The newspaper of the Lithuanian Diabetes Association
No 3 (39) August 10, 2003
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“Together
We Are Stronger”
6-7 June,
2003, Druskininkai, Lithuania
Lithuanian
Diabetes association initiates Baltic States Diabetes Associations Conferences
since 1998. This year during 6 - 7 June the second stage of these meetings was
begun. Over 50 representatives of Lithuanian and Latvian diabetes organizations
participated in the conference. Guests from International Diabetes Federation
and Cyprus Association for People with Diabetes took part there as well as
Minister of Health of Republic of Lithuania , doctors, representatives of
pharmaceutical companies and press.
At the
beginning of the conference Druskininkai Diabetes Club “Atgaja” congratulated
all the participants and presented an activity of their club. The musical
congratulation was prepared by the chief of the club Jelena Simoniene. The
President of Lithuanian Diabetes Association presented guests of the
conference, mentioned the use of such meeting tradition and invited
participants to co-operate in an active manner in order to share an experience.
The main aims of the Conference were formulated. They were: to inform each
other about activities of diabetes associations during the period from 2001; to
inform about the role of associations in State health care system; to inform
about the status of National diabetes program. The President of LDA emphasized
the meaning of prevention of type 2 diabetes and its’ complications; the
awareness of society; education of people with diabetes; availability of
insulin, drugs and other means for diabetes control; collaboration with local
and State government.
The
President of Cyprus Diabetes Association Dina Constantinides congratulated the
participants of the Conference and thanked for opportunity to participate
there. The activity of LDA and its’ President Vida Augustiniene was evaluated
very well as in Lithuania as in International Diabetes Federation.
D.Constantinides shared her experience about her 8 year old daughter who has
diabetes and said she want use an experience by others with such problems. She
informed that in Cyprus people with diabetes can get the medicine of the
highest quality and free of charge. The means for self-control is unlimited and
people are taught to manage their illness properly. She was happy that Cyprus
State institutions maintain the activity of Association.
Minister
of Health of Republic of Lithuania Juozas Olekas informed that Health Ministry
together with pharmaceutical companies intensively discuss on diminishing the
prices for medicine provided to Lithuania. This is to create a possibility to
acquire the medicine cheaper. Minister was happy for public organizations
solving problems of patients as well as chiefs of States or government.
International experience we can share is very important. Sometimes mistakes can
be avoided in such a way. Minister reminded about the immediate visit of Latvia
and Poland health ministers to Druskininkai. The questions of improving health
care are going to be discussed. The means for people with different illnesses
to get qualified medicine are going to be found during the meeting of Health
Ministry, public organizations and pharmaceutical companies.
It is
pleasant to know that the Minister heard the most important reports by the
Vice-president of IDF, the Elect President of IDF Europe Region, the President
of Netherlands Diabetes Association Dr. W. H. J. M. Wientjens and the
Vice-president of Lithuanian Diabetes Association Juozas Danilevicius. They
were speaking about situation of diabetes control and future plans in this
area.
Dr.
W.H.J.M.Wientjens thanked Vida Augustiniene for possibility to participate in
the Conference of Baltic States Diabetes Associations and Press conference in
Health Ministry. He stated that participation of Health Minister in the
Conference shows the meaningful role of national diabetes association in
State’s health system.
The
mission of the IDF is to work with it’s member associations to enhance the
lives of people with diabetes. Wim Wientjens provided an information about an
alarming rise in diabetes all over the world ant the aims and tools for
prevention of illness, its’ complications and invalidity. He told about the
nearest plans of Dutch Diabetes Association and IDF Europe Region. 655 million
people live in IDF Europe Region. 22.5 million of them have diabetes. 56
members of Europe Region represent 41 states. One of members is Lithuanian
Diabetes Association.
Prof.
