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
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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,
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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.”
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