Pregnancy
and Diabetes:
What You Should Know
Diabetes
you should not take away the joy of feeling like a mother,
and giving birth to a beautiful healthy baby. Although
having diabetes and being pregnant are two conditions
that should be taken seriously and managed very carefully,
if you follow the
needed health guidelines, your condition will not get
in the way of your baby. The key: Diabetes Control. Diabetes
control is the most important factor for the well being
of you and your baby. Women that do not keep their blood
glucose levels under control throughout their pregnancy
greatly increase their risks for birth defects. In the
early stages of the pregnancy, when the baby’s organs
are still
forming, high blood glucose levels can
damage them. Read more in the current issue!
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Globalization’s
Aftermath: How People of Color
Must Work Together for Change
Daily, I get forwarded informational emails from family
members. Most are constructive. They remind me of the
important fact that far too many women in our country
are dying of
cancer. Others are not so constructive, and talk about
economic problems in the U.S. focusing on one central
enemy: the immigrant.
“Illegal immigrants come to this country, steal
our jobs, and don’t pay taxes.” “Immigrants
take advantage of federal, state and local services.”
“Immigrants demand everything in
Spanish from the street signs to the national anthem.”
These emails expose the ugly, harsh
prevailing beliefs expressed by white and black Americans
alike. Whether dominantly liberal or progressive, many
black Americans have lived for generations at the back
of the line, and tie the perceived threat of immigrants
to their scarce jobs and resources. Although we share
a similar historical condition and have worked together
for basic human rights and justice, these tensions manifest
themselves
between African Americans and Latinos. Read more in the
current issue!
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