Juozas Danilevicius during his speech about status of National Diabetes Program
of Lithuania remembered that Minister of Health J.Olekas signed the first
National diabetes program in 1991. This program improved the care of people
with diabetes very much. Co-operating with government of Denmark and
pharmaceutical companies the centers of diabetes education were funded,
children got human insulin and self-control tools. During that period the
compensation for diet was confirmed. Now it is going to be stopped by
government. J.Danilevicius regret that contemporary health reform distroyed
many achievements. J.Danilevicius appealed to Health Minister and reminded the
priorities of State Health Program and means of realization of them. He
encouraged Health Ministry to co-operate with LDA. Strategy questions of
diabetes control must be discussed together with all health institutions. The
decisions must be legalized in a new State diabetes program.
Health
Ministry consultant and the chief of Vilnius (Lithuania) University Santariskes
hospital endocrinology department Dr. Saulius Grigonis presented the new
methods healing diabetes. He was happy there is an ability to get free of
charge health care and qualified medicine (insulin and tablets) in Lithuania.
It is hopeful to get the most contemporary medicine (Insulin Lantus, tablets
Avandia, etc.) in the nearest future ant to have them inserted to the list of
compensated medicine. Still there are many problems in diabetes control. It is
necessary to have enough diagnostic strips for blood glucose control. Patients
must be educated to control their illness.
The
Vice-president of Latvia Diabetes Federation Lolita Bredermane shared her
experience about diabetes and its’ complications prevention. The program of
diagnosing diabetes and its’ complications is prepared according to St. Vincent
declaration recommendations. Latvian Diabetes Association actively reacts to
intentions of Latvia government to limit compensations for medicine and
self-control means; it organizes the actions of diabetes prevention, conduct
prophylactic blood glucose tests, spread the literature, publishes a journal
“Saule (The Sun)”. There are many centers of diabetes foot care in Latvia. Each
year in August all people with diabetes meet to communicate and see the opera
“Diabetes”, were “birds” are singing. She invited to see this performance.
The member
of council of Latvian Diabetes Association Inese Cimmermane evaluated changes
in diabetes care and efforts to improve it since 2001. The list of compensated
medicine was reviewed and enlargged, patients are able to achieve all the
newest medicine and means of self-control. It is a pity that a part of changes
are harmful for people suffering from complications. Some medicine is
compensated by 75% instead of 100%, medicine for lipid are compensated only by
50%. Since 1st December 2002 diagnostic strips are compensated only
by 50% and only for patients who use insulin. All the patients got them free
before. Insulin pump is not compensated at all. Doctors have limited rights to
prescribe a necessary medicine and self-control means. The budget for
diagnostic care and consultations is limited. The state devote too little
budget for health care. The medium income in Latvia is 200 $, medium pension is
98.7 $, medium means for substance is 143.62 $. According to USO data Latvia is
the 53 state in the world by means of subsistence. Because of little material
support the life of patients is constantly decreasing, diabetes and its
complications are increasing.
Latvian
Diabetes Association actively stands for patients’ rights informing state and
society about diabetes. It takes part in different work groups making
decisions, spreads information by press, radio and TV. Since 1993 it organizes
World Diabetes Day, publishes a bulletin “Mes ir diabetas (We and diabetes)”
and other booklets. Since 2003 people with diabetes can legally get Drivers
License.
Still
there is not National diabetes program in Latvia. Association constantly
encourages Government to prepare such a program and to fund National Committee
of St. Vincent declaration as well as work groups for improving diabetes care.
There is lack of program and money, that’s why little attention is played to
diabetes prevention. Every year from 1.4 to 7.7 % of people after prophylactic
tests are diagnosed to have diabetes.
The chief
of Latvian Diabetes Association Jelgava department Liudmila Borzaja shared her
experience of diabetes education. Members of department are on duty in the
office 2 days per week; help telephone is constantly on; psychological help is
provided. People come to check their blood prophylactic. During 2002 year 255
people came and 11 of them were found to have diabetes. An organization has a
constant contact with representatives of Jelgava government and do the public
educational work.
The chief
of Valmiera (Latvia) diabetes community Alfreds Leitis told about the contacts
with the local government institutions. The center “Strategy” at Valmiera local
government helps to public organizations. It manages different projects. It
organizes a day meeting center for pensioners as well. The center is supported
by local government. An informational work group at social helping center
unites 13 organizations. The group regularly meets once in two weeks to discuss
important questions and present them to local government for further
discussion. Recently the representatives of this group took part in the sitting
of Latvia Parliament and presented requires. In the town with 60 000 citizens
endocrinologist have a practice. His consultations are free. In the pedicure
cabinet people with diabetes have a discount.
