Vice President Danny started the meeting by reading the Land Acknowledgment.
Anthem: Basil
Toast to The King, Canada, and Rotary. Danny
Attendance: 7 members and guest speaker
Total attendance: 8
Program:
Meagan Arbeau of Diabetes Canada spoke about Diabetes in general and the D-Camps in particular.
Meagan explained that diabetes is a disease of the pancreas and that there are four basic types of diabetes, which are:
Type 1 diabetes:
Five to 10 percent of Canadians with diabetes are living with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin and healthy behaviors, and there is no cure. This disease normally appears in children and adolescents.
Type 2 diabetes:
90-95% percent of Canadians with diabetes are living with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can be managed with healthy behaviors and medications. It can’t be reversed, but it can be prevented.
Prediabetes:
There are millions of Canadians living with prediabetes. Prediabetes refers to blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes. Taking steps now to adopt healthy behaviors can make a huge difference and lead to a lower risk factor in the future.
Gestational diabetes:
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. It can increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes even after you deliver your baby, plus there are risks that the baby will develop diabetes.
Meagan next discussed the four pillars of Diabetes Canada in their efforts to combat this disease. The pillars are:
1. Research (which in 2023 comprised 75 projects, 200 researchers, and a cost of $6.2 Million).
2. Support (which includes their D-Camp project)
3. Education (including training clinicians to treat those with diabetes).
4. Advocacy (involving expanding access and overcoming barriers for those suffering from
diabetes).
Meagan next discussed the D-Camp initiative and played a video featuring young camp participants who were overjoyed with this opportunity to spend time with others suffering from diabetes, as opposed to being treated as outcasts in the general population. Diabetes can be an isolating stigma for children and adolescents. Diabetes Canada’s camping tradition began in 1953 in Eastern Ontario. Since that time, their camp program has grown extensively, and the organization currently operates nine overnight camp programs across Canada, plus numerous year-round programs. There are 212 camp participants in the GTA alone. Since Diabetes Canada never wants to bar children whose families cannot afford D-Camp, camp fees are subsidized by donations from sponsors.
Please see Meagan's presentation and Video by following this link:
Frank Allison thanked Meagan for a very informative talk and felt that D-Camp was a very worthwhile program, emphasized by the joyful faces of the child and adolescent participants.
Announcements:
- Vice-President Danny announced that our treasurer will be issuing charitable income tax receipts next week, and that they would cover 14 months, being 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
Sgt-at-Arms Suresh only asked for Happy Bucks, and collected from Frank and Danny for football victories, Basil for a home visit for Dorothy to have an X-Ray taken, though unfortunately an ultrasound was taken instead, Arthur, and Suresh himself for his son’s completion of his French course.
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