Do you know anyone that is a diabetic? Diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States:

Total: 29.1 million people or 9.3 percent of the population have diabetes.

Undiagnosed: 8.1 million people (27.8 percent of people with diabetes are undiagnosed).Oct 24, 2014.

The main cause of diabetes is due to the shortage of insulin or insulin resistance. Glucose is the ultimate source of energy for all metabolic processes. Insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas plays a vital role in regulating the movement of glucose and levels of glucose or blood sugar.

A pancreas transplant is an operation to place a pancreas into someone whose own pancreas does not function, usually because of type 1, or insulin-dependent, diabetes.

Gary has been a type 1 diabetic all his life. A few years ago he was an organ recipient of a pancreas. On Friday Gary will be at the senior center to talk about his experience. He has spoken to many schools, senior groups, organizations and driver ed classes over the past four years.

Come and hear Gary’s extraordinary story of what it means to be a donor and what it means to be a recipient.

We look forward to seeing you at our many programs at the senior center.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents.

 Upcoming Events

Monday: Blood pressure checks, 9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Exercise with Evie’s Friends, 1 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.; Chicken Divan, 11:30 a.m.;

Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Zumba/ZumbaToning, 5:45 p.m.; Zumba/Zumba Toning, 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Wood Carvers, 8:30 a.m.; Weight Watchers, 12:15 p.m.; cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees, 1 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.; cards (Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; open chess, 1 p.m.; Zumba/Zumba Toning, 5:45 p.m.; Zumba/Zumba Toning, 7 p.m.

Friday: Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Gary Hahn pancreas talk, 1 p.m.;

Ping Pong, 3 p.m.

 Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

No Results

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

March 24, 4.5 tables

1st Gail Schmidt, 1st Ray Schmidt; 2nd Arnie Lang, 2nd Joyce Crowe; 3rd Jim Fisher, 3rd Larry Crowe; 4th Rick Stroup, 4th Edna Knobe; 5th Ella Rouhoff, 5th Bob Krausher

Tuesday 500

March 24, three tables

1st Sally Michels, 2nd Romans Kikut, 3rd Gene Rauen, 4th Dorothy Stern

Pinochle

No Results

Friday Bridge

March 27, two tables

1st Mary Johnsen, 2nd Anne Dvorak, 3rd Jaynard Johnson, 4th John Karnes, 5th Russ Vaale

Wednesday Cribbage

March 25, 1.5 tables

1st Hilton Henschen, 2nd Mercedes Nordstrom, 3rd Russ Vaale

Friday 500

March 27, four tables

1st Dennis Bray, 2nd Barb Dickman, 3rd Wayne Chilson, 4th Romans Kikut

Friday Cribbage

No Results