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Diabetes no sweet dream for sufferers
By Scott Nixon path:Mai, norripleiok
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MAW' • t lt • atheittit- ustil! atirin
the iPp.i tioUSt: KIllp Stir, Ito
care specialists, and phartuactin
,tical-representatives.vvill ktot
Minn nnit care isti Maio! con
cern among dutinites suflerer
because one of the- empplica
taints of diabetes -is iiitckei
• loud,• winch atlects the cirtaile-
tail, &nip says probably 5ti pte
cent of non-trauniatir alumna-
. lions are porlernied
- witki diabetes.
London district brand of
. the Ca nad iaiiDiabetes
Associatiim and the Heart and
• Stroke I•outidation will also tie
at the open house. _ • ' " •
The open housewill also iia.ve
• cookbooks on -display to sitiow-
'people how to prepare,dittbetic-
• friendly inettis. • .
'Another development -for *the
Centre are new class sessions
which will be held on Nov. 19.
26 and Dec. -3 from &45-11:30
amt The class talks about what '
the disease maintaining a
proper diet. dealing.with the
' disease' and blood monitoring.
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IOW(' Type 1 Cllatieleir
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cost. into the fileIstl efli anti
keeps blood tiqcoptlipo,
levels. But. as Kri}i
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Ito thell1SytyeS.Up lc, r,it :mars -
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tiCatISO peopit hon.! 1
tying. themselves ritieclies
The other poll cm!? d
lIt stitlitrers- nave Type 2 d
!tes Type .2 tiStliilf
loPle -01'er Ow age of .z.1-
th•ough the native potrui
in. Type 2..cliatieteS 15. accor
g to Kulp, 'very predomina
nutty yoting-Childrett " Kti
ys -this probably due to tt
ave diet: which has evoivt
er the years to includt. mat
or,essed foods. lf- IfilS• alti
knliluggested that the mow
int front a traditional to
•s ter ti izecl I i Fes ty le ha.
reased diabetes natives.
i Type 2, the puticrtais. sti
ctibtis, but dutniti-.1 produc
nigh insulin or prodtices itnif
Ik't insului The Ihitin treat
tits ler 'rypt• 2:are diet and
rcise. Many "I'ype 2 sullert.irs
weight.
diet and .exercise don't .heip,
medicines are ' used •aticl. if
iSsary, Itijet:tiOnS are
cribed.
otlier' lesser-known type of
Otos.; A gestational diabetes
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'.1. Dawn McGuffin-Town, left, and Aileen Knip display. some of the iterns available at•the Huron -Perth
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a- Diabetes Education Centre at the South Huron Hospital.The centre is'now preparing for an open
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houseonNov. 1 2.After 10 years at the hospital, MCGuffin-Town is moving on to a new job in
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'• • determine -what kind of food.- age of 45.: •
le .. When dva:litig, with. dia.betes. ' their•body can handle.
• id vveight is a .itiar ISSUE'. says Diabetes is increasing to the • and don't even know it bc.cause •
Many people have diabetes
iy -,.McGuffinJown. if a person A. p.ortit where It e'Ministry of they haven't been 'experiencing
u -overweight, it's difficult to con- • Health bits increased,- funding. any symptoms.
•
Erol the attitilltil Of glucus€, le the: for diitbetes,-relawd.programs, lir ' • It is .thost,t ptlople, )(nip says,
u.' blood ,bticause cells don't accept hopes .of glowing down.. the •.' who are of 'great concern
s -the halltliti effectiveV By losing increase!
• . .. be.ca us. they dont get treated
weight.' fvf(;uffiii.--1•own. says. According to McCUffm-Town, ! .and.eventually experience (mn
II ltie dia.beteS.is easier to Control_ obesity is alsoincreasing. l'hoge - plicationsstich as lii;art disi!ase. •
e, Knip said sometimes •it'S only Who have` an unhealthy wei 1 t 0 •t, complications begin, it.
1 .. a matter of cusing'15 wields
-•'Ibe weight "should. come off i.Iase. ' , ' .•
. rive tip,1'.1(*.iiS likely to get the dis- . nialses it harder to tontrol the
slowly . .• . so the weight '1('),s can ' ,, n ot her r;;ISUll for the
- disea,se.
.. - he maintaitied.'' Mt:Catlin-I:Own itierabt ill diabetes is the. Sim....
i ' said. "We'.never 16(A -for f.luick pie fact people ere.-livilig low.r.
• rotes. People have to be patient.' - As people age,' the Paric"re.as
' One 'Of the cuinplications •Of ' 'Wears out. said Knip.
