Diabetes Counts: June 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Sponsorship Thank you!

We would like to put a giant thank you out there to Community Hospital for sponsoring us for our first year! There will always be a need for sponsorship and donations in order for our group to offer fun events and meetings as well as educational opportunities to type 1 diabetics and their families if you know of someone looking to donate or sponsor please email us!

Have a healthy, adventurous, and fun filled summer everyone!

From all of us at Diabetes Counts

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Here in Grand Junction, Colorado we are fortunate to live within 50 miles of something fun to go and do any day of the week here are some fun ideas for you to enjoy your summer holiday see you for our next meeting August 20th!

MASH Camp at Colorado Mesa University / Mesa State College: http://www.mesastate.edu/healthsciences/mash.html

Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau: http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/

US National Forrest Campground Sites on the Grand Mesa: http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/gmsa.htm

Grand Junction Recreation Activity Guide: http://digital.publicationprinters.com/publication/?i=68235

Palisade Tourism: http://digital.publicationprinters.com/publication/?i=68235

* Swimming Pool

* Activity Guide

* Much More

Fruita Tourism: http://digital.publicationprinters.com/publication/?i=68235

* Recreation Center

* Bike Trails

* Hiking

*Much More

Gateway Canyons Resort: http://www.gatewaycanyons.com/

* Horseback Riding

* Camping

* Car Museum: http://www.gatewayautomuseum.com/

* Much More

Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce: http://www.glenwoodchamber.com/

* Hot Springs

* Glenwood Caverns: http://glenwoodcaverns.com/

Ouray Chamber of Commerce: http://www.ouraycolorado.com/

* Hot Springs

* ATV

* Camping

What is Type 1 Diabetes?

Diabetes (medically known as diabetes mellitus) is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a disorder of the body's immune system -- that is, its system for protecting itself from viruses, bacteria or any "foreign" substances. A third form of diabetes called monogenic diabetes, is sometimes mistaken for type 1 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body's immune system attacks and destroys certian cells in the pancreas, an organ about the size of a hand that is located behind the lower part of the stomach. These cells -- called beta cells -- are contained, along with other types of cells, within small islands of endocrine cells called the pancreatic islets. Beta cells normally produce insulin, a hormone that helps the body move the glucose contained in food into cells throughout the body, which use it for energy. But when the beta cells are destroyed, no insulin can be produced, and the glucose stays in the blood instead, where it can cause serious damage to all the organ systems of the body.

For this reason, people with type 1 diabetes must take insulin in order to stay alive. This means undergoing multiple injections daily, or having insulin delivered through an insulin pump, and testing their blood sugar by pricking their fingers for blood six or more times a day. People with diabetes must also carefully balance their food intake and their exercise to regulate their blood sugar levels, in an attempt to avoid hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) and hypergylcemic (high blood sugar) reactions, whick can be life threatening.

This and more, like the signs of type 1 diabetes, can be found on the JDRF website @ http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=101982

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Sponsorship Thank you!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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What is Type 1 Diabetes?

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