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Don't take chances with diabetes

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Dear Readers:

I would like to share my personal experience with diabetes with you. I am a Native woman from Garden Hill, Man. I live in Winnipeg now. My home reserve is approximately 367 air miles north of Winnipeg. I went to a boarding school in Brandon, Man. at age 7 years. I went to Portage La Prairie boarding school at age 14. I have struggled to complete my nursing career.

I have a daughter who has had diabetes mellitus. I pray that I can reach some of you and your children before diabetes or the complications from diabetes set in to your family.

Don't take chances with diabetes

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Dear Readers:

I would like to share my personal experience with diabetes with you. I am a Native woman from Garden Hill, Man. I live in Winnipeg now. My home reserve is approximately 367 air miles north of Winnipeg. I went to a boarding school in Brandon, Man. at age 7 years. I went to Portage La Prairie boarding school at age 14. I have struggled to complete my nursing career.

I have a daughter who has had diabetes mellitus. I pray that I can reach some of you and your children before diabetes or the complications from diabetes set in to your family.

Don't take chances with diabetes

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Dear Readers:

I would like to share my personal experience with diabetes with you. I am a Native woman from Garden Hill, Man. I live in Winnipeg now. My home reserve is approximately 367 air miles north of Winnipeg. I went to a boarding school in Brandon, Man. at age 7 years. I went to Portage La Prairie boarding school at age 14. I have struggled to complete my nursing career.

I have a daughter who has had diabetes mellitus. I pray that I can reach some of you and your children before diabetes or the complications from diabetes set in to your family.

Diabetes sufferers need ongoing treatment

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Although diabetes has become an epidemic among the Aboriginal population, concerns are escalating that sufferers may not be receiving proper education and treatment to manage the disease.

Saskatoon's First Step Program, which specializes in meeting needs of diabetics and other chronic illness sufferers, has an extremely low percentage of Aboriginal people. Organizers say they are working to develop new and innovative ways to get more Natives involved.

Diabetes sufferers need ongoing treatment

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Although diabetes has become an epidemic among the Aboriginal population, concerns are escalating that sufferers may not be receiving proper education and treatment to manage the disease.

Saskatoon's First Step Program, which specializes in meeting needs of diabetics and other chronic illness sufferers, has an extremely low percentage of Aboriginal people. Organizers say they are working to develop new and innovative ways to get more Natives involved.

Diabetes sufferers need ongoing treatment

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Although diabetes has become an epidemic among the Aboriginal population, concerns are escalating that sufferers may not be receiving proper education and treatment to manage the disease.

Saskatoon's First Step Program, which specializes in meeting needs of diabetics and other chronic illness sufferers, has an extremely low percentage of Aboriginal people. Organizers say they are working to develop new and innovative ways to get more Natives involved.

Kicking up dust at Stampede

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They come from good, hardy stock them Indian cowboys.

Ask anybody. They have to be that way or else they'd never survive that ever so competitive event known as the Calgary Stampede.

This year was no exception as the stock and competition proved to be at their best and Aboriginal participants had to struggle with weather conditions as well as fellow contestants just to make some day money.