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DIABETES continued from page B1 long experience in dealing with the disease. “It can be controlled. It’s not going to be perfect, but it can be controlled,� he said, adding, “It can be a killer if one is not careful to address it and deal with it.� One of the biggest misconceptions about Type 1 diabetes — which is also known as juvenile-onset diabetes — is that it is interchangeable with Type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, Winkler said. In the case of the
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May 5, 2011 latter disease, a person’s pancreas may still make insulin, but the body’s receptors are unable to use the insulin to process glucose. Some 95 percent of those with diabetes have the Type 2 variety, and it can often be effectively controlled through diet, exercise and medication. Winkler said the diabetes research center will move into a new building planned for completion in 2015 near UCSD’s Thornton Hospital in La Jolla. The new center will include labs for basic research, space for clinical trials and a clinic to
cises and becoming more aware of our posture, breathing, and thoughts — we put the power back in each individual’s lives.
you? I’ve been single for so long, a relationship was the last thing on my mind. I enjoyed being alone and my freedom. I had no idea having someone special in my life could make such a difference in my life. My girlfriend came into my life when I least expected it. She taught me that you cannot love anyone until you learn to love yourself first. I pass that inspiration onto my clients. 5. If you hosted a dinner party for 8, whom (living or deceased) would you invite? Louise Hay, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Herbie Hancock, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Will Ferrell. 6. Tell us about what you are currently reading. “Let’s Lighten Up� by Pete Egoscue. It talks about as a society that the norm is now to depend on toxic drugs, invasive surgeries, and even accept mental, physical, and spiritual pain and problems. We don’t have to accept anything less that optimal vitality, energy, and happiness. By doing simple exer-
7. What is your most prized possession? I am not big on material things. So it would be memories.
treat patients. For now, research is conducted at a facility off North Torrey Pines Road and at other locations at the UCSD campus, and patients are seen at a diabetes clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital, which will move to La Jolla once the new building is completed. Naming rights are available for the new research center for $5 million, Winkler said. Among the leadership council’s current tasks is recruiting a permanent director for the center, along with additional researchers, Winkler said.
One person recruited by Winkler was Jen Grove, executive director of the Del Mar Village Association, and the mother of two daughters with diabetes. Grove’s younger daughter was diagnosed with the disease four years ago, at the age of 6, and her older daughter, 14, was diagnosed in December. The two diagnoses have forever altered the family’s daily lives, said Grove, who serves on the research center’s leadership council. “I’m literally my children’s pancreas,� said
Grove, calculating what each of them eats and making sure they get the right amount of insulin. “It changes every aspect of your home life.� It has helped that Grove’s husband is a physician, she said, but the family still must deal with such daily realities as finger sticks to check blood-glucose levels, insulin injections and concern about long-term health impacts. “I would like to see a cure found in my children’s lifetime,� she said. Grove credited the passion and dedication of Win-
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kler — who was honored this weekend along with his company and others by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation —with bringing the research center from an idea into reality. “He’s an incredibly talented, smart man,� said Grove. “It’s through his energy and dedication that all of us are doing this. David is the catalyst behind it.� For more information about the Pediatric Diabetes Research Center and services for patients, visit the center’s website at www.pdrc. ucsd.edu.
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8. What do you do for fun? I volunteer for SGI Buddhism, a young men’s youth group for peace, culture, and education. We create music performances, soccer, flagfootball, etc. Last July, we did a four-story human tower in front of 10,000 people at the Long Beach Arena. 9. Please describe your greatest accomplishment. I trained an 87 yearsyoung lady last year, who couldn’t barely stand up. I had her walking in three weeks. To see the smile on her face and hearing her laughter gave me joy beyond belief. 10. What is your motto or philosophy of life? “A smooth wave never made a skilled surfer,� and the words of Thomas Edison, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest the patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and the cause and prevention of disease.�
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