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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 2013)
h Spílygy Tym oo, W^i-rn Springs, Oregon O ctober 30, 2013 P g g e 5; Diabetes Prevention Profile Second try at prevention program brings healthy results By the Warm Springs Diabetes Prevention Program T h e Warm Springs Diabe tes Prevention Program is a program that works with in dividuals w ho are considered to be at a higher risk o f de veloping Type II Diabetes. The Diabetes Prevention P rogram offers a 16-week Native Lifestyle Balance cur riculum that provides patient education focusing on holis tic well-being, nutrition, physi cal activity and weight-loss. As m o st o f us know, change is never easy espe cially when it comes to mak ing healthier lifestyle changes. D orothy Shadley knows that first hand. D orothy first joined the Diabetes Prevention Program because she n o ticing how many people in the commu nity have complications due to diabetes. This was a real eye-opener, and made her want to work towards becoming healthier. But som e things are easier said than done. E ventually, n o t feeling motivated to finish the cur riculum, Dorothy quit attend ing the Native Lifestyle Bal ance classes. H ow ever she held interest in completing the program, and joined for the second time. , “The second time, I joined for the right reasons,” D or othy says, “which is doing.it for me— to feel better, and mostly to become healthier.” D o ro th y com pleted the 16-week curriculum. “A part o f th e m o tiv a tio n th a t pushed m e to finish came from the lifestyle coaches,” h Spilyay Trick or Treat she says. “T h ey are very knowledgeable in their posi tions.” Through the Diabetes Pre vention Program she becom ing educated about diabetes, and ways to prevent diabetes. T h e classes ta u g h t »her about eating right, exercising, being healthy and learning new and healthier ways to cook. T he challenges D orothy faced while being in the pro gram were keeping track o f her food log on a daily basis, re a d in g fo o d lab els, and c o u n tin g calories. E v en though classes have ended D orothy still maintains a daily nutrition log. Since joining the Diabetes P revention Program , D o r othy has made some healthy nutrition changes. These in clude: Watching portion size, giv ing up processed foods, de creasing fast food intake, in creasing w ater intake to a minimum o f eight glasses a day; and eating fruits and veg etables on a daily basis. In addition D orothy has maintained a regular exercise Her biggest success has been a weight loss o f 51 pounds during the past eight months... schedule since being in the program. Dorothy feels the program assisted her in .working to wards her goals by doing one- on-one coaching sessions with h e r lifesty le co ac h Jo y Ramirez. “I don’t feel like I could have come this far w ithout her consistent support-Blthe em ails and te x t m essages helped m e stay m otivated. Since day one, she took the time to listen to my frustra tions and successes. The in centives I receive from the program are a plus— my fa vorite being the George Fore m an Grill.” D o ro th y states th at her biggest success has been a weight loss o f 51 pounds dur ing the past eight months. She attributes this to keep> ing a daily nutrition log andi regular physical activity. An-1 other success has been being able to hike Camel Back. O n D orothy’s daily com* mute to work it’s comm on tea see p e o p le h ik in g C arn et Back. It was som ething she- always wanted to try but nev ei had. Then, shortly after joining D P P D orothy started walk-» ing C am el B ack w ith he», lifestyle coach. They started- on a weekly basis, then in-1 creased to twice a week, each tim e w o rk in g h a r d e r . tej shorten her time. Pride and accomplishment best describes how D orothy felt the first time she walked Camel Back in 70 minutes. « Asked if she can offer any advice to people in the com* munity about the preventing o f diabetes, she says: “ L earn a b o u t Diabetes-' Prevention by attending th a weekly classes, and m ost of. all, Be honest to yourself. 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