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Show j 7 ski j v r UTy rtr' f A 'Awi. L, .2. . , BY JARI HOPKI1US Clipper Staff H nrer SALT LAKE QTY The fire still bums for thousands of scores of former people, including Olympic volunteers, who turned out Feb 8 for the unveiling of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Wall of 1 lonor The wall will honor the thousands of volunteers, many from Davis County, who provided support for the games The Mormon Tabernacle Chou- performed the "Call of the Champions" and Light the Fire Within as the Cauldron was - The event drew a crowd of 20,000 spectators and cost SLOC $700,000 m profits post-Olymp- ic WEST VALLEY City resident, Ryan Sanbome, the Child of Light wel-com- the crowd with Opening Ceremonies choreographer, Keny Ortega as part of the 4 t tEji Olympic Cauldron celebration near i ' s Photos by Ron Brown of toe 2002 A FIREWORKS Rice-Eccle- , ceS lymP''Hntert3y,n9 display twice as large as one at Opening Ceremonies for 2002 Olympic Winter Games was backdrop for celebration. Adult onset diabetes is treatable not terrifying BY REWEE TU RIMER Clipper Staff Writer doois that cannot open The a high degree of personal the' brain, the entile bodv responsibility is essential In part one ot a thiee-pahands the skin toes eyes, eve iv thing senes the focus is on is made up of cells that aie powered by gluType 2 Diabetes, the foim cose 11 glucose cannot get into contracted in adulthood I the cells they run out of diabetes Type usually occurs m children, and powci involves a different set of vuituailv the roaming treatment and glucose creates its own set of options for the body problems lifestyle choices It is also less common Vcoidmg to the AD . when How does one get diaglucose builds up in the blood instead ol going into cells, it betes is a frequently asked can cause two problems The cause question precise of diabetes continues to be a 1 both Right awav vour cells mystery, although mav be starved for energy genetics and environmental 2 Ova time, high blood factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to glucose levels may hurt your In someeves Lidncvs nerves or heart roles diabetes play how the foods eaten, most of Hie next logical question which tire eventually bioken down into giucose also is Is diabetes curable?" It is a question that makes called sugar are not making it into the cells to create TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES in blood lots of medical professionals Because it is controlenergy sugar testing equipment have made test- squnm treatable However, lable and In type 2 diabetes, either ing and treating diabetes easier. it is not like a sinus infection in the body does not produce which one can take a course of enough insulin or the cells and it is gone antibiotics insulin Insulin the is ignore forever produced by the pancreas key that unlocks the cell doors to Diabetes requires consistent and is necessary for the body to glucose Without the right key be able to use its primary source management I ne ADA says that an acceptable form of insulin with treatment, tilood glucose levof energy, glucose blood can be chock-ful- l of glucose els Some health professionals say may go down to normal again. and all it will do is run around the insulin can be envisioned as the blood vessels, banging on cell This does not mean the patient is rt Part 1 of a series When a white-coate- d doctor stndes back into the exam room and mentions diabetes, that little spark of discomfort that always accompanies medial testing can fire of ignite into a fear nee- l People imagine carrying little dles and wicked-lookin- g vials everywhere Others image poking themselves in the tummy, facing the amputation of a foot, or even blindness Both the patient and the family members worry about diet, exerase, and freedom How will we ever take vacations again9 some wonder While diabetes can carry each of these complications, the news is not nearly as gnm as some imagine Good medical treatment and consistent willingness to make a few simple changes can mean a long and full life With help from the American Diabetes Assoaation, along with open communication and consistent care from a doctor, this can spell triumph for someone with diabetes, and then family. There is no avoiding the fact, however, that 1 Diabetes stats at a gla ice betes. BY REnSEE TURNER Clipper Staff Writer (Compiled with assistance American Diabetic Associations ) from the Web-sit- e, About 37 percent of all deaths in Davis The Utah death County are diabetes-relaterate from the disease is 34.4 percent. In the U.S., it was the sixth leading cause of death, in 1999 (most recent data available). d. In Davis County, 6,600 people have dia thousand Utahns have diaNinety-seve- n betes, 63,000 of which have been diagnosed and 34,000 are undiagnosed. Seventeen million nationwide have the disease, about x million of which are still not diagnosed or treated. Nationwide, annual economic costs of diabetes was estimated at $98 billion. In 1999 the Utah hospitalization costs related to diabetes was $205,830,000. Since many patients cross county fines for hospital care, Davis County hospitalization cured Instead, a blood glucose level in target range shows that the treatment plan is working, that one is taking care of his diabetes, and should continue to doing what he is doing In other words, the key to unlocking the glucose doors to cells has been found Glucose is moving from the blood stream into the cells, where it can be used to create energy, to power the cells The ADA and physiaans will guide the patient with diabetes v - through many methods of lowering blood glucose and improving the bodys use of insulin Three methods important within the patient's direct control are Meal planning. Exercise, Weight loss. If these are not completely successful at bring blood glucose levels down, a doctor will proba- bly prescribe medication, pills or insulin, or a combination of both. These treatment options will be investigated in the next part of this senes. 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