BRIARCRIER
November 8, Friday 12:15 meeting at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Road, of the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.
TODAY IN HISTORY
1917: Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the previous government of Alexander Kerensky.
MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE: Anne Cargill PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy Yuter PRAYER: Paul Rosen
HAPPY THOUGHTS: Bishop John, my wife is here; Beth, lost her keys but expects to find them; Dr. Kaushik, glad to be here; Eric, Magic Masters basketball game was loved by children; Dr. Bob Maher, for my 20th anniversary; Zen, 50th anniversary of his son's graduation from Briarcliff Manor high school; Ken, our blog has over 2000 visitors.
GUESTS: Sally Maher, Selena Ann Herzog and Sean Santiago, a possible future Rotarian.
ROTARIANS PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 23 Rotarians present. Eric, Magic Masters basketball game made over $3000 which will go for high school scholarships; Anne, a wonderful evening.
SPEAKER AND TOPIC: Rafael Soltren, M.D., an internist on diabetes.
Summary of Talk
Diabetes is on upgrade. Brain runs on sugar. Body mass index is important. BMI = weight (in pounds) divided by height squared (in inches) plus 703. About one third of children are obese and not merely overweight. If too much sugar insulin is not working. Kidneys take out sugar and convert it to urine. Too much sugar is being consumed. Ice cream is a better choice. Eating sweets does not necessarily produce diabetes but causes other problems. Type 2 diabetes is not insulin dependent but Type 1 is. Ten years of diabetes causes body damage. Can affect eye sight. The first step is to eat well. Best to see a nutritionist.
Next Meeting: Friday 12:15 at The Briar's Restaurant at 512 N. State Road.
Speaker, Dr. Ken Shimazu on story telling.
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
