w.d la war "TUESDAY, 23, 2004 THE NEWS JOURNAL 5 Ohio mayor hopes to inspire fellow diabetics to stay on top of disease years ago, he was overweight and smoking. He heard family members talk about having a "little sugar" but never took it seriously Now, the 50-year-old black mayor has quit smoking and hits the gym every morning. His latest A1C readings were under 7 percent. "It has not been easy to get there," Coleman said. "It has been something that I have had to work at every day, but it has led to a wonderful, wonderful life." By MALIA RULON Associated Press WASHINGTON An Ohio mayor has a personal message to diabetics across the country: If he can work 15-hour days and still fit in regular exercise and healthy meals to control his disease, they can too.
Mayor Mike Coleman of Columbus, Ohio, is among 50 leaders nationwide who kicked off a public service campaign last week to encourage diabetics to regularly test their blood with a healthy blood sugar level should have an A1C reading of 7 percent or lower. "Many people with diabetes aren't aware of this test and even fewer are meeting this goal," said Dr. James R. Gavin in, president of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Most insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid pay for this test.
Diabetes is a genetic disease in which the body doesn't produce or properly use insulin, the hormone needed to convert food sugar levels and keep their readings low. Coleman, a diabetic himself, said controlling his disease has given him more energy and helps him do his job as mayor of the nation's 15th largest city More than 18 million Americans have diabetes, but of the 13 million diagnosed with the disease, 63 percent don't have their blood sugar levels under control, putting them at risk for complications such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease, heart at tacks or amputation. The public service announcements, filmed by mayors from Washington, Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, St. Louis, Las Vegas, Salt lake City and elsewhere, urge diabetics to get regular blood readings called "A1C" tests. This test measures a person's average blood sugar level over a three-month period.
It is the best way to determine if a person has the disease under control, says the American Diabetes Association. A person into energy. The disease can be triggered by obesity, though it is more common among blacks, Hispanics and American Indians. Uncontrolled diabetes accounts for nearly 10,000 avoidable deaths a year and 6.8 million sick days, according to the private National Committee for Quality Assurance's 2004 report. Health care costs related to the disease totaled $132 billion in 2002, the group says.
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