What's Your Type?

Pre-diabetes
Pre-diabetes is a condition that comes before diabetes. It means that blood sugar levels are higher than normal but aren’t high enough to be called diabetes. You can have pre-diabetes and not know it. People with pre-diabetes can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes by losing weight and being physically active. FDL offers a Diabetes Prevention Program. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes to be eligible. If you know someone who may be interested they can call Chris at 878-3708.

Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a condition that causes high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. Some women’s bodies are not able to make enough insulin during pregnancy. When this happens, sugar can’t move easily from the bloodstream into the cells. The mother’s blood sugar level becomes too high, and the baby receives too much sugar. Gestational diabetes can be treated with a food plan, activity, a diabetes pill or insulin. The goal is to keep blood sugar levels in the normal range so the baby will grow normally and do well during delivery and afterward. Women who have gestational diabetes are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes
With type 1 diabetes, the body stops making insulin. This usually occurs at a young age. People with type 1 diabetes will require insulin for life because insulin is essential for using and storing food. These people are usually lean and, if they did not have insulin, would go into diabetic coma within a day or two. In the past, this disease was called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The proper name is now type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes have enough insulin early in the disease, but their bodies are unable to use the insulin correctly to lower blood sugar. They are insulin resistant. Many people with type 2 diabetes are able to control their blood sugar with diet and exercise, and some take oral diabetes pills. In the past, this type of diabetes was called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The correct term is now type 2 diabetes. Many people with type 2 diabetes will need insulin, but they still have type 2 diabetes, it's just insulin-requiring. Most people with type 2 diabetes are overweight and more than 30 years old.

Events

Diabetes Education Workshop

Thursday May 15th
8:30-3:30
Min No Aya Win
Call Jenn Hall at 878-2146 to register

Diabetes Support Group 2008 Calendar
3rd Friday of the Month
9:30 am—11:00 am

McKnight Room—MNAW Clinic (door 5)
Contact Julie Howard, 878-3780

May 16th
June 20th
July 18th
August 15th
September 19th
October 17th
November 21st
December 5th