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April 20, 2011 Spilygy Tymoo, W^rm Springs, Oregon P^ge 8 Avoid diabetes through healthy changes B y L aneya Smith W.S. Diabetes Program / T ribal m em ber M argie Tuckta is a participant in the In dian H ealth Services Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention Program. She completed fhe program’s core curriculum and is now pro- m oted into livin g a healthy lifestyle, balancing her eating and exercise habits. Before joining the program Margie found motivation in her realization of the high number of Indian people who live with diabetes, and what this means for their families. In d iscu ssin g her future, Tuckta determ ined that she wanted to be a self-sufficient family member, healthy in re gards to her overall health sta tus, which included preventing diabetes. She also wanted a good qual ity of life for her family, chil dren and grandchildren, and re alized that could only come as a result of her own health. Some of the key tools she learned from the program in clude: • Identifying nutritious and meaningful foods. •Drinking adequate amounts of water. • Being conscientious about the number of servings she eats at meal-time. •Finding time to exercise, no matter how limited. One trick is walking back and forth in the grocery store for each item and taking longer walking routes for day to day activities. • Maintaining a strong sup port system. Through her lifestyle balance, she has found that her children and family members are becom ing fond of her healthier choices, Courtesy photo. Diabetes Program participant Margie Tuckta. The program is de signed to prevent the onset o f type-2 diabe tes, the more common type o f diabetes in Indian Country. and that she is influencing them as well. They are eating healthier and are interested in what the program has to offer. Som e o f the challenges Margie reports having are not dissimilar from other partici pants in the Diabetes Preven tion Program. She started out completely motivated, losing weight and eating according to tlæ nutrition recommendations. But just as tends to happen in life, exterior influences started clouding her path. Things started to unfold causing family and job stress, and those life challenges caused some small negative food hab its to come and go. Tuckta recognizes changes in lifestyle goals and works to get h erself back on track. Since joining the program she has ap preciated the lifestyle coaching. Margie reports that her coach is very understanding and sup portive by checking in with her and providing added educational inform ation to keep her in volved even though she was ex periencing some difficulty. “The coaching is my favor ite part about the program ,” Margie'says. “The information and encouragement is very help ful. My coach is a friend and continues to call and check in with me. My Health is as im portant to her as it is to me.” She notes that she is still fol lowed up with by her coach on a one-on-one basis. As a result of being in the Diabetes Prevention Program, Margie’s successes include de creased blood sugar levels, added weight loss, improved eating habits and balancing ex ercise into her lifestyle. Her advice is to “think about your risks of becoming diabetic. What are your chances and how w ill it affect you and those Biomass: 30 new jobs around you. Watch your sugar intake levels and join the pro gram if you think you may need to. Nutrition and exercise affect many health issues in our lives ■not just diabetes. Eat healthy, walk strong.” The Diabetes Prevention Pro gram offers a 16-week curricu lum on healthy lifestyle balanc ing of your nutrition and activ ity levels. The program is designed to prevent the onset of type-2 dia betes, which is the more com mon type of diabetes in Indian Country. The program consists of the class, support given by a lifestyle coach and various activities planned throughout the year to help you maintain your lifestyle changes. Call the Diabetes Prevention Program office if you are in terested or have any questions at 541-553-1070. Special thanks and congratu lations to Margie! (Continued from page 1) “Some of the project fea tures that we’re looking at here include upgrading high way 26 intersection and a new access road off of BIA road 3. Construction would in clude a power island building, exhaust stack, evaporation ponds, cooling tower, ser vice/ fire water tank, a water supply line, and a transmis sion line that would go up and over the h ill into W arm Springs.” The project is a $100 mil lion investment which will b rin g fam ily w age jobs, Magnall said. At the height of construc tion, there could be more than 300 jobs. In order to keep the plan operating, the facility would employ 30 people full-time. There would also be 70 jobs in fuel collection and transportation. And there would be 90 or more indi rect jobs from services, sup plies, spending. “That’s a $500 million to tal impact over 20 years.” Tribal members were fcon- cerned about the disposal of ash. “T here w ould be two trucks a day,” Magnall said. “Each truck would weigh 25 tons. The ash gets mixed with water, so there’s less of it in the air.” “We’ve heard all of this before,” Milton Sahme said. “I ’m a drum m er at this longhouse, and we include water in our worship. You’re going to leave us sick when you leave.” All individuals attending the meetings were asked to subm it th eir concerns. Those concerns would be addressed in the reviews of the projects. Jefferson County Republicans' Night Out Saturday, May 7, 6:00 p.m. The Inn at Cross Keys Station 66 NE Cedar Street Madras, Oregon 97741 , Allen Keynote Speaker Chairman, Oregon Republican Party' Oregon Business Leader John Huffman Oregon State Representative, District 59 Master of Ceremony Eric Jordan and Tom Hampson from ONABEN are just some of the W.S. Community Action Team partners who make it possible to have small business classes here in Warm Springs. Other organizations like Neighborhood Partnership, OWEESTA, OSU Extension, Mt. View Hospital, AARP Tax Aide, and more were available at the Community Center to answer question and share their expertise. If you have questions about services available from the Warm Springs Community Action Team call 541-553-3148. Invited Guests Include: Congressman GREG WALDEN and State Senator TED FERRIOLI Dinner choices: Prime Rib or Salmon Catered by the famous Madras Black Bear TICKETS $30 PER PERSON, Limited Seating Questions, please contact: Phyllis Langsev at phvllisl@bendbroadband.com: Bonnie Buckles at buckleshome@iuno.com: Maurice Langsev at maurice@bendbroadband.com Evening Includes, - LIVE AUCTION and Raffle for a Ruger 10/22 Sporter Raffle Tickets: Contact Tom Townsend at steelhorsies@vahoo.com or 510-468-0863 Raffle Tickets: $2 each/ 6 for $10 (Retail value $366.) Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Earl Victor Spino -Niktaway May 15, 1978 541-546-9008 541-546-9259 503 806-4830 February 6, 2010 Memorial/Rejoining May 7, 2011 9 a.m. - Wapato Longhouse Contact information: Nadine Ike 509-307-4395 Bernard Ike 509-594-5275 Cliff’s Repair & Auto Sales 330 S.W. Culver Hwy. Madras Stone Setting - July 4, 2011 Pendleton Diabetes education topics for 2011 Diabetes prevention special ists have scheduled dinner meet ings for 2011. The meetings will be at the Warm Springs Senior Center from 5-6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesdays of each month. No meetings scheduled in F eb ru ary and D ecem ber, though the Heart Smart Dinner will be on Feb. 15. Dinner is served along with good information and the op- portunity to talk with others who are managing their diabe tes or caring for diabetic family members. H ere is the schedule o f speakers and topics for this year’s diabetes awareness and support group dinner and edu cation meetings: May 17: Jeri Kollen: “Kid ney, heart and liver affected by diabetes.” Approved Auto Repair TECHNICIANS M us show you iTmw crwemwi INTERSJATE_ VBAT i TER/ESM Free Battery Check & Installation with purchase !»