The chief
of Liepoja (Latvia) Diabetes Association Ritma Malinovska emphasized that 4
nurses work in association. Prophylactic tests of blood glucose are conducted 2
times per week. There are many lectures by different specialists. Drug stores,
institutions of health care, educational center and different companies support
association. Still, patients partly pay for services for themselves. There is
lack of budget for spreading information.
Dr. Egle
Rudinskiene from Lithuanian Diabetes Association told about diabetes school,
funded in 2000 and supported by Novo Nordisk. During 2001 - 2002 the main
sponsors of this school were Council for the Affairs of Disabled at the
Government of Lithuania and embassy of Switzerland. 2003 - Council for the
Affairs of Disabled at the Government of Lithuania. Abovita, Eksmos MTC,
Interlux, Novo Nordisk support the school as well. The meaning of education was
explained by ex - president of IDF Maria L de Alva: “Diabetes education is the
key to good diabetes care. The door separates life and death.” Dr.
E.Rudinskiene evaluated the results of a study of education people with type 2
diabetes, conducted in 2001. She provided a data about people education during
2000 - 2003 period. She emphasized a lack of patients’ knowledge on the main
questions of diabetes control. An evaluation of summer diabetes camps was
provided.
Vida
Augustiniene reviewed an activity of Lithuanian Diabetes Association during
last three years. She was pity that contemporary health reform heavily
restricted patients’ rights to the proper health care. The organization was
compelled to all institutions of government, even to organize protest meetings,
in sake to prevent the limits of compensated medicine, which made not available
medical care and services for most people. The situation worsening is stopped
at the moment. Still, there are many questions to solve for patients, health
care specialists, pharmaceutical companies and officials in common strengths.
The State
pays too little attention to prevention of illness, their complications and
invalidity. Education of people with diabetes does not take place because of
lack of valuation of services of diabetes nurses and foot specialists’ in
health institutions. After the limits of compensated medicine and services were
not available. The qualified medicine became hardly available to patients
especially those socially supportable. Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed overdue.
While occur health reform the abilities to get consultation of specialists
became worse, thus hard complications became more often. 800 - 900 cases of
invalidity are established each year because of diabetes complications. During
prophylactic blood glucose tests in LDA from 7% to 17% of tested people are
found to have a higher rate of indexes as normal. People are offered to get a
medical survey as soon as possible.
During
last 3 years Association moved to the new premises; the 4th Congress
of LDA took place; education camps for children and youth took place every
summer; the educational conferences for the chiefs of collective members of LDA
were organized each year; an information was spread by press, radio and TV.
Meetings, conferences and seminars in diabetes clubs and communities were
constant. An activity of the organization was presented during International
and local conferences and exhibitions. The experience and information about
patients’ problems was delivered during medics’ conferences, in the meetings at
the Seimas (Parliament) of Republic of Lithuania, in the institutions of
medicine and education. Representatives of LDA participated in the meetings of
Health ministry and State patients’ fund work groups, where urgent patients’
questions were discussed. The newspaper “Diabetes” and different brochures on
urgent questions for people with diabetes and society are constantly published.
Implementing the main aims of St. Vincent declaration, Health passport
“Diabetes” is prepared and published.
LDA
initiated the official foundation of Council of Representatives of Lithuanian
Patients’ Organizations (CRLPO). 16 representatives of other hard illnesses’
organizations are united in this Council at the moment. Together they achieved
an addition included in LR Health Insurance low. It states that one
representative of patients’ organizations must be enlisted to the Council of
Obligatory Health Insurance. Representatives of this organization are invited
to discuss urgent patients’ questions in Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
National health Council at the Seimas, Health Ministry, State Patients’ Fund
and broadcasts of radio and TV. In 2002 the Council prepared offerings on improving
health care system discussed them with the President of Lithuania Valdas
Adamkus and Minister of Health Juozas Olekas.
