Diabetes Forecast Magazine Offers Healthy Choices

Summer is just around the corner, which means it's time to head outdoors. From fresh grilling ideas to sure-fire travel tips, the June issue of Diabetes Forecast, the Healthy Living Magazine of the American Diabetes Association, offers many ways to savor the sizzle of the season.

Fire and Nice: Summer is prime time for firing up the grill, and luckily this cooking method is a generally healthy way to prepare food while enjoying some sunshine. Anyone looking to expand beyond the usual barbecue fare will enjoy this collection of recipes, from main dishes like Apple Mustard Pork Chops to sides like Strawberry and Grape Tomato Kebabs.

Happy Trails: About 10 percent of people with diabetes experience problems with diabetes control when traveling, such as lost supplies, equipment exposed to the elements and unhealthy food options at every turn. This article presents 35 expert-approved tips for healthy and hassle-free travel to fit any kind of vacation.

Fathers Know Best: Just in time for Father's Day, Diabetes Forecast showcases some of the dads who work tirelessly to provide for their families and set good examples for their children all while helping manage diabetes. These five men show that, when it comes to diabetes care, supportive dads (and granddads!) can make all the difference.

Sending Out an SOS: Checking blood glucose, taking medications, hitting the gym, counting carbs and cooking up healthful meals: At times, the laundry list of responsibilities may feel overwhelming to someone with diabetes. This understandable sense of burden or defeat has a name, diabetes distress, and doctors are just beginning to understand it. The magazine explores ways people with diabetes can overcome these negative emotions.

Additional exciting features and columns in the June 2013 issue of Diabetes Forecast include:

• New diabetes drugs are the first to target the kidneys plus how diabetes medications evolve from ideas to reaching the patients who need them.
• How to care for your loved one and yourself during a hospital stay.
• Why is neuropathy especially tough to treat in patients with type 2 diabetes?
• Hide and seek: Spot the Red Striders, people with diabetes who participate in Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, strolling across the pages of this issue.

Diabetes Forecast has been America's leading diabetes consumer magazine for more than 60 years, offering the latest news on diabetes research and treatment to provide information, inspiration and support to people with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to Stop Diabetes and its deadly consequences and fighting for those affected by diabetes. The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. Founded in 1940, our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. For more information, please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.

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