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p 16 weekender saturday november 1 1997 stux s3 embassy offers a fresh approach to your dining experience in the unionville cafe i cuisine festival continues with a special game celebration featuring a succulent variety of culinary entrees prepared by our award winning chef tom isogal during christmas season plan to celebrate the holiday traditions by indulging in our prechristmas luncheon buffet november 17th december 24th and our prechristmas dinner menu november 24th december 24th december 25th christmas day brunch and dinner december 31st a splendid five course new years eve dinner and dance sunday evenings only savour at its best a succulent prime rib roast beef dinner dont forget to indulge in our freshly baked takeout desserts 905 4708500 november is diabetes month if you are over the age of 45 the canadian diabetes association would like to give you some food for thought theres a good chance you might be at risk for developing diabetes this fall in possibly the largest and most visible diabetes awareness ever launched in canada canadians over the age of 45 will be targeted in a pub lic awareness campaign about the risks signs and symptoms of diabetes calling the disease a public health issue of epidemic proportions the canadian diabetes association will attempt to reach all canadians at risk of developing diabetes through tv and radio commercials ads in magazines and newspapers and at the door dur ing the november residential fundrais- ing campaign as november is dia betes month given that roughly 90 per cent of dia betes cases occur after age 45 concern over the diseases impact on society is rising as the baby boomers age currently medical costs associated with this disease are estimated at 5 to 6 billion in canada alone and the financial burden is expected to increase dramatically if the projected number of new cases is realized over the next 20 years the medical toll of diabetes is signif icant over 15 million canadians have been diagnosed with diabetes another 750000 are estimated to have the dis ease but remain undiagnosed diabetes is a leading cause of blind ness kidney disease and amputations diabetes also increases the risk of heart disease by three to six times for people who develop diabetes later in life a diagnosis is frequently holland america westours 1 tiibitiok of e i c i 1 i i c 1 alaska i bound 98 on stage alaska a live performance multi- image travel show wednesday november 5 130 pm and 700 pm le pare conference centre 8432 leslie st thornhill at highway 7 call for free tickets special discounts on all alaska cruises cruiseatours door prizes cvin nbon wfv fine wine begins with vvtythe best grape juices n christmas f specials for a limited time 100 pure grape juices notfrom concentrate make a cabernet sauvignon or a sauvignon blanc on premise for only 6520l approximately 260750 ml includes all taxes corks labels shrink caps or make an ice wine for only 4 1375 ml min 28 bottles per batch includes all taxes corks labels shrink caps classic grape juices are now in hurry make your christmas wine now and customize your wine bottles with your own personalized labels vin bon markham 172 bullock drive 19 for delivery call made through what appears to be an unrelated medical examination due to the subtle nature of some of the diabetes symptoms a person may have had the disease for many years and discovers this only after a doctors appointment scheduled to find out if the blurry vision or tingling in the feet they experience in serious or just old age often occurring together the com mon symptoms are increased thirst tingling and numbness in hands and feet frequent urination tiredness weight change irritability nausea and vomiting itchy skin blurry vision slow healing and cuts and wounds though you may be over 45 and have never experienced these symptoms you may still be at risk of diabetes if you have a close family member with diabetes are overweight and inactive are of aboriginal african or latin american descent or have given birth to a large baby over 9 lbs or 4 kg though having any or all of these risk factors does not mean you will develop diabetes it does mean that you might be at greater risk of developing diabetes in the future see your family doctor if you have experienced any of the above or sus pect for any other reason that you have diabetes or call the canadian dia betes association as the primary source of diabetes education service and advocacy in canada the canadian diabetes asso ciation is a national independent self- financing volunteer organization with 1 70 branches across canada and divi sion offices in the provinces dedicated volunteers and generous donors have ensured that the cda is not only canadas response to dia betes but that cda is the largest non governmental supporter of research to help manage arid find a cure for one of the leading causes of death in canada cda can be reached by calling 508- 1506 or by calling the national office at 1800banting in concert sine cera performing contemporary christian music saturday november 8th 700 pm the village church of the nazarene 218 main street north beside varley gallery admission a donation for the s sharing place food bank pimento bite restaurant italian cuisine we welcome you reservations now being accepted for christmas dinners luncheon functions 144 main st n a y markham village 41 d24u