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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Nine Tuesday, November 14. 1989 Mont h-lo- diabetes campaign: debunks "myths hg cake and ice cream because of the quickly reacting sugar they contain. "Those type of sugars react fast. It By Ingrid Ricks . Chronicle Staff Writer representative of the American Diabetes Association said, and it's misconceptions like this that are the target of National Diabetes Month. , Dena Davis said November has been designated National Diabetes Month to help people become more and gain- - a greater understanding of the diseased She said most people are unaware of how serious the disease can be. r "Diabetes kills 150,000 people , each year," Davis said. She said this is due to complications caused by the disease, such as kidney problems, strokes and heart failures. Davis said it is also a leading cause of blindness and birth defects. "It is much more serious than people think," she said. University of Utah student Laurel Quilter, age 21, was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 8. She said it started with dehydration and tiredness. "I started drinking a lot of water," Quilter said. "I had to sleep by the bathroom because it got so bad." Quilter said that at first her parents thought she was trying to get attention, but after it had gone on for a week, they took her to a doctor who identified the disease. Quilter said her life hasn't been the same since. : Quilter was put on a strict program that she said resembles a triangle. She said the program is an attempt to balance the amount of exercise, food and insulin her body takes in. She described it as an intricate scale that must always be watched carefully. Quilter explained that diabetics are discouraged from sweets such as - . about. Diabetics do the best they can to keep things in balance, Quilter said, but she added that it is hard to stay in control all the time. Quilter said the body is always they give those thqt .diagnosed with the disease, " are-firs- Quilter said, for example, a diabetic might be allowed two can but realizes that the complications are always there. "You just keep your fingers crossed," she said. ' She said she gets tired of constantly having to deal with her diabetes. She said that in addition to the shots she must give herself, she is also supposed to test her blood four or five times a day to ensure that she is maintaining the ' right balance. "My life revolves around my breads and one meat for breakfast. She said the strict, boring diets were almost impossible to stick to. ... Quilter said sometimes she would go on a binge during which she would eat anything sweet she could get her hands on. She said that afterwards she would feel sick. ' "You feel sick, you can't concentrate," you are tired and you want to eat more," she said. " Quilter said the normal blood-sugar She said this requires additional amounts of insulin to return to a normal level. But even then, she said, it takes a while to bring it back Montn campaign, Davis, said, people will be conducting , " down. As she gets older, Quilter said, . I diabetes." now she Quilter- - said understands more about it and ' realizes the potential complications adiabetic can contract. mm a chances of And Quilter slim. complications be an answer. will soon there hopes "Hopefully someday there will be a cure." to make helps . failure, T?n campaigns to raise money to continue research of the disease. "There are 11 million Americans who have diabetes," Davis said. "Over $14 billion is spent annually , wouldn't give myself shots because I didn't want to accept that I had said kidney or disease or because of complications v ... caused by it." v for the there cure is no Although disease, Quilter said that so much research has been done on diabetes that doctors pretty much have it down to a science. She said this she said there was a time when she denied that .she had the disease. She door-to-do- in hospital bills because of the she realizes the importance of keeping her body in balance, but period when !!! i I ; (ft;! I 4 . I'M "I f mot :F?I :f :M In mm ? i V 1. W r diabetes," Quilter said. As part of the National Diabetes range is between 60 and 120, but after eating sweets it can soar up to 200 in a matter of minutes. a 4 i; 11-'- ! women balance. "If you don't eat enough, or eat too much, it presents a problem." Quilter said she tries the best she t requires a very strict diet." ; "There was . f sometimes have a problem because the estrogen their bodies produce counteracts the insulin, making it harder to keep the triangle in flexibility in the food she can eat. : "The long-actin-g insulin, which -- said She changing. insulin," it provides her more . . are J all heart problems of and diabetes complications added that it was scary to think brings the blood pressure really high and makes it hard to balance out," she said. Quilter said her diet now is more lenient than it was when she was first diagnosed because of a new short-actin- g insulin. She said that although she must give herself five or six shots a day with the new The No. 1 misconception people have concerning diabetes is that it is caused by eating too much sugar, a aware heart failure and other blindness," ' t jiriHuili- - I'Ikiki In' IWkhk-- . student Laurel Quilter, who was diagnosed as a diabetic at age 8, said complications from diabetes such as kidney failure, blindness and heart failure are always a threat. "You just keep your fingers crossed," she said. U. ' 93 Cte US Egw Expand on Clintio's. Macintosh Rental Overflow Work Binding Full & Self Serve Copies Fax Service Collating Office Supplies Emergencies . Mow's ooo the copy center OPEN 24 HOURS 200 UNIVERSITY ST. Domino's Pizza ? at 815 E. 400 So. 583-348- OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY AT 5 PM 0 Services may vary by location. 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