LIONS CLUBS I Diabetes Awareness INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 410C

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LIONS CLUBS I Diabetes
Awareness INTERNATIONALDISTRICT
410C

• Presented by
• MDC.NORMAN CHAPMAN

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Diabetes Awareness

• Diabetes?
• Facts?
• Risk factors?
• Management/control?
• What are LIONS doing?

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MISCONCEPTION

• Real diabetes ie insulin
• Mild diabetes ie diet tablets
• BOTH ARE DANGEROUS

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• Diabetes is a chronic condition, is due to the
  pancreas' inability to produce,or ineffectiveness
  in using insulin correctly, and so one's blood
  sugar levels are not always optimal.

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• Diabetes is a disorder in which the body is
  unable to store and use food energy properly.

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• The main source of fuel for human bodies is a
  simple sugar called glucose.

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• During digestion, the pancreas should produce
  insulin, which converts food into glucose to give
  the body energy.

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• Typical foods that break down to glucose and
  produce energy
• maize, bread, potatoes, rice, milk, honey sugar,
  fruits and vegetables

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• However, when someone has diabetes, one of the
  following conditions applies

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• the pancreas does not produce insulin
• the pancreas produces a small amount of insulin
• cells do not respond to the insulin that is
  produced.

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• As a result, glucose is neither absorbed nor
  stored. It builds up in the blood and spills into
  the urine. Thus, the body loses its main source
  of fuel.

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• One of the major causes of blindness in the world
  today is Diabetes.
• Approximately 50 000 000 people in the world
  today are
• unnecessarily blind.
• To a large extent this could have been avoided by
  good control of blood sugar.

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Blinding Facts

• Diabetics are 25 times more likely to go blind
• than Non diabetics
• 100 of diabetics eyes are affected
• 10 of diabetics go blind
• USA UK diabetes is MOST common cause of
  blindness in 20-65 year age grp
• Statistics not available for SA but similiar

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What should every Diabetic know about his eyes?

• Diabetes puts his vision at risk
• Regular eye examinations are essential
• Diabetic eye disease can be minimised and even
  prevented by good long term control of blood
• glucose and blood pressure
• Diabetic eye disease if found early enough
• is treatable

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• Ref WHO, 171 million people in world diabetic.
  Increasing rapidly. 366m
• USA alone, well over 10million with diabetes.
  According to the ADA, another 5.5 million
  Americans unaware that they have diabetes. Stats.
  are similar in many other countries.

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• Obesity plays a major role.
• 1 in 3 babies born in many first world countries
  around the world to-day will become obese.
• Emerging countries like Mexico and South Africa
  are known to also be at risk.

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• DIABETES RISK FACTORS

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• Are you

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• more than 45 years old
• overweight
• a person with high blood pressure (at
  or above 140/90)

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• from a family with a history of
• diabetes
• lacking in regular exercise?
• a woman who has given birth to a baby weighing
  more than four kilograms (nine pound)

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• If you answered
• yes
• to one
• or more of these questions,

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YOU MAY HAVE DIABETES!!
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• Millions of people are unaware
• that they have diabetes.
• The symptoms of diabetes include

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• unusual thirst
• frequent urination
• unexplained weight loss.

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• infections, itchiness, skin rashes

• moodiness / behaviour
• disturbances / temper tantrums

• lack of concentration /
• poor memory

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• Basically there are two types of diabetes - a
  genetic form TYPE 1 caused by
• destruction of the insulin-producing cells of
  the pancreas.

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• Type 1 diabetes can be hereditary.
• 5 to 10 of all cases of diabetes are type 1.
• Type 1 diabetes most often occurs in children
  and young adults. Although it is being seen in
  younger and younger children.

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• The peak years for developing type 1 diabetes
  are
• 10 to 12 in girls
• 12 to 14 in boys.

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• Persons with type 1 diabetes must receive daily
  injections of insulin.
• The symptoms of type 1 diabetes are usually
  sudden and severe.