' diabetes -is • thirst.' Mcc.; uffin- .. ln-addition, people are not eat,
Town 'recommend,. pieople ex:pe ng healthy --- fast foods and
• riencti%' thirst drink Water and • processed foods .are high fal -
, Stay evyay from sweet fruit foods and. are found more and .
drinks at d
ql , iiip which can- occur during preg-
ht tht•bospital. ' . tmp-. Gesuitiontil diabetes uSu-
. According to statistics', ("ruin - goes away alter the pre--
- Diabo,teil [Olney, toil tho'persee Can tiOvel-
•'AssoCiatipil.. 1 •i ill 'up Type 2'diabetlis atter tlit:agt•
' halio •.01.40.
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people's diets these
I (1 a ,potstin (Ita.gfitiseti
vital diabetes beg -ti A seen ig
dietician. the dikAit:tail tries to
thetl' diet, to What they're.:
USIJCI ttt eittifig. sas frIn(.;LiIren-
A ellen •
WWI titillietei;,. Alithiler eStitilitt- Oho Iiiistiotilef:Istirrounditi! - hard to gel' used to so the,dieti-
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td t) (1(1(1 ate tin:light to have diabetes. Kliipsays. is the I;elitit. f:ltil- Will Li) tu:Iitid hpPrbtoCiatt.
• - the diseasibut don't know it. .that seine people StlITti• free) •StilistitUtfiS
' • 'Flier(' itte tlVt, Main VOW-, ut : “bOrderlitio 'diabetes". Whorl' Sugar isn't fiocAlbSitray prvillb-
dlittieift. Type 'rand '1'.,,pi 2: ,' -their glucose level can litiveriosi.' - "Aid'. but the diabett,s sufferer
,! ypi. ; sa.vs Kim, pi intone- above the tiol;tilill le% el This, lois to It.11014' the hinds. htople '
iiiiiiti iitte,:.: people. up lk:is,tlii. _d ta be L* i. dtieSII't oX i'st.- ictii p %vitt i. diabetes also have' to lear,t
ol ,II, in I ypi. 1: tvliat used • says
"•. to be &flow' ars Juvenile (Ji-• toshopTor the appi,opriao. diets
.
"-)10ii either have. (diabetes,- i:or .• and read labels cin'reeti kind -
.$1•20().00 for Heart and- Stroke -FoundaH tion
SIAPOIi 1-1 - Seit1Ortli Manor Retirement- and Stroke Scrambltud.barbecue- at SeatUrth (iolf
Nursing Home- and. QUeitilSWit and and. Qutilitil (;411). 40 pa.rticipants-re,ised.
Nui-siiig 1-lono ufIletisitli have4 i•.t.e r $1.20,0.01) .for the. H ea rt Si Stroke'
fundraising•iii •support of health related causes. Foundation of Ontario. Huren.Cliapter. •
'i.e. Heart & Strok.i.• and Alzheimer'e
s disease-
Mosi people are aware &Stuoke are
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tliti
number nue cause of death for. cainadiatis.• At righepictured are:Ted• Underwood,
but did you know that. they iire nut just diseases Queensway Administrator, Martha Craig
Strakc Foundation of• Ontario analysis
i'd'us"d " str"sst91 urban A "n"'"v"i'""-. 'Peesident of Seaforth • Manor Resident Council,
Queensway 'Director of Care, Pat Ryan
re‘ealed that death from Iscliaemic. Heart Christine Oitmek, Seaforth Manor Director of -
Disease is disturbingly high in the smallest Operations, presenting the cheque to Angela
Ontario cities and towns.
Poppe.ofthe.Heart & Stroke Foundation of
On 'fliurSday, September 1 7, seaforth Manor . •
. and • Quumisivity spunsored..a -Golf for Heart ' • • Ontario, Horon chapter.
days -
Physicalinaktivity i. ailotlief
reki&ot tear the. increase:,
betes. '
KnIps says' peUple shOuld 1)1
. panic 1 pati ng 50q11-' reirll.t of
physical aetivitY- limos a
week lb.,- ''.30 minutes Walking.
shr,Saidi best method
because it'S easy and itheali
Faintly history il5) plays
l'Ult!' it thabou-s alitJ Knip
f.olittiolids people begin having,
their 1,lo9d Sugar •11 -•vel el lei •ked
regularly' wino:I:hey reach the-
,
• How to prevent
diabetes or cope With it:
omaintain a healthy weight
*exercise regularly — approx.
30 minutes, three times a week
*learn t� reduce stress
•eat a wel!--balanced, low fat
diet
mpLujT
Diabetes: .
• oUllusual thirst
•frequelit urination.
*unusual weight .toss
, *extreme fatigue 41- lack of
energy
. *blurred vision .
*iiausea-or
*irritability
'sweet smelling breath
*frequent infections
*numbness in hands or feet
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