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The Augusta News-Review September 25,1982
Diabetes can now expect normal pregnancies
Delivering a healthy baby
following / a normal
pregnancy is certainly not
an unusual occurrence for
the average woman.
However, until quite
recently, one special group
of women found that un
complicated pregnancies
and healthy babies were
nearly impossible goals.
These are the women with
diabetes.
Until new medical
techniques and devices
arrived on the scene within
the last two or three years,
the chances of a diabetic
woman having an uncom
plicated and successful
pregnancy were so poor
that many doctors advised
these women against ever
trying.
The problems have been
especially significant for
blacks, due to their high
diabetes occurrence rate.
Blacks are at least 25 per
cent more likely to have the
disease than whites. They
are also twice as likely to die
from diabetic com
plications.
Alarmingly, black
Conference to be held
The Augusta branch of
the NAACP will host the
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women suffer more
diabetes than any other
population group, except
for a few small Indian
tribes. Thus, the physical
difficulties and emotional
traumas of unsuccessful
pregnancies have been
especially disheartening for
women who are black and
want to have babies of their
own.
A “Little Box” is Key
However, hope is
available in the form of two
key medical developments.
The first is a series of
ongoing pilot programs at
various medical centers
across the country, which
put pregnant diabetic
women under strict super
vision and utilize very new
medical techniques.
The second key develop
ment is a “little black
box”—an electronic meter
that lets diabetics test their
own blood at home to
determine sugar levels. The
meter gives an immediate
reading so that each person
can quickly take steps to
keep blood sugar under
control.
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Conference ot Branches
Oct. 8-10 at the Augusta
Hilton Hotel. The public
is invited to attend.
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Constant tight control of
blood sugar is what medical
experts in this field now
believe is critical to a suc
cessful pregnancy. Urine
tests, which many diabetics
rely on, are not immediate
enough for certain
diabetics—especially pregn
ant women. Sugar shows up
in the urine three or four
hours after being too high
Seminar seeks to prepare
families of the terminally ill
A Hospice Seminar,
designed for those who are
personally or professionally
involved with terminally ill
patients, will be held Sept.
30 and Oct. 1 sponsored by
the Augusta College Con
tinuing Education Office.
Hours on both days will
be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on the AC campus.
The seminar will provide
essential preparation for
understanding and dealing
The Job Vs.
Planning Your Way
To The Top
Jim and Joe are next-door neighbors.
Both are 28, married and have two chil
dren. Each morning the two men speak
as they leave for work. Jim currently
makes more money than Joe, but he
punches a clock. The satisfaction he gets
from his job is a paycheck every two
weeks and a three-week vacation each
summer.
Joe, however, took a cut in salary be
cause he needed some training before he
qualified for a brokerage license.
Chances are Jim and Joe won’t be
neighbors for long. Jim has a job. Joe
has a career.
Having a career means you have some
control over your work life. A career is
different from a job in the potential for
growth it offers. It is a chosen pursuit and
it requires planning. If you’d like a
career, it’s not too late to prepare for one.
If you’re in a career, you can always
advance. And, if you haven’t entered the
work world yet, now’s the time to begin
mapping a future for yourself.
Here is how to evaluate your current
position and prepare for the future:
I. Figure out your career path.
Examine Yourself. Figure out your
ideal situation. Determine your strengths
and weaknesses. Analyze and record
neatly your technical skills, personality
traits, likes and dislikes. Review these
items frequently, updating when neces
sary.
Determine Your Financial Needs.
Analyze your expenses and spending
habits. Figure out the amount of money
you must make in order to get by, as op
posed to getting over.
Match Your Skills With The Career
Requirements. If you aren’t qualified for
the position you want, find out what skills
you need to acquire for that slot. Ask
whether on-the-job or another type of
company-sponsored training is available.
Educational preparation is often the easiest
way to change career paths.
Set Goals For Yourself. Look at where
you are today and decide where you want
to be one year from now and five years
from now. Establish a timetable for ac
complishing these goals.
Be Realistic. Find out how others have
entered the field you’re aiming at and pace
yourself by comparing how long it took
them to get where you want to go. (Be sure
to allow for the various factors that could
make your own journey a little slower or
faster.) Don’t put yourself in a place you
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Women are seeking new and more challeng
ing job opportunities.
in the blood.
Close control of blood
sugar is also considered by
many diabetes researchers
to be the key to avoiding
long-term complications of
the disease for any diabetic,
pregnant or not.
Because of these new
developments, pregnant
diabetics no longer have to
face the awful risks.
with death and its impact
on the terminally ill and
their families. Additionally,
it is a prerequisite for those
wishing to volunteer with
St. Joseph Hospital
Hospice.
Program topics will in
clude The Hospice
Movement, The Child and
Death, Survivor
Bereavement, Pain and
Symptom Management,
Funeral arrangements, Case
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employer needs and often have a personal
relationship with the company. The top
notch agencies will require that you send
them a resume prior to your appointment.
Tell Friends You’re Looking. They
may be aware of positions in their com
panies that aren’t listed in the papers or
know when an opening is coming up.
Research The Company. Find out as
much as possible about the specific com
pany and the industry in general before
your interview. Sources for this informa
tion include the business section of your
local library, Dun & Bradstreet reports,
the Better Business Bureau and the com
pany’s annual report, which can be ob
tained from its public relations office. Key
facts to find are what the company makes,
annual sales, profit margin and growth po
tential. For inside tips, talk with someone
who works there.
