VOICE OF THE DIABETIC

A Support and Information Network
The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind
Volume 13, Number 2, Spring Edition 1998


VOICE OF THE DIABETIC, published quarterly, is the national newsmagazine of the Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind. It is read by those interested in all aspects of blindness and diabetes. We show diabetics that they have options regardless of the ramifications they may have had. We have a positive philosophy and know that positive attitudes are contagious.

News items, change of address notices, and other magazine correspondence should be sent to:
Ed Bryant, Editor
VOICE OF THE DIABETIC
1412 I-70 Drive SW, Suite C
Columbia, Missouri 65203;
Phone: (573) 875-8911
Fax: (573) 875-8902
Find us on the World Wide Web at: http://www.nfb.org and follow the links for "diabetes."

Copyright 1998 Diabetes Action Network, National Federation of the Blind.
ISSN 1041-8490

Note: The information and advice contained in VOICE OF THE DIABETIC are for educational purposes, and are not intended to take the place of personal instruction provided by your physician, or by your health care team. Discuss any changes in your treatment with the appropriate health professionals.


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VOICE OF THE DIABETIC is offered absolutely free to any interested person upon request. Readers may receive the publication in standard print, on audio cassette for the blind, or in both formats. To begin receiving the VOICE, please complete the subscription form (or a facsimile), found at the end, and mail it to the editorial office.


INSIDE THIS ISSUE

AN INFANT WITH DIABETES
by Ed Bryant

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARRIVES
by Slade Griffiths, BS, MICT I/C and Terri Griffiths, BSN, MICT/RN

MY JOURNEY TO THE PUMP
by Tom Ley

FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY

DIABETES AND DENIAL
by Peter J. Nebergall, Ph.D.

AN OPEN LETTER TO FELLOW DIABETICS
by Terry Waldron

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND DIABETES IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN
by Stan Rosenberg

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TALKING BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORS
by Ed Bryant

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

NATIONAL CONVENTION, 1998

DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL CONVENTION

ASK THE DOCTOR
by Wesley W. Wilson, MD

ELI LILLY AND INSULIN VIALS
by Ed Bryant

BLOOD CHEMISTRY VALUES FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS
by Patricia Hansen, RN

A PERSONAL PROBLEM
by Chad Hanson

NEW FOOT MEDICATION

A NEW TOOL TO COMBAT IMPOTENCE

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE FOOD SHOPPER WHEN YOU HAVE DIABETES
by Andrea Ciccone Troutner, RD, LD

COOKING WITH SUZI
by Suzi Castle

RECIPE CORNER

WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK
(Resource Column)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT