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