Practice For The Interview. Be ready
to answer questions about your goals, your
expectations, personality and why you
chose that profession and organization. Be
prepared to ask questions that will help
you determine whether the organiza
tion fits into your career plans.
3. Re prepared for special pressures.
Expect To Be Considered A Threat By
Others. If you are the only Black person in
the division, your presence may require
some adjustments among co-workers who
are insecure.lt is also difficult for some
men to accept women as their equals on the
job.
Anticipate Role Confusion. Your self
confidence may be mistaken for arrogance
and drive may be seen as ‘pushiness’. Be
on the alert for others’ reactions to you.
Learn To Cope With A Little Igno
rance. Many people in management think
Black employees don’t understand much
about what goes on in the business world
and can’t communicate as well as others.
Patience, keeping things in perspective
and a healthy sense of humor can help you
walk that extra mile with grace and pride.
Seek out brothers and sisters elsewhere in
your field who may be able to give you
further advice.
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions.
Because you’re new to a profession
doesn’t mean that others aren’t also. Some
employees are led to believe their toi
leagues don’t have to ask questions. Don’t
fall for this nonsense.
Researchers involved in the
pilot programs now
generally believe that
diabetic women can have
relatively normal pregnan
cies and healthy babies. To
do so they must regularly
test their blood sugars, and,
with their doctors help, ad
just their food, exercise and
medications to “fine tune”
blood sugar levels to normal.
Studies, The Grieving
Process, The Spiritual
Aspects of Death, Tem
patic Listening, The Legal
Implication of Death, Per
sonal Attitudes Toward
Death, and The Impact of
Death on the Family.
Registration is through
AC Continuing Education.
A second seminar will be
held for six Wednesday
nights beginning Feb. 2 and
continuing through March 9.
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can ’ t stand. If you want to work in a bank,
be prepared for a conservative environ
ment. In order to obtain some occupations
you may have to alter your physical ap
pearance (shave a beard) or change your
mental attitude (stretch a quick temper).
2. Choose your ideal career.
Look At The Growth Potential Os The
Occupation. You don’t want to train for a
field that is becoming obsolete or satu
rated. The Bureau of Labor Statistics list
the following occupations as the fastest
growing:
Actuaries and mathematicians
School administrators
Lawyers
Veterinarians
Economists
Dentists
Geologists
Telecommunications workers
Physicists and astronomers
Mechanical engineers
Sales managers (other than in retail
trade)
Chemical engineers
Life scientists and physical scientists
Aeronautical engineers
Computer programmers
Dental hygienists
Other health technologists and technicians
Practical nurses
Teachers aides
Data processing machine repairers
Clerical workers
Medical and health workers
Technicians (other than'engineering,
health and science)
Welfare service aides
Health administrators
Asbestos and insulation workers
Computer analysts
Other computer specialists
Nurses aids and orderlies
Physicians (medical and osteopathic)
Search For Openings In Classified Ads.
Job openings are listed in newspapers,
trade journals and magazines. These ads
list job openings and describe what qual
ifications are needed to fill them. They
also tell you how to apply.
Prepare An Excellent Resume. If you
don’t know how, ask for help from a
school guidance counselor or local libra
rian. The way you sound on paper often
determines whether you are given an in
terview. Write your resume to highlight
the qualifications outlined in the job de
scription.
Visit Personnel Agencies. This is a
good source of available jobs. Many per
sonnel firms are retained by companies to
find employees. They know what the
The Career
Know How To Handle Discriminatory
Behavior. Try discussing the problem(s)
tactfully with your supervisor. If that
doesn’t work, document each incident and
report any truly discriminatory behavior to
your personnel manager. If that fails, con
sider filing a complaint with the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission.
This should be a last ditch measure, how
ever, because once you file you probably
won’t be welcome on the job.
4. Keep the job and receive career ad
vancement.
Understand The Employer’s Goal.
Find out how your division is evaluated.
Learn the rules for winning rewards. Un
derstand how your group is judged.
Analyze Your Immediate Supervisor.
Understand his or her goals, fears, weak
nessess and strengths. Find ways to help
out without seeming intimidating or overly
competitive.
Become A Team Player. Remember why
you’re there - to help the organization
achieve higher profits, better results
and/or prestige. Help your co-workers
whenever you can; remember you may
need their support one day. Keep in mind
that meeting or exceeding company goals
is the key to raises, promotions and self
satisfaction.
Maintain Your Cool. Each position is just
a step on your way up That’s why it’s
important to keep your cool. Patience, po
liteness and tact will allow you to deal with
the day-to-day realities and get what you
want in the end.
5. Know when to make your move.
The Key to Maintaining A Career is Un
derstanding Yourself. Knowing when to
leave is as important as knowing what to
do while you’re there. If you are offered
another job, be sure to evaluate it in terms
of whether it will advance your career, pay
you more, give you more freedom or make
you feel more at ease. Weigh your alterna
tives by carefully comparing their pluses
and minuses. You may be in an impossible
situation and need to move to avoid serious
conflict, or your career may be at the point
of diminishing returns. Try not to bum any
bridges, but don’t wait for them to collapse
either. Planning your career is all about
knowing you.
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