{"id":16810,"date":"2022-09-22T13:37:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/?p=16810"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:22:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T21:22:30","slug":"diabetes_seminar_oct2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/news\/diabetes_seminar_oct2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Diabetes and Healthy Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Presented by Momiji \/ JSS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wed. Oct 26, 2022, 3:00 \u2013 4:30 pm<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16811 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/engin-akyurt-Y5n8mCpvlZU-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/engin-akyurt-Y5n8mCpvlZU-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/engin-akyurt-Y5n8mCpvlZU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/engin-akyurt-Y5n8mCpvlZU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/engin-akyurt-Y5n8mCpvlZU-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1.5-hour online session (Zoom)\u00a0 to learn about Diabetes and healthy eating, will be co-provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/momiji.on.ca\/ja\/%e3%83%9b%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0\/\">Momiji Health Care Society<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/\">Japanese Social Services<\/a> (JSS).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<strong>*Held in English with Japanese Interpretation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What is this session about?<\/h2>\n<p>Diabetes is a growing epidemic in Canada affecting millions of Canadians.\u00a0 In fact, diabetes rates in Canada have been significantly increasing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.ca\/DiabetesCanadaWebsite\/media\/Advocacy-and-Policy\/Backgrounder\/2020_Backgrounder_Canada_English_FINAL.pdf\">29% of the population in 2020 living with diabetes or prediabetes.<\/a>* This number is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.ca\/DiabetesCanadaWebsite\/media\/Advocacy-and-Policy\/Backgrounder\/2020_Backgrounder_Canada_English_FINAL.pdf\">expected to increase and by 2030 approximately 4.8 million Canadians will be affected by diabetes<\/a>.*<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes is a chronic complex disease that we are continuing to learn more and more about each day.\u00a0 Poorly managed diabetes can lead to many complications including eye and kidney disease and increased rates of limb amputations.\u00a0 Understanding and knowing your risk for the development of diabetes can help you prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes and with good management many diabetes complications can be prevented or delayed.<\/p>\n<p>The session will cover the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diabetes and its different types<\/li>\n<li>Role of diet in preventing and managing diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Eating healthy for diabetes management and prevention\n<ul>\n<li>Types of carbohydrates, glycemic index<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes plate model<\/li>\n<li>Portion control<\/li>\n<li>Snack ideas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Strategies for meal planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About our Guest Speaker<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Presenter: Mahnoor Muqeem, RD, MPH<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mahnoor is a Registered Dietitian (RD) with a Master of Public Health, from the University of Toronto. She has over 3 years of nutrition counselling experience, mostly in the field of weight management and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In her role as a diabetes educator at the West Toronto Diabetes Education Program, Mahnoor provides culturally-appropriate nutrition education and counselling to clients living with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Mahnoor is passionate about educating and empowering her clients to make the best choices for their health and focuses on food as a key component for health.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lampchc.org\/programs-services\/clinical-health-services\/diabetes\/\">West Toronto Diabetes Education Program<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16813 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WTDEP-Logo-1024x177-1-300x52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WTDEP-Logo-1024x177-1-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WTDEP-Logo-1024x177-1-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WTDEP-Logo-1024x177-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">West Toronto DEP is a comprehensive Diabetes Education Program that has been in operation since 2002. \u00a0West Toronto DEP is a division of <a href=\"https:\/\/lampchc.org\/\">LAMP Community Health Centre (CHC)<\/a> and is in partnership with leading CHC\u2019s to provide timely, safe, and client centered care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>West Toronto DEP is funded by the Local Health Integration Network. We are dedicated and committed towards promoting healthy community living with a focus on diabetes self-management strategies. Our Diabetes Educator teams, consisting of Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians, offer free services.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Attend<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone interested can attend but pre-registration required. Click the registration button below, and fill and submit it by two days before the session date (Mon, Oct 24). If you have difficulty using online registration system, feel free to contact the hosting agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSceuYWW_1SfiNvR9dXdkY6zmdovMuHyDMs72sacscs7ogioEw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13920\" src=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Registration-Button-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a>\uff08Registration Form will open from the button above\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Those who registered, will receive an invitation email with the Zoom link and ID\/Passcode, by a day before the session date from the hosting organizations. Check your junk box if you can\u2019t find it in your inbox \u2013 Email us if you don\u2019t see it anywhere.<\/p>\n<h3>\u3010Caution!\u3011<\/h3>\n<h4>1.\u00a0Auto-email (to confirm what you filled) right after registration<\/h4>\n<p>You will receive a confirmation email from the system right after you \u201cSubmit\u201d your form (this receipt does not contain the Zoom URL). Make sure to type correct email of yours.\u00a0<strong>If you don\u2019t see it, check your junk folder first<\/strong>, then contact JSS \/ Momiji.<\/p>\n<h4>2.\u00a0Your Zoom display name should be recognizable to the host<\/h4>\n<p>Upon joining, please display your name on Zoom in ways we recognize that you registered. For example, instead of using nicknames or initials, include your first and\/or last (e.g. Hanako Y, H. Yamada, Hanako Yamada) . We may not be able to allow you to enter for security purposes if we can\u2019t recognize your name. We&#8217;ll show you how to change the display name 5 minutes before the session start.<\/p>\n<p>\u203bContact JSS\/Momiji if you don\u2019t know how to change your Zoom display name.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Momiji Health Care Society\uff08Chie\uff09\uff1a416-261-6683 x.249 \/ ciw@momiji.on.ca<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Social Services (JSS) (Rumiko\uff09\uff1a416-385-9200 \/ programs@jss.ca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Zoom \u2013 First Time?<\/h2>\n<p>If this is the first time you are trying out Zoom, we are more than happy to help you out with downloading and using Zoom, while connecting with you via phone. Please contact us as soon as possible, to book your practice session. *Availability may be limited depending on the number of requests.<\/p>\n<p>**Please note that we most likely\u00a0<strong>can\u2019t help you connecting Zoom on the day of the seminar due to limited staffing<\/strong>. We encourage you to book us for the separate practice prior to the seminar date.<\/p>\n<p>This eLearning series is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Provided by\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/momiji.on.ca\/ja\/%e3%83%9b%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0\/\">Momiji Health Care Society<\/a>\u3001\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/\">Japanese Social Services<\/a> (JSS)<\/li>\n<li>supported by Shinobu Yajima (Halton Japanese Senior Lunch Group), Family Talks Forum (FTF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wed Oct 26 at 3 pm in EN\/JP, RVSP by Oct 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":16811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[286,312,307],"class_list":["post-16810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-en","tag-health-en","tag-online-seminars-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16810"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16898,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16810\/revisions\/16898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}