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I THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ DECEMBER 7,2005 ♦ PAGE A11 give yourself the gift of V TOTAL HEALTH ) & WEIGHT LOSS llBsSS.. with our , 4W ' , 1/2 PRICE'* lull Program . Membership* À Weight Loss: 69 pounds JacquIineS. durhamregion.com Part of Trulls Road closed rYou don't want to have to keep poking your fingers,' 9-year-old says COURTICE - A portion of Trulls Road in Courtice may be closed during part of the next few days. A contractor installing servicing servicing for the Region ran into dif ficulty which has necessitated intermittent closure of the road, between George Reynolds Drive and Daiseyfield Avenue, beginning beginning Wednesday and for a few days thereafter, explained engi neering director Tony Cannella. This road closure will occur during the day, when traffic is lightest and detours will be clearly marked, Mr. Cannella added. |Y DAVID BLUMENFELD Staff Writer t*DURHAM - When Sue Czop learned three years ago that her ^-year-old daughter had Type l diabetes, she said her immediate inaction was one of denial. £"Like most people I didn't Know what diabetes was, even though I had a mother-in-law who had it and a" brother-in law Who had it," Ms. Czop said. |i"I never saw them test their blood sugar... never saw them experience lows or, highs. I was completely uneducated. I had no idea what was involved." Today, the Courtice resident is counting carbohydrates and recording her daughter, Ash- lèigh's, blood sugar. She's also a volunteer and member of the board of directors at the Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre in Whitby, Whitby, which was founded in 1989 to provide young people and their families with education and support for children living with T^pe 1 diabetes. "They teach you how, to deal with it in your daily life - how to work in activities, how to work in treats, how to work in things that normal kids want to experience," Ms. Czop said. "Just going to the park by yourself, a friend's house, it's a completely different event for my daughter because I'm worried about her experiencing experiencing low blood sugar." Ashleigh, who wjears an insu- . lin pump to give her a steady insulin stream, s4id sometimes she wishes she never had Type 1 diabetes. "Sometimes it's hard," Ashleigh Ashleigh said. "You -- want to be like other kids. You don't want to have to keep poking poking your fingers and doing things With my pump all the time." Marlene Grass, founder and executive director of. the Charles H. Best Diabetes Cen- Jason Liebregts/Metroland Durham Region Media Group COURTICE - Ashleigh Czop has type 1 diabetes and always needs to monitor her blood suger levels. tre, said Type 1 diabetes is an auto immune problem, different from type 2 diabetes, which is typically caused by obesity and unhealthy eating habits. About one in every 350 children have type 1 diabetes, a majority of the cases diagnosed in children under the age of 'Like most people I didn't know what diabetes was, even though I had a mother-in-law who had it and a brother-in law who had it," - Sue Czop .18, she said. "When I got and with I dis- there great working talking families, covered ■ was a need and no one was paying too much attention to this population," population," said Ms. Grass, a registered registered nurse. "What we're here to do is help young people with Type 1 in Durham Region, so if people want to give to help make a difference in diabetes diabetes then the money stays here in Durham Region when people donate to our centre." , Ms.' Grass said the centre, a registered charity, receives its funding through its own efforts and donations from other Durham Durham businesses and sponsors. With November being Diabetes Awareness Month, she said it's the perfect time to highlight the centre and Type 1 diabetes. "There's a lot of requests out there from a lot of national organizations organizations for money, for research and so on, and I think that's important," she said. "But I think it's also very important to help the person on the street with diabetes, diabetes, in particular, people with type 1 diabetes because it's such a challenging, ongoing difficult problem to' deal with, fraught with complications both shortterm shortterm and long-term if they don't look after it "type 2 is not easy either, don't get me wrong, but it's different. I feel very strongly that they need help too, but this population has been grossly overlooked." For more information, call the Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre at 905-666-7796 or go to www. charleshbest.com. Enjoy stories under the stars COURTICE - Faith United , Church is hosting 'Stories Under the Christmas Star: An Evening of Storytelling, Music and Dessert' Dessert' at the Church Hall, 1778 Nash Rd. at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. Enid Decoe is featured in this adult storytelling concert. She will be joined by professional storytellers storytellers Lucy Brennan, Dianne Chandler, Sharon Henry, Marg Kropf, and Heather Whaley who will be joined by harpist Kim Michelle. The Ham Strings of Courtice will perform seasonal chamber music. Dessert and coffee served by Faith United's UCW. • Tickets,are $15 and can be purchased purchased at the door or by calling 905-436-2729. 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