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VIRTUAL HEALTH
BY LAURIE DAVIES
Hysterectomy?
There's an App for That
One in three women will have a hysterectomy by age 60.
One in three cellphone users seeks health information through
mobile devices. It only stands to reason there would be overlap
between the two groups.
Enter, the HysterSisters app.
Women seeking hysterectomy support can download the
free HysterSisters Hysterectomy Support app for iPhone and
Android mobile devices. The app opens up a virtual world of
woman-to-woman hysterectomy support, including an
online support community, a symptom tracker
diary and weekly reminders for preparing
and recovering from surgery. Visit
hystersisters.com.
The ABCs of Diabetes
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can help to markedly reduce the incidence
of heart disease in those with type 2 diabetes," she adds.
The good news is, more people with diabetes in the U.S. are getting a handle on all
three-up to 19 percent in 2010 from a paltry
2 percent in 1988. The bad news, according
to the national institutes of Health (niH), is
that eight in 10 people with diabetes still are
not managing one or more of the ABCs.
"The fact that we've increased from
2 percent to 19 percent is great, but there is
much more room for growth," Parman says.
To listen to an niH podcast about the
ABCs of diabetes, visit nih.gov and enter
"podcast 0186" into the search field.
Understand
Your Risk
If you feel you may be
at risk for diabetes, take
the NMMC Diabetes
Treatment Center's selfrisk assessment.
Go to www.nmhs.
net/diabetes_risk_
test.pdf to take
the assessment.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY THINKSTOCK AND HYSTERSISTERS
ealing with diabetes isn't baby stuff,
but ABC is an easy way to remember
three important aspects of the disease: A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol.
A1C is a test that measures your blood
sugar levels over two to three months.
"Controlling your blood sugar is the most
important thing you can do to prevent
long-term complications of microvascular
diseases, such as kidney, eye and nerve disease," says Kitti Parman, a certified diabetes
educator with north Mississippi Medical
Clinics' Diabetes Treatment Center located
in iMA-Tupelo.
As for the B and C? "if you can control a
person's blood pressure and cholesterol, you
online
http://www.hystersisters.com
http://www.nmhs.net/pdf/diabetes_risk_test.pdf
http://www.nih.gov
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - North Mississippi
Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
The Weight Is Over
For Your Convenience
Got Excuses?
Managing Your Health with a DIY Tool Kit
Is It the Stress Talking?
The Wonderful World of Greens
Knee-to-Know Basics
On the Cover
Run for Your Life
14 Good-for-You Gifts
Special Delivery
Virtual Health
A Special Kind of Care
High Marks
A Dose of Prevention
Catch the Spirit
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