On January
30, 2003, during the sitting of the Ministry of Health the new council of
Obligatory Health Insurance was confirmed. The president of LDA and the chief
of CRLPO became a member of this Council. On January 13, 2003, she was
confirmed to be an expert in the Committee of Health in Seimas of the Republic
of Lithuania.
The chief
of Anyksciai (Lithuania) diabetes club Antanas Slizys shared the experience of
co-operation with the local government. He is happy and thankful to local
government for not being indifferent to the livers of this district. While
there is lack of specialists in this district, the government gives a transport
to get people for consultations and analysis to Vilnius. Also it supports the
club during World Diabetes Day events, supports educational camps for children
and acquiring self-control tools.
The chief
of Siauliai (Lithuania) diabetes club “Lemtis” Laima Mikaliuniene told about
her experience of society education. A publications and internet page are
prepared as well as visit cards, which help to induce more people and them to
be interested in illness knowledge. Over 300 people are the members of this club
at the moment. They can play tennis and pool, swim, and visit the theatre and
cinema free. They have a discount for self-control meanss and HbAlc tests. The
club uses free premises, where prophylactic blood glucose tests are conducted
for the citizens of Siauliai. The members of the club conduct such tests during
the visits to different companies. Thus companies support the activity of the
club with a pleasant. Local government gives money for educational camps for
children. Not only the members of the club participated in conferences and
seminars. Most of them enter the activity of organization later. Siauliai club
“Lemtis” co-operate with Latvia Jelgava diabetes club.
The
participants of Conference actively discussed, shared their experience and
invited each other to visit their arrangements.
The
president of Cyprus Association for people with diabetes Dina Constantinides
was pleased about activity results of Latvia and Lithuania diabetes
organizations. She was touched by the case of Latvian children and youth
diabetes Association, when children were sending postcards to Minister of
Health asking to give a possibility to get a proper medical care. She promised
to show this postcard to the members of her organization in order them to know
how difficult is to get diagnostic strips for blood glucose control in other
countries. Maybe Cyprus people will cherish things they get free of charge.
There are cases when people have all conditions and still do not control their
illness enough. Dina invites a few children from Lithuania and Latvia diabetes
associations to participate in a cruise on a ship free. They should pay only
for a trip to Cyprus. She was interested in opera “Diabetes” and wants to
invite it to Cyprus as well.
The chief
of Pasvalys (Lithuania) diabetes community “Sveikata” Vida Vegiene complained
of difficulties attracting new members. Medics do not want help as well. She is
happy that local government helps with a pleasant. The youth have an
possibility to participate in LDA diabetes educational camps each year. Other
arrangements are being supported as well. V.Vegiene is the member of the
council funded at the local government. Urgent for different social
organizations questions are discussed in this council.
The chief
of Vilkaviskis (Lithuania) community “Insula” Juozas Janusaitis manages the
club for 13 years. He is pleased with benevolent medics’ co-operation and the
care of local government. There is over 600 people with diabetes in a district.
230 of them are the members of community.
The chief
of Mariampole (Lithuania) club “Diabetikas ABC” and the Vice-president of LDA
Genovaite Naidzinaviciene shared her experience in organizing educational
seminars along with other districts’ clubs (Mariampole, Sakiai, Vilkaviskis,
etc.)
The chief
of Kaunas (Lithuania) club “Insula” Irena Railiene provided an information
about the possibilities for clubs to find budget and supporters.
An
information is prepared according to the material of reports during the
Conference in Druskininkai (Lithuania).
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LDA
Is the Member of International Diabetes Federation.
The information about
LDA is provided. The usefulness of being the member of LDA is stressed.
Attention, please, the working hours of LDA and the school of diabetes were
changed.
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LDA reminds of subscribing
“Diabetes” for the 4th quater of 2003 year.
Pages 4 - 7
The
4th Conference of Baltic States Diabetes Associations
“Together
We Are Stronger”
(Continued from the page 1)
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Speech
of the Vice-president of International Diabetes Federation
The mission of the International
Diabetes Federation is to work with our member associations to enhance the
lives of people with diabetes. The amount of people with diabetes in the world
is increasing tremendously. Almost 200 million persons are diagnosed now.
