Times Advocate, 1997-11-19, Page 14Novem
Diabetes - the
silent disease
. Di ahe'tc. Is an often silent disease and Is
,ine-ot the leading ;Anse, of death from'a
-wdisease :Although 1 j million Canadians
rahl�ilt l•n•r percent of the population l
have been dia$2nn'e1 with diabetes: it is
estimated itica.t another 750.000 people
have Ilie disease hut hop`s kn i rit.
Type_ I diabetes. -which affect. 10 per •
cent of people with the disease. -usually •
occurs in children and young adult. 11 is
• usually diagnosed very quickly !'vpc
'diabetes. alsosometimes knouyn as adult •
-
unset diabetes. aticets 9f} per enc of pen-
ple wtlh.tht disease . - • •
Bccatise•the.rlsk• factors arc so broad lift
Type_' diahcles and the syniptunls
1 :.inallr
not uhviiljrs. some people don't -
- know they have 11 until serious complica-
tion
tions set in And complications can. he
Jec;ixtaun;i2. For instance: diabetes is the
leading ,:wse ol`adult blindness and a
major valise ofheart attacks and strokes
Earle- diagnoscs.:an prevent •Ir signifi-
cantly
lenrl•i-
.antly reduce complications. -
A pers.in nm}.have.nne.9r'rnore-uf the
tiillowln+Brisk tactors: • - -
- age 4 or older; . -
• - - -7 more than.20 per. cent over your nor
mal healthy -Weight:- • ,
n immediate family member with
diabetes,
Ahongtnal. Asi n. African or Limn
.American descent: .. ' .•
s .then birth to a hahv welching more
than 1• -sur kllogranis or. nrne'pounds:
- known heart disease. .
Haying ingg .me: • r More of these risk factors
.hags riot necessarily mean you will. .
" • del. elop:diabetes.'11 does mean. however.
,otos should talk to your tamrh• doctor
.Minn.' • ` -
. There are a number of cornmin svinp-.
rums_whu h Could Indicate diabetes and -
Prrimpt t quick :trip to your doctor: The
nio,r•cummon'warningt•signs ittet iUC"--
hlurred vision, unusual thirst: tkeyuent uri-
natton._unusu,a1 weight I9ss and extreme
to iguc.
'Family physicians will likely soon he
.i ine the new Canadian Diabetes
\ssocl:won'l; guidelines for the rnariage-
meat ,itdiahetes. He or,she`will he screen-
ing people over ace -45 and those -at high
rish..vtlh a simplifiedblood efucosd test
and Hien follow -tip with tht''test every
thrce.ycars.
For more inlitrnatton. please call your .
• hranch of the Canadian Diabetes '
\s ociatun at t: `i(O-13:\S TING or Dawn
\1ct;uttin-Tn n at ttie South Huron
, Hospital.
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er is
Second Section - November 19 1997
Diabetes Month
Help to deal with
diabetes is close by
Doctors will have recom-
mended guidelines for diabe-
tes testing in the new year
•
•
By Kate Monk
T -A Reporter
. EXETER— - 13e. ins; diagnosed with diabetes can be <i
life -changing experience. -Many people think their -
days of sugar:and-hocolate are only memories:
Forta,rnaterv; a 3l ucatton and—guidance avaitabt
The insulin pen is a user-friendly alternative to the
syringe for injecting insulir:. `
•
Nursing educators. Dawn- McGuffin-Town and Aileen
•Knip,help people with diabetes establish- healthy -eat-
ing habits and. lifestyles. • -
lines including watching carbohydrates, fat and ' 'Knip said;lifestvle.is also a tactor in Type
pmtein..Mct:uffin-Town-uses the diabetic food •
guide with her clients. • . •-
Carbohydrate counting and label reading are.the
kevs to having varietv.in the diet. People can make
choices in.theioods..thev eat as lsinf; as L Mire
trom staff at the South Hilton Hospital to help peo-
pie cope with the disease. ' - - -
Dawn McGill-fin:Town is -the director cif nutrition
ind"tooit yerti•rces at the hospitaland spends about
half her time with diabetics. :As a certified Diabetic -
educator,she meets w:ith•diabetics to teach them -
about healthy eating habits and a lifestyle to help
therm deal with the disease \itrrse educator Aileen
Knip is'also part pit the team.: ,
First t make -people feel.r:omfortable and make •
them realize it isn't their fault. Diabetes.is often •
genetic. As people get &ter, the diabetes is diag--
nosed, ' \,IcGuttin riown•
': t per.,on tial to manage.diabetes„" she explained.
iddnll( thea rnitst,also.•take responsibility_ for what •
they eat.' -
According to a Canadian Diabetes Association •
pamphlet; the inure people know aliout*diabetes, the
healthier life fan be. Diabetes oducation gives a per-
son the.power to have greater ot.1ite.
Niccutfin-Town -aid es'ervone.should follow .
.• within the guidelines. , - -
• "There is more adherence to the dietIfthere is
variety. The challenge is it's a daily thing: You'xe-
always planning what to eat next," she o•xplained.
•
New recipes for diabetics'have.milre flavor and •
include sugarin•noderation.. two popular Look. .
--books.publishedin cooperation with the Canadian
Diabetes Association are available at the Exeter
Times -Advocate: Choice Menus \n EasY Glide -
with Recipes tor Healthy Everyday Meal Planning -
and More Choice Menus: More recipes to help-
' make healthy meal planning easier. • -
Moral support is an important tool -in dealing
•
with diabetes. thanks to government funding,
-Knip sand McGutfn-Tpwn can ovrirk with people •
one-to-one and -in a group .setting.. • • • '
Because the government wants to keep people
out -of hospital beds; preventative and education
. services are receiving a higher priority. This' •
-
indudeslasses • n diabetes with the next four- -
week session starting November :26 at the South-
',A
outh
diabetes:
"We used to have three set meals. Now, tast food is
a way of life. We're more .likely -to stop and pick up
supper on ttie ivav home. These pr&'essed,toods
oak a higher tat content," Kritp explained.
-: McGuffin-Town said she often deals with clients
. who are used to.having 'neat, potatoes and pie at
dipper. She emphasized peciple With diabetes Have •
to know when to stop eating:foods high in sugar.
":1 half -piece ot pie inav be okay, but -two pieces
• are not -okay," she sited as an example. -
Diabetes is currently prevalent in 5-6 per cent,txt .
the-populatiori but new guidelines Will increase that -'
number to 10 per lent iA. tie neW year.
Screening in certain -sub -populations in adults
'Under 45 <ind in all adults over age •45 -on a fp-annual
-basis is recommended: It promotes a simpler basic •
test for diagnoses ot diabetes - a tasting plasma glu-
,rose. In addition. it suggests the acceptable 'eye! id':
tasting -glucose be lowered to diagnose a larger por-
tion it people as early as. possible. •. -
. The new guidelines will be published in 'the new
year and'be accompanied by a major awareness pro -
•gram directed at physicians, diabetes educators and
health care practitioners.
\nyone-with concerns about diabetes can contact
their family doctor or \ltcGutfin-Tdwn<it the South
Canada -.Food Guide to Healthy Eating but aper- Huron Hospital. courses have also been held in
•
,on with diiibete' is'tl+,rccd til follow eating },naide- : Grand Benda Huron Hospital at 237-;-2700. -
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