Bayer Easy Care >> 2008 Newsletters

Inspiring tools for healthy living.

Streamline your diabetes care—whether you’re online or on the go. Our helpful new online tools will let you ease through day-to-day diabetes management and reach a better understanding of your diagnosis.
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Also in this issue:

Get the lowdown on sodium. Read more >

Discover how to make your insulin and exercise regimens work together. Read more >

Why No Coding^™technology improves your self-testing accuracy. Read more >

Find out how to get your own Bayer meter—FREE. Read more >

Be sodium savvy.
	Sodium causes your body to retain extra water. That extra water can set off a chain reaction that, over time, can cause your kidneys and heart to work harder, raising the risk of heart disease and stroke. Since diabetes is also a risk factor for heart disease, it is very important to safely control blood pressure in addition to maintaining your blood sugar.
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Balancing your body’s insulin with exercise.
	Exercising regularly not only helps with diabetes and weight management—it also helps maintain good circulation and overall cardiovascular health. But can a person with diabetes truly approach exercise in the same way as someone who does not have diabetes? The simple answer is no, but the explanation is a little more complex.
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Test yourself. Not your meter.
	As a part of our commitment to help simplify life with diabetes, we’ve created meters that offer No Coding^™ technology—making every reading fast and reliable while alleviating the hassle of coding and the risk of error due to miscoding.
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Did you know?

•		Most people get about 4,000 mg of sodium per day—twice the recommended daily allowance per the American Heart Association

•		The taste for salt is acquired, so it can also be reversed. By limiting your salt intake over time, your taste buds will learn to love the natural taste of food

•		Dining out is one of the likeliest ways to get a lot of sodium