Diabetes is a very serious disease,
but is good treatable and good manageable. Necessary therefore are access
to treatment, quality of standards, education, providing information.
Having diabetes is really always
balancing like the colibri, the humming-bird (the logo of IDF). With
discipline, always fighting, never giving up, 24 hours a day.
Every person with diabetes
must be enabled to play an active role in
sharing responsibility for his/her care and his/her quality of life.
The targets of IDF are prevention
of getting diabetes, prevention of getting diabetes complications and
prevention of getting invalid effects of diabetes complications. It is great
that in Lithuania a National Diabetes Program will start very soon.
IDF tries to reach these
targets by raising awareness and by influencing top decision makers at
national, at regional and at local level.
Think globally, but Act locally. Through the people living with diabetes, the healthcare professionals, the
politicians, the administrators, the public in general.
In The Netherlands the Dutch
Diabetes Association is very active. This member association of IDF is an
association of patients and was founded in 1945. With its 55.000 members the
Dutch Diabetes Association is the advocate for people with diabetes in The
Netherlands.
The
activities of the Dutch Diabetes Association varies :
from
educational activities and courses for children, adolescents, parents, adults,
elderly people to meetings with healthcare professionals, industries,
politicians, decision makers, from a national action plan and guidelines to
books, brochures, leaflets, website, videos and telephone lines (24 hours a
day).
The topics
of IDF Europe next years will be national diabetes programs, human and social rights, health care delivery,
availability of resources, how to live with diabetes, role and development of
associations, relationships with industry,
The real diabetes voice will be the voice of
the healthcare professionals TOGETHER with the voice of the people with diabetes. Then we
will be STRONGER.
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It is a great honour for me being with you all today,
participating in this interesting meeting.
I know
Vida Augustiniene, since 1986, when we first met in Stockholm also at a meeting about
diabetes. We became friends since then, having the same enemy diabetes, and the
same Direction of activities. All those years I am watching her, always an
elegant figure, present in all the meetings of IDF, speaking, giving press
conferences, advising, the same quiet but strong character, standing on the
same line, fighting for the rights and a better life for the people with
diabetes in her country. All around Europe she is a well known personality
honouring her country, and the organization she represents.
The Cyprus
Association for people with Diabetes established as a charity association on
November 2000. Our mission is to help through all channels the people affected
with diabetes to improve their lives, taking preventative measures to avoid
diabetes complications, face the situation as a way of living or a vocation
which to be learnt. Therefore it is of utmost importance that people with diabetes
understand their condition so that they are able to treat themselves properly.
In cooperation with Endocrine Society of Cyprus, our
scientific advisors, we are editing various leaflets with latest information
and guidelines about diabetes. Organizing seminars with healthcare
professionals always with the support of the Ministry of Health.
Also poor
people would be able to find assistance and financial support in our
association. A major project is the Educational summer camps for children with
diabetes from eight to sixteen years old. For the year 2003 we are organizing
the educational programs for nurses and hospital personnel.
We wish
you all every success to your mission .Any other information we can share is a
valuable experience for our people. For us expanding our relations with other
organizations and associations is a way to communicate with the problem itself.
I am
working voluntarily for the cause of diabetes since 1980, date that my younger
daughter was diagnosed at the age of eight. In the island of Cyprus those days
few people knew about this problem and I myself was one of them. After the
first shock, together with my child we went to the United States of America to
the Joslin Clinic were we learned lot information about the matter. Coming back
I decided to share the experience with everybody interested. So I did it.
Together with a group of friends, parents of children with diabetes, and people
having diabetes themselves. We are trying to help and enhance the lives of
people suffering from this serious problem. Visiting newly diagnosed kids,
advising and helping parents to face the situation, supporting elder people
with complications. We are fighting the discrimination itself especially for
girls with type 1 diabetes. We have to persuade that the disease will not be
transmitted to children, to prove that a woman with diabetes whose has learned
to manage her condition plays an equally significant role in the society as any
other person without diabetes.
