This monthly series is a partnership of the New Pittsburgh Courier, Community PARTners (a core service of the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute—CTSI), the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and the UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion. All articles can be accessed online at the New Pittsburgh Courier website. These pages will provide you with valuable information on health topics that may affect you, your family or friends and connect you to local health initiatives and resources.
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on the importance of eating healthy, staying active and risk planning—three important goals for good diabetic management for people living with diabetes. Marcus A. Poindexter, LSW, HSV, and Esther L. Bush, president and CEO of the Urban League, discussed this important topic.
MAP: Good morning, Ms. Bush. It’s such a pleasure to sit down with you again to discuss the importance of good diabetic management, which is a process to restore the normal functions of the metabolism (breakdown of the food we eat). Thanks to better treatment, people with diabetes are now living longer and have a better quality of life than ever before. This is because of excellent self-care behaviors, such as eating healthy, staying active and risk planning (coping) to maintain the goal of good diabetic management. For people living with diabetes, however, making healthy choices can be extremely difficult. What suggestions can you provide to keep our people and their loved ones healthy?
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