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Diabetes News
Happy Holidays
Winter Volume 8, Issue 4
Diabetes News Published Quarterly
Dear Friends: It is our hope that one day there will be a cure for diabetes, but we know that until that day comes, we need to be here to help make a difference in the life of a child or adult facing the challenges of living with this chronic health condition Each year our Camps for Kids helps hundreds of children with diabetes learn how to take care of themselves, learn they are not alone in dealing with this disease and most of all learn they can live full active lives Each year we donate thousands of dollars worth of medical supplies and insulin to community agencies and clinics to help those in need In addition this year we added 5,00000 in emergency funding to provide insulin when other sources were not available Each year we provide free community programs and information These programs include our DCAF Family Support and Health and Wellness programs to help prevent diabetes and its complications This past year we held seven Health and Wellness Programs, attended eight health fairs and distributed over ten thousand copies of our Diabetes Resource Directory along
with other free diabetes materials Each year we hold a Continuing Medical Education Program to keep healthcare professionals up to date on the latest in diabetes management and care This years program offered 1025 credits and was attended by 162 people, our largest ever At this season please remember that it is your generosity that makes the work we do possible We hope we can count on your support in the coming year All funds raised are used for programs and services in Nevada communities Wishing you and yours a healthy and joyous Holiday Season
Inside this Issue
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Roadshow Street Vibrations Raffle Raises funds Young Philanthropists Make a Difference
New Camp Management
A Very Special Thank You
Sherried Mushroom Soup Holiday Recipe 2006 Camp Dates
Take Care of Your Feet
Office Located at 1005 Terminal Way 104 Reno, NV 89502 6239 Island Palm Ave Las Vegas, NV 891181960
Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults
Board of Directors
Winter 2005
RAFFLE Benefits NDACA
Reno, September 25, 2005 Bill
Youth 2 Give Giving Circle interviews nonprofit organizations and selects programs they feel will help benefit
our community These outstanding young men and women work with the Community Foundation of Western Nevada and demonstrate the importance of contributing to worthy causes no matter your age Their generous donation will benefit programs to help children and adults with diabetes
NDACA Elects 2006 Board of Directors
We are pleased to announce the election of the 2006 NDACA Board of Directors, Northern Nevada Officers: President, Rob Hoy Vice President, Clark Vellis Secretary, Cynthia Mastic, PhD Treasurer, Lisa Carlon, CPA Board Members: Mary Chandler, Richard Flyer, Frieda Hulka, MD, Sharon Lanier, and Mary Ellen Stolzoff Members of our Southern Nevada Board: Officers: President, Mark Frydman Secretary, Sherri Coffman Board Members: Robert Lebenson, Theresa Moore, Chris Moore, Steve Polott, and Vicki Wenger
Stanley was the lucky winner of a beautiful Harley Davison Motorcycle raffled off at the end of the Street Vibrations Festival at the Silver Legacy The raffle was held by Roadshows, Inc for the NDACA and raised 4,66565 to benefit programs for children with diabetes Our deepest thanks and appreciation to Randy Burke for making the
raffle possible and helping kids with diabetes
Special Events Raise Funds
Several outstanding special events held this past year helped to raise nearly 30,00000 for the NDACA Events included the Las Vegas Ferrari Club, DCAF Family Support Holiday Party, the Stone House Café benefit and Taste of Sonoma wine event in Reno Stay tuned for the fun events we are planning for 2006
Young Philanthropists Make A Difference
Reno, October 27, 2006: Brett and
Amanda Webster, Andrew and Molly Askin, Brad Dees, Ashley Armstrong and Jordan and Richard Kern, members of Youth 2 Give Giving Circle of young philanthropists presented NDACA Executive Director Mylan Hawkins, a check for 75000 dollars
Newsletter 2
Diabetes News
NDACA Welcomes New Camp Management
The NDACA has contracted with Camp Lotsafun to manage our camp programs for the 2006 camp season Kristi Hebert, Executive Director, of the Camp Lotsafun programs in Reno, Nevada will be our Camp Director overseeing all of our camp operations Kristi has extensive experience working with children who have special needs Her winning personality and excellent management skills are sure to make
our camps a truly wonderful experience Registering for the NDACA camp programs will still be available online at our website http://diabetesnvorg, For camp questions or to have a registration form mailed to you, Contact: Kristi Hebert Nevada Diabetes Camps for Kids Camp Lotsafun PO Box 7733 Reno, NV 89510 Phone: 775 8273866 Fax: 775 8270334 Toll free: 18888252267
A Very Special Thank You
Our deepest thanks to the following foundations, businesses and organization for their support of our Camps for Kids with Diabetes, Health and Wellness, Continuing Education programs and the many Community Service programs we provide: Abbott Laboratories Animas Corp, Aventis, BC McCabe Foundation BD Bristol Myers Squibb Cardinal Health Carson Sertoma, Carson Valley Lions Chartrand Foundation Community Foundation Diabetes National Institute, Inc EL Cord Foundation Eli Lilly Fairweather Foundation Frank and Victoria Feritta Foundation, Gannett Foundation GSK IGT KOS Pharmaceuticals Medtronic Mini Pharmacy Merck and Company Nell J Redfeild Foundation, Novartis Novo Nordisk Qwest Diagnostics Reno Rodeo Foundation Roadshow Inc Robert R Banks
Foundation Robert Z Hawkins Foundation, Ronald McDonald House of Las Vegas, Reno Rodeo Foundation Stern Family Foundation Takeda Truckee Meadows Soroptimist Wilbur May Foundation WyethAyerst Youth 2 Give,
Sherried Mushroom Soup Cooking Light
BROTH: 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 pound shallots, coarsely chopped 6 14 1/2ounce cans fatfree, lesssodium chicken broth 2 oun 
