24 Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 12, 1986 Diabetes, a life long illness © TERRACE —Milts Memorial Hospital once again fills the health care needs in the Northwest. Another = successful Diabetic Day Care Clinic was held at the hospital on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4. Four- teen outpatients attended, by Marion Musselman Terrace Contributor Under the superb direc- tion of coordinator Joan Marr (Dietitian) and some travelling from as far away as Houston and Stewart. Jackie Munroe (left), AN, and Joan Marr, dietitian, present an informative two day diabetic day-care clinic at Mills Mamorial Hospital. Terrace group canvassing TERRACE — The Ter- race Branch of the Cana- dian Diabetes Association started canvassing the area on Nov. 10. by Philip Musselman The group supports 24 members and holds about Issues continued from page 23 Barbara Ross said she is concerned as a taxpayer about value in education. She called for younger representation on the board, greater interaction between the board and the public, and she assessed the mandate of trustees as being quality in education and fiscal responsibility. Francis Sabine observ- ed, ‘‘There are many good things about the school system, but sometimes changes are called for.” He said there is a need for more openness, a need for. increasing career aware- ness in students, and a need to upgrade learning assistance for students. Laverne Hislop said the board’s role is one of con- tinued support for both teachers and students, and she stressed the impor- tance of continuity in the board’s ability to fulfill that role. She also vowed to continue lobbying the Ministry of Education to ensure courses keep evolv- ing, to recruit the best teachers, and to speed up the delivery of textbooks 50 that new curricula can be implemented. Election for the three trustee positions will take place here Nov. 15. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the following locations: Terrace — Clarence Michiel Elemen- tary School, 3430 Sparks St.; Thornhill — Thorn- hill Elementary School, 2905 Clark St.; New Remo ~~ Zaporzan residence; Rosswood — Mrs. G, Olson residence; Usk — Mrs. M. Early residence; Lakelse Lake — Ole’s Place; Cedarvale — the Cedarvale Museum. three meetings a year at Mills Memorial Hospital in the Education Room. Other than through these three meetings, the members of the organiza- tion generally keep in con- tact by phone. The can- vassing is the larger part of the group’s activities during the year; mostly, members are around for support and reassurance through information ser- vices that they can pro- vide. Just recently Millis Memorial Hospital held two Diabetic Day Care clinics to help people with diabetes cope. The hospital’s services are very much appreciated by the Terrace organization. The daycare clinic is done on the basis of demand, and usually people travel from all over the Northwest to receive some valuable ad- vice on the handling of the disease. Over the past two years the Terrace group has had speakers from the Southern regions of the province for seminars. Unfortunately they have been unable to have a seminar so far this year. The organization hopes that it will be able to set up a seminar in December or January for the Northwest region, of which Terrace is a central location. Once a year there is a province wide general meeting in Vancouver where repre- sentatives from each com- munity branch attend and eventually reps from some of these communities are chosen to attend the Cana- dian conference of the Diabetes Association, The Terrace Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association is currently participating in a national raffle, to raise money, and the prize is a Deluxe 1987 Honda Hatchback, se- cond prize is a two-door model, third prize is $1000, while each region awards 3 prizes of $100. Anyene wishing to help with the canvassing please call Sharon Prinz at 635-3966. Jackie Munro (R.N.), pa- tients were provided with vital information regard- ing various aspects of diabetes. After their initial laboratory tests were com- pleted, the outpatients were served a nutritious breakfast and’ individual dietary requirements. A teaching session was then conducted by Munro which explained the cause of diabetes, the complica- tions, the management, current- laboratory tests and blood testing in- strumentation. The. speakers included: Dr. Alex Enriquez (Pathologist), Neal Smith (Chief Laboratory Tech- nologist), Jean Mekie (Physiotherapist), Marian Scholz (Pharmacist) and Connie Smith (Social Worker). On Nov. 4 a dietary workshop was conducted by Marr. She explained the food group system, the selections from each group, synthetic sweeten- ers and dietetic foods. The measured portions were demonstrated by actual display of the foods. Marr stressed that. in- dividuals who persevere with regular activity, good eating. habits and take their prescribed medica- tion tend to lead a full and rewarding life. The diabetic person may not think life is normal, but one can try to keep it as close to normal as possi- ble. The success of the day care clinic is enhanced by the support each person is given by their peers. The group works cheerfully in solving the problems they experience in the day to day management of this life long illness. The management of diabetes is not easy, but with such ex- cellent educational clinics like the one recently held at the Mills Memorial Hospital, patients are given the added assurance and support they need to be able to cope with this disease. 4630 Keith Ave, Terrace PHONE: 635-3929 ‘New Cars if Applied Each Year | Remember, RUST CHECK has no duplicate. If-it— does not say RUST CHECK, it's a cover-up. |