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LIONS CLUBS I Diabetes Awareness INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 410C

LIONS CLUBS I Diabetes Awareness INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 410C. Presented by: MDC.NORMAN CHAPMAN. Diabetes Awareness. Diabetes? Facts? Risk factors? Management/control? What are LIONS doing?. Diabetes Awareness. MISCONCEPTION. Real” diabetes ie insulin

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LIONS CLUBS I Diabetes Awareness INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 410C

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  1. LIONS CLUBS IDiabetes AwarenessINTERNATIONALDISTRICT 410C Presented by: MDC.NORMAN CHAPMAN

  2. Diabetes Awareness Diabetes? Facts? Risk factors? Management/control? What are LIONS doing?

  3. Diabetes Awareness MISCONCEPTION • Real” diabetes ie insulin • “Mild” diabetes ie diet & tablets • BOTH ARE DANGEROUS

  4. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

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

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

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

  8. Diabetes Awareness Typical foods that break down to glucose and produce energy: maize, bread, potatoes, rice, milk, honey sugar, fruits and vegetables

  9. Diabetes Awareness • However, when someone has diabetes, one of the following conditions applies:

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

  11. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

  12. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

  13. Diabetes Awareness 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

  14. Diabetes Awareness 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

  15. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

  16. Diabetes Awareness 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.

  17. Diabetes Awareness • DIABETES RISK FACTORS:

  18. DIABETES AWARENESS Are you:

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

  20. DIABETES AWARENESS • 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);

  21. DIABETES AWARENESS If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions,

  22. DIABETES AWARENESS YOU MAY HAVE DIABETES!!

  23. Diabetes Awareness Millions of people are unaware that they have diabetes. The symptoms of diabetes include:

  24. Diabetes Awareness • unusual thirst; • frequent urination; • unexplained weight loss.

  25. DIABETES AWARENESS • infections, itchiness, skin rashes • moodiness / behaviour • disturbances / temper tantrums • lack of concentration / • poor memory

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

  27. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

  28. Diabetes Awareness • The peak years for developing type 1 diabetes are: • 10 to 12 in girls; • 12 to 14 in boys.

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

  30. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

  31. Diabetes Awareness • 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.

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

  33. Diabetes Awareness • Persons with type 2 diabetes may take medication or they may require insulin injections. • ?medication rest of the person’s 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.

  34. Diabetes Awareness 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.

  35. Diabetes Awareness The Complications of Diabetes include:

  36. Diabetes Awareness • blindness; • kidney disease; • nerve disease (which can result in lower limb amputations); • heart disease.

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  38. Diabetes Awareness If you have symptoms of diabetes, contact your healthcare professional.

  39. Diabetes Awareness • Good news!

  40. Diabetes Awareness Proper diet and regular exercise can help prevent or control diabetes.

  41. DIABETES AWARENESS Exercise Benefits

  42. DIABETES AWARENESS • Improved insulin sensitivity • Improved blood glucose control • Lowers insulin requirements • Improves circulation • Lowers blood pressure • Increases weight loss

  43. DIABETES AWARENESS • 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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  50. Diabetes Awareness • WHAT CAN YOUR ZONE/CLUB DO?

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