My job is
to manage a company dealing with Marine Equipment and Services fortunately
owned by the family so I can spend several hours with the association. My
husband Louis is helping a lot and he is patient when I am out of the house so
many hours. For myself succeeding to have free diabetes supplies, (Insulin,
pills, strips, medical exams, tests, et.) supplied by the government to all the
people with diabetes despite their financial condition, are the reward of all
those years of very hard work. Of course there is a lot more to be done but we
can always working for the best. Very soon you will receive our newsletter
“DIABETES NEWS” with more colorful information about the Association and the
people working with me.
We have a son named Jean, who is married and has four
wonderful children, and two daughters, Alexandra a hotel manager and Irena
working with us in the family business.
I hope to
see everybody in Cyprus soon and my colleagues of the Association committee are
looking forward to meet you and give you a nice tour of the Island.
Thank you
for inviting me to this Beautiful country and I am wishing you every success to
your important meeting.
Thanks a
lot.
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The
experience of Children’s and Adolescent Diabetes Association of Latvia (CADAL)
As the new Parliament in Latvia was
elected in 2002 and Health ministers were changed constantly during that
period, the changes in life of people with diabetes and all other people were
great. Health reform deteriorated people with diabetes maintenance with illness
control tools. Till the 1st December, 2002, the State compensated
150 diagnostic sticks per month for children by 100 %. Children could check
their blood 4 or 5 times per day. Now the State compensates only 50 % of this
amount. Only insulin and glucagon is compensated for children by 100 % at the
moment.
The mission of CADAL is to seek for
proper and in time medical care for children with diabetes. That’s way the
Association made an appeal to Health Minister with a please not to deteriorate
the situation. Unfortunately the Minister made no attention. During the March
and April, 2003, the action “I want to be healthy” was organized. All children
with diabetes together with parents and friends send approximately 2000 post
cards to Health Minister with a request to let children grow healthy.
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10-year
jubilee of Rokiskis Diabetes Club
The former chairwoman of the club
Alfonsa Kondraskiene reminded to participants of the festival about the first
hard years of club activity. The chief of the club Regina Minkeviciene reported
about works done and thanked to those who helped. Countryside orchestra “We
together” from Kelme Diabetes Club entertained the participants of festival.
Traditional
weekend trip
During 13 - 15 June, the members of
Vilnius children and youths’ diabetes club “Diabite plius” rested together in
the camp near the lake Bebrusai. Those with diabetes a long period really have
something to say those who are new one. We are thankful to our supporters for a
possibility to have a good time.
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In
a Diabetes Club “Lemtis”
Siauliai diabetes club “Lemtis”
invited dr. Aurimas Sirvinskas who delivered a lecture about the control of
HbAlc. The president of LDA Vida Augustiniene was impressed about the activity
of this club. The chief of the club Laima Mikaliuniene invited all people with
diabetes to participate in the activity of club.
Our
hope
The member of Plunge diabetes club
is thankful to a nurse Aldona Danyliene who cares and educates people with
diabetes in Plunge a long period of time. A hope to live healthy was renewed by
the news about I. Klisoniene clinic “Inesa”, were diabetes education room is
going to be opened.
An advertisement of selfcontrol tool “Gluco Care” by AB “Limeta”
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The members of Pakruojis diabetes
club “Vita” celebrated their 10-year jubilee on June. The club “Vita” is very
active one. Unfortunately, they lack diabetes educator who would consult them
about medicine news. The members of club are thankful for support to local
government and different enterprises. During the festival people with the
biggest merits for the club were congratulated.
Fit centre “Praskovja”
Laureate of Russian popular medicine
Praskovja Jakovlevna Losevskaja found a new way of healing while saving her
husband from feet amputation. Specific mixes of ecological herbs are used for
healing. Even those patients with no hope according to doctors are saved using
this method. Those who are interested, more information can get by telephone
(8-5) 2302778.
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Advertisement of self control device “Super Glucocard II” by Interlux
Armlet for identification
Information, how to get such armlet
is provided. The chiefs of clubs are invited to inform the members of clubs
about such possibility.
Pages 14 - 16
Vitamins
and mineral substances
All necessary vitamins and mineral
substances are presented and information about the consequences of their lack
is provided. An article is prepared by Dr. Egle Rudinskiene.
