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Welcome to the Kids' Zone
Hi, kids. I'm Jordan. This Web site has lots
of information about foot health and a disease called diabetes. There
are two main types of diabetes; Type 1 diabetes, which results when
the body’s system for fighting infection (the immune system)
turns against a part of the body, and Type 2 diabetes, which is the
most common form of the disease.
Type 2 diabetes can run in your family and you might not even know
it! I learned all about it in school, with the help of TV sportscaster
James Brown. On the Kids' Zone Web site, you can learn all about your
feet and ways to prevent diabetes and other diseases that affect the
feet.
Click on "Jordan's
story" to watch my cartoon. You will find out what I learned
at school and see what I taught my friend Roberto, my mom, and
my grandpa.
After you watch it, you can teach your family all about diabetes,
too!
In the "Things to Make
and Do" section you can get creative with lots of fun activities.
Staying active and eating right are two ways that can help
prevent diabetes.
There are fun games, quizzes, tips,
and lots of other information that you can print out and share
with your friends and family. And there's even a drawing
competition!
Twelve winners will receive a free pair of APMA seal-approved
running shoes.
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