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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, December 9, 2009
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Bethel Announces Candlelight, Watch
Night Services
Savannah Resident Participates in
National Diabetes Program
Pastor Jerome William
Baker and the Bethel
Family cordially extend an
invitation to have you join
us for the last Holy
Communion of 2009.
This will be a candle
light service on December
13, 2009 beginning at 5: 00
p. m.
We welcome you to
worship with us at this spe
cial service.
In observing
Communion we are remem
bering Christ and all that
He has done for us in his
life, death and resurrection:
“And when he had given
thanks, he broke it and said,
"This is my body, which is
for you; do this in remem
brance of me." 1
Corinthians 11:24 (NIV)”
Our watch night serv
ice will be held on
Thursday, December 31,
2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Come and help us give
thanks, praise and testimo
ny for what God has done
in 2009.
We start early so our
seniors can be home earlier
than the traditional watch
night services. Come and
be blessed.
Jerome William Baker,
Pastor,
Deacon Florida Hunt,
Chairman.
AASU to Hold Winter Commencement
More than 700 graduat
ing students will be on hand
to receive diplomas during
Armstrong Atlantic State
University’s (AASU) winter
commencement ceremonies
on Saturday, December 12.
Two ceremonies will be held
at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the
AASU Sports Center, 11935
Abercom Street.
Ceremonies for the College
of Liberal Arts and the
College of Science and
Technology will be held at
10 a.m. Ceremonies for the
College of Education and
College of Health
Professions will be held a 1
p.m.
AASU President Linda
Bleicken and senior mem
bers of the university faculty
and administration will be
on hand to confer degrees.
G. Herbert Grifffin ’42,
former president of the
AASU Alumni Association,
will present the alumni wel
come to the new graduates.
The AASU Brass
Ensemble, conducted by
Mark B. Johnson, will pro
vide the musical background
and perform the national
anthem and the university
alma mater.
Armstrong Atlantic
State University, part of the
University System of
Georgia, was founded in
1935.
The university offers
more than 100 undergradu
ate and graduate academic
programs in the College of
Liberal Arts, the College of
Science and Technology, the
College of Education, and
the College of Health
Professions.
Armstrong Atlantic
serves more than 7,500 stu
dents at its main campus in
Savannah and two regional
campuses in Hinesville and
Brunswick. Its diverse stu
dent population comes from
nearly all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and 80
countries.
For more information
visit www.armstrong.edu
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vert sugar, starches and
other food into the cells of
the body for energy.
Diabetes may be related to
genetics and to environmen
tal factors such as obesity
and lack of exercise.
There are two main
types of diabetes: Type 1
Diabetes, which may be
caused by factors such as
autoimmune disease, genet
ics and environment,
accounts for five to 10 per
cent of all diabetes cases in
the United States. Type 1
diabetes results from the
body’s failure to produce
insulin, the hormone that
“unlocks” the cells of the
body, allowing a sugar
called glucose to enter and
fuel them. Type 2
Diabetes, which is often
associated with older age,
obesity, family history of
diabetes, impaired glucose
metabolism, physical inac
tivity, and race/ethnicity,
accounts for about 90 to 95
percent of all diabetes cases
in the United States. Type 2
Diabetes results from
insulin resistance (a condi
tion in which the body fails
to properly use insulin),
combined with relative
insulin deficiency. Most
Americans who are diag
nosed with diabetes have
type 2 Diabetes.
Additional informa
tion about the Circle of
Champions program visit
www.mydiabetescircle.com
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Circle of Champions is
a national diabetes aware
ness campaign designed to
encourage people living
with diabetes to strive for
optimal blood sugar control.
Diabetes
Champions from all across
the country are partnering
with sanofi-aventis U.S., a
world leader in diabetes
care, to encourage people
living with diabetes to get
serious about managing
their blood sugar levels.
Savannah resident
Garland Stevens was diag
nosed with type 2 diabetes
in August, 2003. As a
“patient mentor” Garland
provides motivation and
support by encouraging
people with diabetes to
strive for optimal blood
sugar control.
When Stephens was
diagnosed with type 2 dia
betes in August, 2003, he
was sad and disappointed.
He knew he would not be
able to continue with his
naval career, but Garland
did not want to let manag
ing his disease get in the
way of continuing to do the
other things he enjoyed.
Immediately following
his initial diagnosis,
Garland began to focus on
managing his diabetes,
which included healthy
meal planning, physical
activity, taking an oral dia
betes medication, and using
LANTUS®. Within three
months, Garland saw his
A1C level drop. His A1C
Garland Stephens
remains under control and
his morning blood sugar
readings are consistently
within recommended range.
Garland truly enjoys shar
ing his diabetes success
story.
"Being a patient men
tor is important to me
because it allows me to
direct my message to other
people who are struggling
with their diabetes. The
more people know about
diabetes, the more likely
they are to manage it and
I'm glad to do what I can to
help them." The
Champions’ message of
awareness and empower
ment is particularly impor
tant in the South, because
statistics indicate that dia
betes is more common in
Southern states (see map of
the “Diabetes Belt” below).
Diabetes is a disease in
which the body does not
produce enough and/or
properly use insulin, a hor-