Type 2 Diabetes & the RESET-IT Program

Posted by Madhavi Chandrasekaran 
on Feb 26, 2014
 


Rota-teller

 26th February 2014

Chairperson :          Rocco Colangelo

National Anthem :  Frank Allison

Grace    :    Mike Mushet

Toast to the queen : Rocco Colangelo

 

Attendance : 14

Guest(s)             :             1

 

Announcements :

Gordon Brown : Group 1 Meeting next Monday, 03rd March 2014, Thank You letter from last week’s speaker Roger Keeley, copy to be circulated.

Rocco Colangela thanked Danny Cassidy for hosting the Euchre night, more so as he won all the moolah! However, the Prez did give away a $10 Tim Horton’s card claimed for $10 by Frank Allison.

Induction of Saifoo Lau by induction team of Gordon Brown, Basil Dias, Rocco Colangelo, Jim Boyko, Charles Whitney and Madhavi Chandrasekaran. 

 Welcome to a better world with Rotary Saifoo!

 

Marbelous Draw : Basil Dias’ lucky number was called and he was quickly relieved to the $5 gain by the Sergeant at Arms – Frank Allison.

SAA -  fined all those who failed to turn up at the Euchre party as well as those who are yet to grace our very own Rotary Club of North Scarborough pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.  For fellow sinners, here’s your chance at redemption :

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Northscarborough.rotaryclub

LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/pub/north-scarborough-rotary-club/37/b12/653

And wait, we have Twitter too: #NorthScarborough RC

Happy Bucks : Madhavi had Happy Bucks for her daughter’s admission into all the schools of their choice for Grade 7,

Jack Holman was happy for his computer savvy that gained him access to our FB and LinkedIn pages.

 

Program:

 

Basil Dias introduced our Guest Speaker Dr. Ravi Retnakanaran, son of our very own Arthur Retnakaran.

Dr. Retnakaran gave a very enlightening presentation on “New Strategies for the Treatment of TYPE 2 Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus = DM)”.

DM is caused by genetic as well as environmental factors that lead to the diminished production of insulin by the beta cells in the pancreas. The incidence has grown to epidemic proportions thanks to our modern lifestyle contributing to obesity in all demographics of the world. As a result, the insulin produced is insufficient to counter higher levels of blood glucose, leading to DM and its complications. It could also be caused by resistance to Insulin.

The new strategy as launched by Dr. Retnakaran and his colleague at the Mount Sinai Hospital through the ‘RESET-IT’ program aims to offer Insulin Therapy much earlier rather than later upon diagnosis to stem the deterioration of the Beta cells. This could induce a ‘remission’.

Risk factors include: Cardio Vascular (heart and stroke). End-stage kidney disease, Blindness and Non-traumatic lower limb amputation.

Please listen to the recording for a much better low-down on the latest treatments.

Recording of the presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zqo4y6ncx1do510/Ravi%20Retnakaran.MP3

Slide show: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpzaslzdtyhp7av/DM2%20Talk%20for%20Rotary%20Club%20Feb%202014%20--%20Retnakaran.pdf

Jim Boyko echoed the sentiments of all present in thanking the speaker for presenting such complex but very useful information in a manner that the simplest amongst us (???) could follow and presented him with a certificate for restoration of eyesight for a woman in India, funded by our club.

 

Reminders: Next week is Directors’ Reports.

 

Reporting by Madhavi Chandrasekaran

 

 
 
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