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• A so-called "late onset diabetes" TYPE 2, which
  may be acquired during one's lifetime.
• Type 2 diabetes - is a disorder resulting from
  the body's inability to produce insulin or use
  insulin properly.

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• This type of diabetes usually affects persons
  who are more than 45 years of age, are
  overweight, and who do not exercise.
• Today, however, young people are increasingly
  being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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• 90 to 95 of all cases of diabetes are Type 2.
• Diet and exercise will help control type 2
  diabetes in some cases.

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• Persons with type 2 diabetes may take medication
  or they may require insulin injections.
• ?medication rest of the persons life.
• Persons with type 2 diabetes may experience no
  symptoms at all. By the time warning signs
  appear, the person may already have type 2
  diabetes.

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• Gestational diabetes
• develops and lasts throughout pregnancy.
• Two to five percent of pregnant women develop
  gestational diabetes.
• These women are at increased risk of developing
  type 2 diabetes at a later date.

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The Complications
of Diabetes include
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• blindness
• kidney disease
• nerve disease (which can result
• in lower limb amputations)
• heart disease.

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If you have symptoms of diabetes, contact your
healthcare professional.
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• Good news!

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• Proper diet and regular exercise can help
  prevent or control diabetes.

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Exercise Benefits
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• Improved insulin sensitivity

• Improved blood glucose control

• Lowers insulin requirements

• Improves circulation

• Lowers blood pressure

• Increases weight loss

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• Improves cholesterol levels

• Lowers stress levels

• Decreases risk of heart disease

• Increases physical fitness

• Enhances sense of well being

• Reduces the risk of osteoporosis

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• WHAT CAN
• YOUR
• ZONE/CLUB DO?

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• The mission statement of the Lions Diabetes
  Awareness Program is

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• To conduct and support local and large-scale
  efforts leading to the
• control and treatment of diabetes and its
  complications through
• education, prevention, and research.

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• Organise and run Diabetes Awareness programmes at
  Fairs, Fetes, in Retirement Homes etc.
• . Conduct clinics where qualified personnel (i.e.
  Doctors, Nurses etc) can do a
• simple test in shopping malls. The cost per
  test is about R7.50, maybe
• less.

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• For starters get clinics going. The companies
  involved in the marketing of the testing
  materials can be contacted in an effort to obtain
  reduced prices.

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• What a golden opportunity to increase interest in
  Lionism and membership.

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• The following is the sort of notice you can put
  in your local newspapers
• LIONS CLUB OF ------
• DIABETIC AWARNESS CLINIC.

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• One of the major causes of blindness in the world
  today is Diabetes.
• Approximately 50 000 000 people in the world
  today are unnecessarily blind.
• To a large extent this could have been avoided by
  good control of blood sugar
• Basically there are two types of diabetes - a
  genetic form when a person is born with it and is
  likely to require insulin for the rest of their
  life.

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• A so-called "late onset diabetes" which may be
  acquired during one's lifetime, this now may
  require medication for the rest of the persons
  life.
• Therefore control of blood sugar is of utmost
  importance.
• A major project of Lions Clubs Worldwide in
  the prevention of unnecessary blindness is
  "Diabetes Awareness."

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• In playing their part the Lions Club of -----
  will be conducting regular Blood sugar tests.
  These tests are a free service to the community.
  A qualified nursing sister will carry them out.
• The first/next such clinic will be held on
  Saturday 16 November from 9.00 to 10.30 on the
  grassy area outside -----------.

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• Patient Focus Africa Sue Wilson 0827730556
• Empangeni Centre for Diab Laurie vdMerwe
  0357724528
• Diabetes SA John Andersen 0317674810/ 0832607240
• DSA PRO Jenny Russell 082 973 2834/031764 3953
• Roche/ J J/Bayer/Sanofi

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• For further information contact
• Multiple District Co-Ordinator
• NORMAN CHAPMAN
• Phone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]
• email MDCnorman_at_vodamail.co.za