Get Your Move on Tip – Count on Your Cardiologist

TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit. Visit your cardiologist on a regular basis! It is important that you have routine check-ups. Our health does not remain static – it is continually changing. Because of this, checking in with your cardiologist (or any […]


TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.

Visit your cardiologist on a regular basis! It is important that you have routine check-ups. Our health does not remain static – it is continually changing. Because of this, checking in with your cardiologist (or any physician for that matter) helps you keep ahead of the curve on possible health issues and helps to identify health issues and initiate treatment/management strategies. Either way, regular visits to the doctor are an important part of being a healthy diabetic!

Monthly Highlights: November 2010

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UCSD@50: The Celebration Continues


UC San Diego’s 50th anniversary celebration is officially underway, so it’s time for the November edition of UCSD@50, our year-long series highlighting the people and projects that make this institution great.

Premiering November 1 at 8pm on TV and online (and re-airing throughout the month), this installment is hosted by Dr. David Granet and features Arts and Humanities Dean Seth Lerer, campus architect Boone Hellman and author Dirk Sutrow as they explore UCSD’s built environment.

The program also includes research on fighting antibiotic resistant “superbugs” at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; a profile of “Inception” and “Avatar” actor and UCSD alumnus Dileep Rao; a wrap-up of the “Meet the Beach” Volunteer 50 clean-up event; and a chat with UCSD staffer Darren McKay, a junior development engineer at UCSD’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center.

We’re also kicking off UCSD By Design, an anniversary-related speaker series about the history and future development of UCSD’s built environment.
More UCSD-TV 50th programming at www.ucsd.tv/50th

Great Minds Gather Here

Great Minds Gather Here
UC San Diego and its nine sister campuses have always served as gathering places for new ideas and knowledge, and this month we have an especially impressive line-up of guests who take on some of today’s most pressing issues.

Revelle Forum: Colombian Politician and Former Hostage Ingrid Betancourt

Research on Aging: Wisdom and Successful Aging

Main Street First: Fixing Broken Markets and Rebuilding the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren

Osher UCSD: Making A Difference In A Hostile Land with Fary Moini

Improving Diabetes Awareness

Great Minds Gather Here
The American Diabetes Association has designated November as American Diabetes Month and we’re happy to offer our extensive archive of diabetes-related programming as a resource for improving diabetes awareness, prevention and treatment.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.

  Health & Medicine

Health Matters: Communicating with Your Surgeon

Research on Aging: Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Taking Control of Your Diabetes: Coping with the Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Diabetes

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  Science

Seismic Testing of Wind Turbines for Renewable Energy

Earthquakes in Southern California: A View from Space

More >>

  Humanities

UCSD By Design: Kurt Forster

An Evening with Werner Herzog

More >>

Arts & Music  Arts & Music
Check out the latest additions to our online video archive.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll: The Physics of Earthquakes

State of Minds: Rural Doctors, Science of Happiness, Teacher Scientists, Special Collections Fall 2010

San Diego OperaTalk!: Der Rosenkavalier

More videos and podcasts>>

Coping with Emotional & Behavioral Aspects of Diabetes Premieres November 25th

Dealing with the diagnosis of diabetes and the details of daily life that come along with it can be overwhelming. Finding balance is essential to healthy living. Clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Polonsky joins our host Dr. Steven Edelman to discuss common emotional pitfalls that get in the way of diabetes management, and what can be […]

Dealing with the diagnosis of diabetes and the details of daily life that come along with it can be overwhelming. Finding balance is essential to healthy living. Clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Polonsky joins our host Dr. Steven Edelman to discuss common emotional pitfalls that get in the way of diabetes management, and what can be done about them.

For the complete air schedule and to view this program online, click here.

Dr. William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDE is the founder and president of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute as well as an Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Yale University and has served as Chairman of the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators, Senior Psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, and Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is an active researcher in behavioral diabetes, with his most recent projects focusing on the utility of home blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes, the emotional and behavioral consequences of being diagnosed with diabetes, and the value of diabetes self-management support training for health care professionals.

Dr. Polonsky has served on the editorial boards of numerous professional and lay publications, including Diabetes Care, Diabetes Forecast, Clinical Diabetes, Diabetes Self-Management and Diabetes Health. A licensed clinical psychologist and certified diabetes educator, he has also authored Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When You Can’t Take it Anymore, a book for patients published by the American Diabetes Association.

Fit to Eat Tip – Curbing Carb Calories

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet!
Be aware of high calorie bread choices. Muffins, bagels, croissants and biscuits have significantly more…

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet!

Be aware of high calorie bread choices. Muffins, bagels, croissants and biscuits have significantly more calories than a slice or two of whole grain bread or toast. Add butter or margarine sparingly.

Get Your Move on Tip – Glucose Monitoring

TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit. Monitor your blood glucose before and after exercise! WHY? So that you can understand how your body responds to certain amounts of physical activity. Also, monitoring blood glucose helps to reduce hypoglycemia and identifies when blood […]


TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.

Monitor your blood glucose before and after exercise! WHY? So that you can understand how your body responds to certain amounts of physical activity. Also, monitoring blood glucose helps to reduce hypoglycemia and identifies when blood glucose may be significantly elevated. This knowledge helps you make better choices and increases behaviors that can help avoid the consequences of not knowing what your blood glucose level is.