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Brochure Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. ✔ Monthly clinic visits until risks are reduced by reaching target ranges for blood pre s - sure, cholesterol and blood suga r . After reaching target, visits will be quarterl y .

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  1. Brochure Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma ✔Monthlyclinicvisitsuntilrisksarereducedbyreachingtargetrangesforbloodpres- sure,cholesterolandbloodsugar. Afterreachingtarget, visitswillbequarterly. ✔Aregisterednursewillhelpmanageyour care, provide educationandbeavailabletoansweryourquestionsinpersonorbyphone ✔Closelymonitoryourbloodpressure,bloodsugar, weightandcholesterol ✔Groupandindividualeduca- tionclassesondiabetesand cardiovasculardisease(CVD)riskreduction ✔Regularlaboratorytesting ✔Familyparticipationencouragedthrough communityevents ✔Consultationwith Exercise Program Managerandpersonalexerciseplan development ✔ConsultationwithaRegisteredDieticianandassistancewithpersonalmealplanning Highbloodpressure,familyhistoryofheartdisease,lackofexercise,fattydiet...areallsignsthatyouareatriskforheartdiseaseandstroke. Joinus! TheChoctawNationDiabetesWellnessCenterisproudtopresenttheHappyHeartProgram,beginninginOctober,2005.To participateyouwillbegivenasimple,painless screeningtoevaluateyourbloodpressure,cholesterolandglucoselevels.Ourtrainedtechnicianswillhelptoestablishhealthy targetrangesanddevelophealthylifestyles thatwillworkforyou. Education,regularcheckups,ahealthydiet andexercisecanreduceyourriskofcardio- vasculardisease.Wewanthealthylifestyles tobecomeawayoflifeintheChoctawNa- tion. Pleasejoinus,calltheDiabetesWellnessCentertoday. DiabetesWellnessCenterstaff RonaldP.Robinson,MDisboardcertifiedinEndocrinologyandMetabolism.Hecom- pletedhisEndocrinologyFellowshiptrainingatVanderbiltUniversityMedi- calCenterinNashville,TNin1982. EddieNoel,PACGraduateofTheUniversityofOklahomaPAProgramin1987.NoelhasbeenapracticingPAfor18years,hasbeenatDWC 2years. DixieHammons,MS,FNP,CDEGraduate ofOklahomaUniversity 1994. PracticingFNP11years,hasbeenatDWC8years. IhaveType2diabeteswhyiscardiovasculardiseaseriskreductionimportanttome? ✔Heartattackistheleading(#1)causeof deathinbothmenandwomenintheUnitedStates. ✔PeoplewithType2diabeteshaveafourtimesgreaterchanceofdyingofaheart attack. ✔Stroke is the thirdleadingcause of deathintheUnitedStates. ✔People withType 2 diabetes are twotofourtimes more likelytohave a stroke. • WhoCanpartiCipate • Patientswhoreceivehealthcarewithinthe ChoctawNationHealthCareSystem • HaveadiagnosisofType2 Diabetes • Mustbeatleast18yearsold • WhomaynotpartiCipate • Pregnant • OndialysisorinEnd Stage RenalDisease • Activelyusingalcoholordrugsasdeter-minedbyaphysician

  2. TargeTranges • Bloodpressure-below130/80 • LDLCholesterol(bad)-below100 • HDLCholesterol(good)-men40orgreater • &women45orgreater • Triglycerides-lessthan150 • a1C-lessthan7 • Waystoreducerisk ofCVDindiabetes • ✔Stopsmoking • ✔Keepyourbloodpressure withintargetrange • ✔Keepcholesterolwithintargetrange • ✔Keepbloodglucoselevelswithinrange • ✔Exercise daily • ✔Lose weightifneeded • ✔Haveregularcheckups • reduceyourriskofcardiovasculardisease! • Calltoday! reduceyourriskof heartdiseaseandstroke! Join today! One Choctaw Way Talihina, OK 74571 ChoCtaWnation DiabetesWellnessCenter CHoCtAwNAtioNDiAbEtESwEllNESSCENtEROneChoctawWay • Talihina, OK 918-567-7000ext. 6957 orext. 6545 800-349-7026ext. 6957 orext. 6545

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