kids and healthy living

LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Is It Worth It?

By AmyT on January 4, 2013

Happy Friday! Once again, it’s time for a “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the educational D-documentary film Sugar Babies. In this week’s clip, we meet a family in which both a father and daughter are struggling with type 2 diabetes — so the whole family’s working on improving what they eat and getting more exercise.
Since making some lifestyle changes, the family is asking themselves a very basic question:…

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New Health Ed in Elementary Schools – Start ‘Em Young!

By AllisonN on December 27, 2012

It’s abundantly clear that when it comes to healthy living, you’ve gotta start ‘em young. No matter what type of diabetes you mighty have in mind, a mentality that includes healthy food and exercise choices is an important one that kids need to be made aware of at an early age.
A recent CDC report shows the rates of type 2 diabetes in children and teens will increase by almost fifty percent by 2050. Although…

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