year-old was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 7

and

> started giving himself shots at 10.

>

> " You have to accept it and realize that it is going to be a part of

> your life for the rest of your life, " said Grimm, whose 13-year-old

> brother, , also has the disease. " If you don't, you will be

sick

> again, you will be back in the hospital and you will be miserable. "

>

[Guest guest]

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:29:39 -0500 " , Bruce "

writes:

> Don't schools teach PE any more?

Not all of them. Some don't teach it at all. Some only have it once a

week. We homeschool, so my kids are outside running everyday, walking

with me every morning, and eating (mostly) healthy foods :-) Since

their dad and his dad have Type 2, we are very conscientious about

teaching our kids to take care of their health.

Gwen in FL

SAHM to 7yo Claire, 4yo , 2yo Audrey, and baby #4 due in June 06

[Guest guest]

I remember back before I was diagnosed, in Charlotte, NC if you went to the

Latin American grocery stores you could get Mexican coke. Mexican bottlers

sweeten with cane sugar rather than HFCS, and it does taste different.

(Canadian bottlers, I understand, use beet sugar.)

Re: Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

I feel the culprit is HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. It is an unnatural

product that comes from CORN STARCH. It is found in everything these

days because it is cheap for the manufacturers to make than using

cane sugar.

[Guest guest]

I thought that PE was mandated by state law. It was when I was in

school. When did it become optional?

Re: Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:29:39 -0500 " , Bruce "

writes:

> Don't schools teach PE any more?

Not all of them. Some don't teach it at all. Some only have it once a

week. We homeschool, so my kids are outside running everyday, walking

with me every morning, and eating (mostly) healthy foods :-) Since

their dad and his dad have Type 2, we are very conscientious about

teaching our kids to take care of their health.

Gwen in FL

SAHM to 7yo Claire, 4yo , 2yo Audrey, and baby #4 due in June 06

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On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:15:16 -0500 " , Bruce "

writes:

> I thought that PE was mandated by state law. It was when I was in

> school. When did it become optional?

Just did a quick search on this. It varies by state and district. I was

surprised by the number of states (including FL) where PE was not

required at all in the elementary years. The link I found:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june02/pestate.html

Gwen in FL

SAHM to 7yo Claire, 4yo , 2yo Audrey, and baby #4 due in June 06

[Guest guest]

when budget cuts had to take something out, they took out pe and the arts.

But left all sports (things that not everyone is into).

Angelia in OR

Re: Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

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> On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:29:39 -0500 " , Bruce "

> writes:

>> Don't schools teach PE any more?

>

> Not all of them. Some don't teach it at all. Some only have it once a

> week. We homeschool, so my kids are outside running everyday, walking

> with me every morning, and eating (mostly) healthy foods :-) Since

> their dad and his dad have Type 2, we are very conscientious about

> teaching our kids to take care of their health.

>

> Gwen in FL

> SAHM to 7yo Claire, 4yo , 2yo Audrey, and baby #4 due in June 06

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

> diabetes-unsubscribe

> Hope you come back soon!

>

>

>

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>

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Different states have different laws regarding this and over the years

they have little by little done away with it. The requirements are

minimal. I don't think it's optional but cut back drastically. Same

with school lunches, look what has happened with those, all fast

foods, counting catsup as a vegetable and so on.

>

> I thought that PE was mandated by state law. It was when I was in

> school. When did it become optional?

>

>

[Guest guest]

<sigh> Bruce, I'd bet there are lots of things about school you

wouldn't believe happen that didn't when you were in school! I bet you

didn't have vending machines either, except maybe a teacher's lounge.

Now many kids eat lunch from them. Nothing but junk & preservatives. I

once did an approx carb count on 's hot cafeteria lunch, over

100 carbs at that lunch, didn't even have ice cream, just the meal

itself. She chunks up while school is in, then during summer I get her

thinned down, then when school starts up she goes again. We're

starting to send lunch 2x/wk, but even then the teachers bribe the

kids with candy, friends bring candy, etc. I don't remember ever being

allowed to have candy in elementary or middle school and I'm only 34

yrs old.

Debi

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And after-school I think is way more a problem than during school

exercise. When I grew up in the '70's we went all over the

neighborhood on bikes, only requirement was to be back by dark. Now

you can't let your kids out in the front yard without an adult, they

might get snatched. I know I try to go out and sit with them, but

there's only so many hrs in a day, if you've gotta get supper going,

do their laundry, etc, you can't be out there all afternoon, and many

parents wouldn't do it even with the time. And like my kids, I'm one

of the only stay-at-homers so most kids that do live around us are at

daycare until 6pm or so. Then when they get home it's supper,

homework, bath & bed. No playtime anymore. I miss my kids not having a

forest or farm to go explore on like I did.

Debi

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I work for a school district that requires PE. Howeve, there are 30

kids in a class and they spend more time standing around than

exercising. Not enough space or equipment.

Along with the vending machines, we have a DECA student run store.

Their lunch deal one day was nachos, candy and Coke!!! Horrors!!!

Donna

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> Don't schools teach PE any more?

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> >

[Guest guest]

I'm an elementary school principal in Arkansas.

Legislation has been passed that the snack machines

can not be turned on until 30 minutes after lunch and

no new machines may be added. I think the snack

machines are the worst things to have at school and we

don't have them at my campus.

The lunch guidelines are terrible and we are working

on that. It helps that our governor is a diabetic and

lost 100+ pounds and is working on an healthy

Arkansas.

--- Debi wrote:

> <sigh> Bruce, I'd bet there are lots of things about

> school you

> wouldn't believe happen that didn't when you were in

> school! I bet you

> didn't have vending machines either, except maybe a

> teacher's lounge.

> Now many kids eat lunch from them. Nothing but junk

> & preservatives. I

> once did an approx carb count on 's hot

> cafeteria lunch, over

> 100 carbs at that lunch, didn't even have ice cream,

> just the meal

> itself. She chunks up while school is in, then

> during summer I get her

> thinned down, then when school starts up she goes

> again. We're

> starting to send lunch 2x/wk, but even then the

> teachers bribe the

> kids with candy, friends bring candy, etc. I don't

> remember ever being

> allowed to have candy in elementary or middle school

> and I'm only 34

> yrs old.

>

> Debi

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Diabetes homepage:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

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> Hope you come back soon!

>

[Guest guest]

At last, something good out of Arkansas!

I used to live there, and found it nearly as bad as WV (where I live now) for

ignorance, poverty, and backwardness. As the saying goes, " Thank goodness for

Mississippi! "

Re: Re: Diabetes Cases Almost Double in Ohio

The lunch guidelines are terrible and we are working

on that. It helps that our governor is a diabetic and

lost 100+ pounds and is working on an healthy

Arkansas.