Bob Harper of 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Houston, TX on Monday, December 4 to Help Residents 'Step Up' Their Diabetes Management

Bob Harper of 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Houston, TX on Monday, December 4 to Help Residents 'Step Up' Their Diabetes Management

Harper and Local Diabetes Expert Introduce Recommendations for People With
Type 2 Diabetes: '6.5 Steps Toward Better Blood Sugar Control'

WHAT: As part of the major national educational campaign Diabetes & You:
Step It Up to Get It Down, renowned life and fitness coach Bob
Harper will visit Houston, TX to encourage local residents with
type 2 diabetes to better manage their disease. Harper and a panel
of diabetes experts convened by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) developed the easy-to-understand
and motivational 6.5 Steps Toward Better Blood Sugar Control.

The 6.5 Steps underscore the importance of reaching the AACE target
A1C goal of 6.5% or less for most people through the cornerstones
of effective diabetes management -- eating healthy, being
physically active, monitoring blood sugar, seeing a doctor or other
healthcare professional, and, when appropriate, taking one or more
medicines.

WHY: The Diabetes & You: Step It Up to Get It Down campaign was
developed in response to a first-of-its-kind report issued last
year by AACE showing that two out of three Americans with type 2
diabetes analyzed in a study were not in control of their blood
sugar.

In Texas, approximately 1.2 million people are diagnosed with
diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and
accounts for nearly 90 to 95% of all diagnosed diabetes cases.
According to the AACE Report, approximately 71% of people with type
2 diabetes in Houston, TX analyzed in a study were not in control
of their blood sugar.

Anyone interested in learning more about better diabetes management
can call 1-877-6-5-STEPS or visit www.stepitupdiabetes.com.

WHEN: MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2006

WHO: Available for interviews:

Bob Harper -- Life and fitness coach from "The Biggest Loser"
Dr. Jeffrey Brown, MD, FACE, Medical Director of Endocrinology
Associates of Houston
Noel Blackman -- Type 2 diabetes patient from Houston who has
worked 1-on-1 with Bob Harper

CONTACT: For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact
Carol McCormick at 917-922-4878 or Alicia Dunn at 212-798-9739.

GlaxoSmithKline has provided funding and other support to the American
Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) for the Diabetes & You:
Step It Up to Get It Down campaign.

PRNewswire -- Nov. 30

Source: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Web site: http://www.stepitupdiabetes.com/

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