ces dried porcini mushrooms 2 cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps about 4 ounces mushrooms 3/4 cup dry sherry 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives To prepare broth, melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat Add thyme and shallots cook 10 minutes or until shallots are golden brown Stir in chicken broth and porcini mushrooms bring to a boil Reduce heat simmer, uncovered, 1 hour Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl discard solids Return broth mixture to pan Stir in shiitake mushrooms and sherry cook 10 minutes over low heat Stir in chives Serve immediately Note: Make the broth up to four days ahead and refrigerate Just before serving, add the shiitakes, sherry, and chives, and heat the mixture Yield: 12 servings
serving size: about 1/2 cup
CALORIES 5235 from fat FAT 2g sat 12g,mono 06g,poly 01g PROTEIN 3g CHOLESTEROL 5mg CALCIUM 4mg SODIUM 401mg FIBER 02g IRON 04mg CARBOHYDRATE 25g
Newsletter 3
Winter 2005
2006 Camp Dates
It is defiantly not too early to think about registering your child for the 2006 Diabetes Camps for Kids Season
Robert R Banks Day Camp for children 3 to 12 and their parents Boomtown, Reno, NV Saturday, March 4, 2006 Camp Vegas for children ages 8 to 13 co ed Mt Potosi Las Vegas April 10 April 14, 2006 Camp Buck for children 8 through 16, coed, Lake Tahoe August 6 August 12, 2006 Camp Kaiser Teens 10 to 17 coed August 18 20, 2006 Camp Kaiser is available only to children enrolled in the Kaiser Medical Plan located in the Sacramento, CA area Family Camp North Camp Concord campgrounds September 22 September 24, 2006 Frank and Victoria Fertitta Day Camp for children 3 to 12 and their parents Cambridge Recreation Center, Las Vegas, NV Saturday, October 14, 2006 To apply for our camp programs Register online at http://diabetesnvorg/campdates2html For camp questions or to have a registration mailed to you contact: Kristi Hebert
Nevada Diabetes Camps for Kids Camp Lotsafun PO Box 7733 Reno, NV 89510 Phone: 775 8273866 Fax: 775 8270334 18888252267 toll free For additional information about our programs and services 775 8563839 800 3793839 Fax: 775 3487591 Email: ndaca@diabetesnvorg
Newsletter 4
Diabetes News
Research helps identify precursors to foot disease in diabetes patients
Diabetes is the leading cause of lower end extremity amputation Taking care of your feet and making sure each time you see your doctor you have your feet examined is extremely important New research is also offering hope for early detection of possible foot problems, according to the following article recently published by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center a patient care, teaching and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School Public Release Date Nov 11, 2005 BOSTON Foot ulcerations are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, resulting in more than 80,000 lowerleg amputations each year in the US alone A new study led by researchers at the JoslinBeth Israel Deaconess Foot Center and Microcirculation Laboratory finds that early changes in the oxygenation of the
skin could help foretell the development of ulcerations and enable doctors to treat patients at an earlier stage, before the onset of serious complications Reported in the Nov 12 issue of the medical journal The Lancet, the study is part of a special issue devoted to diabetic foot
disease to coincide with World Diabetes Day, also Nov12th Nearly one in 40 diabetes patients will develop foot ulcers every year and more than 15 percent of these individuals will have to undergo amputation, explains Aristidis Veves, MD, DSc, research director of the JoslinBeth Israel Deaconess Foot Center and Microcirculation Laboratory and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School And, unfortunately, an amputation is often the beginning of a rapid downward cycle from which the patient never recovers The root of the problem is often a condition known as peripheral neuropathy, which develops when uncontrolled high blood sugar damages the nerves of the legs and feet, resulting in greatly decreased sensitivity Peripheral neuropathy causes extreme numbness and a loss of protective sensation, explains Veves As a result, even a minor foot injury [such as
a corn or callus, a splinter, or pressure from an improperly fitting shoe] can go undetected by the patient until it has escalated into a chronic wound that wont heal Once an ulcer has become infected it can lead to the onset of gangrene, and in the most serious cases, to amputation of the limb Knowing that changes in large vessels and the microcirculation of the diabetic foot play a central role in the development of ulcers and their subsequent failure to heal, the authors set out to specifically identify what these changes are
Using a novel technology known as medical hyperspectral imaging MHSI, Veves and his colleagues studied a total of 108 patients 21 control subjects who did not have diabetes, 36 diabetes patients who did not have neuropathy and 51 patients with both diabetes and neuropathy They also measured foot muscle energy reserves using a magnetic spectroscopy, a new method that is based on magnetic resonance imaging MRI As predicted, their results found that there are indeed measurable differences in the skin of diabetes patients and, in particular, diabetes patients with peripheral neuropathy that can be detected before
ulcerative foot disease develops Our results indicated that the amount of oxygen that is available is reduced in the skin of patients with diabetes, and that this impairment is accentuated in the presence of neuropathy in the foot, write the authors Furthermore, says Veves, their findings showed that energy reserves of the foot muscles are reduced in the presence of diabetes, suggesting that microcirculatory changes could [also] have a major role Foot problems are the most common reason for hospitalization among patients with diabetes, notes Veves But they are also among the most preventable If problems can be diagnosed early, then interventions can be made that will have important effects on clinical management of the diabetic foot
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Source:diabetesnv.org
