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Date:10/10/2007

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The Diabetes New Day campaign launched in New York and Chicago in October and will visit seven additional cities throughout the United States in the coming months, starting with Philadelphia on November 1. To be considered for a Healthy Menu Makeover and a visit from B. Smith, people with type 2 diabetes and those who care for people who have type 2 diabetes should log on to http://www.DiabetesNewDay.com and complete the online questionnaire. Questionnaires will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 17, 2007. Participants will be selected based on several factors, including their goals for managing type 2 diabetes.

B. Smith's diabetes-friendly recipes will be developed in collaboration with George Grunberger, M.D., clinical professor of Internal Medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, chairman of the Grunberger Diabetes Institute and a member of the National Board of Directors, AACE, and Samantha Heller, MS, RD, CDN, former senior clinical nutritionist at New York University Medical Center, currently in private practice.

"AACE recognizes the challenges people with diabetes face every day and supports this program because small changes can have a positive effect on managing diabetes more successfully. It's also important to evaluate your treatment plan with your doctor regularly, which includes reviewing your blood glucose levels and discussing your diet and exercise plan and any medications you are taking to make sure you're doing everything you can to manage your condition," said Dr. Grunberger.

A healthy diet is a key component of diabetes management. The Diabetes New Day campaign encourages people with type 2 diabetes to recognize that small changes can have a big effect on managing diabetes successfully, including:

-- Eating more fresh vegetables, using sugar substitutes, and drinking

water instead of soda.

-- Increasing phy
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