The Voice of the Diabetic

A Support and Information Network

The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind

Volume 13, No.1, Winter Edition 1998
Ed Bryant, Editor

Published in inkprint, in Braille, on cassette and the World Wide Web (http://www.nfb.org) and FTP (nfb.org) on the Internet


The 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; telephone: (573) 875-8911.

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 cassett for the blind, or in both formats. To begin receiving the VOICE, please complete the subscription form (or a facsimile), found at this address and mail it to the editorial office.

Copyright 1997 Diabetes Action Network, National Federation of the Blind. ISSN 1041-8490

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Marc Maurer, President
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Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION SPEAKING FOR THE BLIND -- IT IS THE BLIND SPEAKING FOR THEMSELVES.

Inside This Issue

Spotlight: Hazel Trujillo

About Insulin

Helpful Hints For Humalog: What You Need To Know
by John Walsh, PA, CDE, and Ruth Roberts, MS

Medcare Dibetes Reform

National Diabetes Forum

Nail Fungus Treatment

Our Diabetic Family
by Eva Jo Bess

Dialysis at National Convention
by Ed Bryant

Ask The Doctor
by Wesley W. Wilson, MD

National Convention, 1998

Dialogs About Diabetic Dynamos
by Debra Frank, MS, MS, CDE

Myths About Diabetes

Hypoglycemia And Insulin Shock
by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD

Impotence Update

Blind Diabetics Can Draw Insulin Without Difficulty
by Ed Bryant

The Day After Civil Rights
by Kenneth Jernigan

High Sugar Blues

New Rezulin Cautions

Insulin Resistance and IGT

New Diabetes Book Available (in accessible formats)

Tactile Insulin Vials Update

Diabetes Nutrition Management: The Carb Counting System
by Martha Lee Palotta, RD

Recipe Corner

What You Always Wanted To Know But Didn't Know Where To Ask

Job Opportunities For The Blind

Food for Thought

VOICE Distributors Needed

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Copyright 1997, The National Federation of the Blind


Posted Februry 3, 1998