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Yet, Nicola Politano knows that not everyone can afford the latest advances that make its easier for children to live with the condition. Her own daughter, Sammie, 10, has juvenile diabetes. She was diagnosed two years ago and even in that short space of time, her mother says sheB次元官网网址檚 gone from manual injections of much-needed insulin, to an all but automatic system that can read SammieB次元官网网址檚 blood sugar, inject the insulin B次元官网网址� or even send alerts to her phone (and her parentsB次元官网网址� phones) if more action is needed.
However, not everyone has the luxury of access to that technology. And thatB次元官网网址檚 why Nicola has been part of a team hosting an annual fundraiser to help support juvenile diabetes research and supplies.
This yearB次元官网网址檚 event is set for Sat., May 26 at the Kittyhawk Air Cadets hall near the airport in North Saanich. Nicola said it has been held in the past at Mary Bleue Moon restaurant on Canora Road B次元官网网址� but they were finding that the space was no longer large enough to accommodate all the people who wanted to come. So, she reached out toe the local air cadets, who she said were more than happy to donate the space.
Last yearB次元官网网址檚 fundraiser collected more than $5,000 and Nicola said they hope to collect at last that much again B次元官网网址� or surpass it. After the event, they will donate the money to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, during the organizationB次元官网网址檚 annual walk in Langford.
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Nicola said the goal is to help improve kidsB次元官网网址� lives as they try to live better with juvenile diabetes. She said itB次元官网网址檚 Type 1 diabetes, which means itB次元官网网址檚 a life-long conditions that will require treatment. Type 2, she said, can be controlled, even potentially reversed through things like exercise and diet.
She added diabetes is still a condition that can be misdiagnosed. People even still die from it.
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On May 26, doors open at the air cadet hall (1979 De Havilland Way) at 5:30 p.m. ItB次元官网网址檚 an all-ages event and tickets can be purchased at . The band Decades of Rock will be performing music from the 1960s to the B次元官网网址�80s and food will be provided by the Grilled to the Mac food truck. There will be 50/50 draws, a silent auction and fun and games for the whole family.
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