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November 2011 Calendar and Health Awareness

 

 

November is an important month for goal oriented activities, even at the social and national levels. Health awareness promotion is important for the health and well being of everyone. Therefore it is a busy month for health awareness experts. Here are some of the details

 

 

 1. American Diabetes Month

 

Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder which causes problems with the absorption of blood sugar. Depending on personal physical condition this happens when

 

•   Body does not produce enough insulin
•   Body produces insulin but it is not used
•   Insulin produced is much less than needed by the body

 

Diabetes is a chronic disease. It is a major disorder of the body that influences lifestyle and effort to come over this disease. Once all the preventive measures and plans are applied to overcome diabetes, the medication requirement is reduced – all as a result of eating right amount of food at one time and selecting the most suitable foods along with daily exercise for normal blood sugar range. Diabetes prevention is extremely important.

 

Diabetes Statistics

 

 1. About 21 million Americans, 7 % of the population have this disease.

 2. Another 47 million, including 2million 12-19 year old have pre diabetic condition.

 

 3. 1990 to 2002 diabetes increased more than 14%. 60 year and older nearly one out of five has diabetes.

 

 4. Diabetes is the only disease with death rate still rising. Diabetics, may turn blind,loose a foot or leg, may have kidney failure, develop coronary disease and stroke. The chances of Alzheimer’s are more than double.

 

Because of all these reasons diabetes prevention is very important, more important than any other disease as it completely destroys normal life. Diabetes awareness for pre diabetics and those who do not have diabetes is very important. So, they try their best prevention effort and may not get this disease.

 

November is the month to promote this awareness message to every one.

 

 

 2. COPD Disease Awareness Month

 

COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, occurs when inhaling and exhaling for breathing airways and air sacs (in the lungs) lose their elastic quality, breathing becomes hard and this obstruction is called COPD disease.

 

 

 

COPD is listed as number four in the top death causing disease in the USA. It causes one death every 4 minutes somewhere in USA.

The risk factors for this diseases are:

 

•   Smoking and over 40 years of age or over.
•   Have worked or lived around chemicals or fumes
•   Have medical genetics with COPD
•   Feeling short of breath, chronic persistent cough, and having trouble doing every day tasks like using stairs.

 

First prevention is to talk to your health provider about it. Ask the doctor to have a general breathing test, quitting smoking, avoiding pollutants, avoiding air pollution getting flue and phenomena shots is the basic prevention.

 

November 2011 awareness has a theme for COPD “Learn more breathe better” this is the national awareness and campaign eduction for this year. Do your share by knowing more about this disease and use prevention for yourself and your family.

 

 

 3. National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

 

Alzheimer’s is a type of deterioration of logical and intellectual activity ( like thinking remembering, reasoning, and using language) of the mind that causes problems to an individual and this ability goes down slowly and can turn worse with time. Alzheimer’s test is recommended to test if signs of Alzheimer’s are noticed by friends and family.

 

Alzheimer’s is the 6^th leading cause of death in United States. Those with Alzheimer’s live almost eight years after it becomes noticeable. Alzheimer’s treatment is based on the history of individual patient and test results. There is a world wide effort to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Efforts and researches are going on in United States too and donations to the causes will add your contribution to it. So do your share, get preventive information and use it. Alzheimer’s stages start slowly and progress with time.

 

There are several other health awareness activities for November 2011. Following is a list of these .

 

4.  National Hospice month

5.  National Healthy Skin month

6.  Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness month

7.  National Allied Health Week

8.  Diabetic Eye Disease Month

9.  Food Health Issues Related to Diabetes

10. Lung Cancer Awareness month

11. National Family Caregivers Month

12. National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

13. Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

14. Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

 

My focus is going to be on Diabetes now. It is a disease for everyone, children, teens, adults and seniors. Once onsets for anyone you have to live with it all your life. With extreme care and attention it can be maintained for life which seems to be very hard to attain by average people. But there are some diabetics who have used every trick in the book and are living a healthy life style. Persistence in watching blood sugars few times a day, plan eating time following type 2 diabetes diet daily exercise and taking insulins as needed is the best way.

 

Thanks for taking the time to read this post.

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