<div class="ydpe7abe2b9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">November 14th is World Diabetes Day- this condition needs to be discussed extensively and the role of healthy lifestyle including physical activity can not be overemphasized. That is why on World Town Planning Day which is today the 8th of November I urge our planners to ensure we have appropriate pavements to walk safely on, areas to play (too much concrete) and more greens to soothe our minds.</div>
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<div class="ydpe7abe2b9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Diabetes management and prevention STARTS AT HOME! the family should learn to eat right as a unit, engage in physical activity and reduce slumber time in couches and playing games that avoid moving for hours.</div>
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<div class="ydpe7abe2b9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In our work places we can form Walk Groups that use as little as 10 minutes of the lunch break to engage in physical activity or have an onsite gym.</div>
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<div class="ydpe7abe2b9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I believe by November 14th we would all have checked our blood sugar!</div>