Curlew Senior Center

11/19/2025

11/17/2025

Hi Friends!! Welcome Back!!

Earlier I asked you to select True or False to 4 questions... well your long wait is officially over!! The answers are below....

1. People with diabetes cannot eat sweets or chocolate. FALSE!! If eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, or combined with exercise, sweets and desserts can be eaten by people with diabetes. The key to eating sweets is sticking to very small portions that are saved for special occasions.
2. People with diabetes cannot have fruit. FALSE!! Fruit is a healthy food that contains fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Fruits also contain carbohydrates, which are an important part of a healthy diet, and should be included in meal plans for people with diabetes.
3. People with diabetes must follow a special diet. FALSE!! Long-term residents with diabetes benefit form the same healthy diet that is good for everyone else: plenty of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, with a limited amount of fat and refined sugar.
4. People with diabetes should avoid carbohydrates. FALSE!! Finding the right amount of carbohydrates depends on many things, including how active you are and what medicines you take. A good starting place is 45-60 grams of carbohydrates per meal.

How did you do!?

11/17/2025

Hi Friends!!
Let's play a game of true or false:

1. People with diabetes cannot eat sweets or chocolate
2. People with diabetes cannot have fruit.
3. People with diabetes must follow a special diet.
4. People with diabetes should avoid carbohydrates.

To play, comment below for questions 1-4 and the answers will be posted in a few hours!!

11/14/2025

Did you know there are 3 types of Diabetes??
1. Type 1 Diabetes: often appears in childhood
2. Type 2: most common type & develops later in life
3. Gestational Diabetes: occurs during pregnancy

If you are experiencing consistently 1 or more of the following symptoms, it could be beneficial to discuss them with your doctors:
- Constantly thirsty, unable to quench thirst
- Blurry vision
- Frequent urination, especially when it keeps you up during the night
- Excess feelings of hunger
- Feeling tired or fatigued

11/13/2025

Happy World Kindness Day!!
I challenge you all to go out of your way at least 1 time and tell someone something you like about them. It can even be a random person that you ran into!!
Share your experience with us in the comments!!

11/11/2025

Please take some time today to thank a veteran!!
To those of you that are veterans, we thank you for your service and for our freedoms that we get to enjoy every day.

11/03/2025

Hello Friends!!
Below is our menu for November.
Please share this with your friends and neighbors so we can have more to join us!!
See you all soon!! 🦃

11/01/2025

Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour before you go to bed tonight!!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃
Are you someone who dresses up every year or do you prefer to stay in your pj's while you hand out candy??

10/29/2025

Calling all cat lovers!!
Today is your day to show off your fur babies!!
Are you a cat lover or a dog lover??

10/22/2025

We need more friendly faces on our page!!
Help us spread the word about our awesome program and invite your friends to follow our page so they can stay in-the-know about what we are doing!!