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Do
you know?
Prepared by Janina Dainaraviciene
according foreign press.
Some conclusions from the
contemporary researches:
Sleeping longer means shorter life;
Food supplements diminish death rate
of elderly patients;
Persons’ disorders are raised by
lack minerals and vitamins.
Advertisement
of sugar substitute Canderel by Oriola Vilnius.
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·
On 6 May, 2003, Kelme Diabetes Club organized a conference “Prevention
of diabetes and its’ complications” for the society. KMU Prof. J.Danilevicius,
doctor endocrinologist V.Dargis, a consultant of Abbott Medisense Laima
Kaulakiene and the President of LDA Vida Augustiniene made reports. A supporter
of event was local government of Kelme.
·
On 12 May V.Augustiniene delivered a report “Patient’s position in his
rights and obligations” in a conference “Nurse and patient: reciprocal
responsibility” organized by Kaunas Medical University.
·
During 13 - 14 May the chief of LDA shared her practical knowledge about
diet for people with diabetes with students of Vilnius Colleague Health Care
Faculty.
·
On 17 May Siauliai Diabetes club “Lemtis” initiated a conference on the
topic of diabetes. People got some news about an importance of illness control,
healing innovations and activity of diabetes organizations. Representatives of Abovita
(L.Kaulakiene) and Diagnosta (A.Sirvinskas), chiefs of Siauliai and
Pakruojis Diabetes Clubs shared their knowledge with inhabitants of Siauliai.
·
On 20 May V.Augustiniene met Lithuania Prime Minister Consultant
V.Nauduzas and discussed the possibilities for LDA to participate in the health
projects supported by EU.
·
On 22 May the President of LDA took part in Health ministry where
“Protocol of patients’ rights for compensating health harm” was discussed.
·
On 24 May V.Augustiniene took part in the Raseiniai Diabetes Club
10-year jubilee.
·
On 27 May the possibilities of co-operation with representatives of Pliva
were discussed in Lithuanian Diabetes Association.
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An
advertisement on insulin pen “HumaPen” by Eli Lilly.
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(Continued from page 18)
Children
knowledge was improved
In Veisiejai V.Zukauskas farm
tourism centre 12 children and youths were rested this year. They were studying
to control their illness along with rest. Participant of the camp checked their
blood glucose 4 times per day at least. According to questionnaires before and
after camp, all participants improved their knowledge about illness about 10 %.
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Advertisement
of self control device “Accu-Chek Active” by Roche Diagnostics.
Beautiful
days in a farm
J.Simoniene shares her good
impressions about camp in Veisiejai. She is thankful to all supporters and
helpers. In the camps we help our youths to understand how to control illness
instead of allowing illness to control us.
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Family
clinic “Inesa”
The members of Plunge diabetes club
were visiting a new family clinic called “Inesa”. Diabetes school funded at the
clinic unites people with diabetes and doctors. People with diabetes need feet
care as well. Such care room is planed in the future. Thanks to all people who
organized an opening festival of diabetes school.
Water,
kidneys and health
Information about kidney functions
and water use prepared by Dr. Egle Rudinskiene is provided.
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Advertisement of vitamins “Diabetiker - Vitamine” by Worwag Pharma
GmbH&Co.KG
Water,
kidneys and health
(continued from page 22)
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Vitamins
and mineral substances
(continued from page 16)
Pages 25 - 27
Diabetes education
Factors for diabetes control are
provided by Dr. Egle Rudinskiene.
LDA
diabetes school
Patients get knowledge about
diabetes in a diabetes school. Unfortunately such schools work not everywhere.
There is diabetes school initiated by LDA at the moment. Doctor endocrinologist
offers consultations in it. People can get consultations on medical, self
control, physical activity and social questions.
Lectures are delivered, seminars and
studies on diabetes control and care questions are organized in diabetes clubs.
Urgent articles for people with diabetes are publicished in health press.
Knowledge people acquire helps them to control illness better, prevent
complications and live longer and more valuable.
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on insulin pump “Dana Diabecare” by Abovita.
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on insulin pen FlexPen by Novo Nordisk.
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