University Daily Kansan, August 27, 1982 Page 9 New program at Med Center helps patients accept diabetes By VICKY WIL Staff Reporter A new educational program at the University of Kansas Medical Center offers diabetic patients support and the opportunity to learn how to maintain a normal lifestyle, said Martye Barnard, diabetes nurse clinician. "The center's aim is to have patients realize that diabetes does not have to be crippling. Barnard said if they were able to control, they won't have eye and kidney disease." The program, which emphasizes children's diabetes, is part of the Med Center's new diabetes center, which opened July 1. The program tailors a patient's needs into a routine a child can live with, Barnard told. To plan a routine, the center's staff must take meal plans, exercise regimens and urine checks into consideration. Once a routine is established, it cannot be changed, she said Complying with an established routine is the major problem for adolescents. If, you've got the time, we've got the beer. cents, Barnard said. Both the patient and his family misunderstand the disease, she said. This program is unique because the education of family and friends of diabetics goes beyond sessions with those afflicted. Barnard said. Everything you always wanted in a beer: And less. Professionalists from the center talk with teachers, school nurses and coaches explaining the students' needs. If they understand the disease and what the student needs, then it is easier for the student to take the appropriate foods to school and to get the needed exercise, Barnard said. The center also gives emotional support for newly diagnosed patients, Barnard said. One e-teen agent told Barnard that she did not receive any support from her family, receiving any support from her family. Educational sessions teach parents that even though their teenagers like to be independent, they are frightened by the lack of guidance and reinforcement from their parents. The center also has in-patient facilities for people who cannot be regulated on an out-patient basis. Eventually, the center will open kitchen facilities so patients can learn to prepare their own food, Barnard said. The center expects to add room for parents so they can stay with their children. Emphasis on child diabetics is new in most areas of the country, Barnard said. The center hopes to educate the children so they can control the disease and will not feel different from other children. The center has received additional funding to help it reach that goal. The staff also is working on producing educational material such as films. The center is not oriented solely toward children, Barnard said. There are other programs designed for adults. The Med Center's biostator, an artificial pancreas, is one of only two in the state. The biostator regulates the blood sugar level and is used for pregnant women with diabetes during labor and delivery, Barnard said. People who are in poor control of their blood sugar level also can be placed on the biostator to be diagnosed for proper insulin regulation. Foreign Language Study Skills Workshop Tuesday, August 31 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. 300 Strong Hall Balloting in November Although Student Senate elections still are almost three months away, two student coalitions have filed with the office of student organizations with the intent of entering the November campaign. 2 coalitions file for Senate elections According to files in the student organizations office, Kevin Walker, Webster Groves, Mo., junior, will run for student body president on the campus of Temple Emanuel Shawnee Mission junior, filed as president of the Consensus Coalition. 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