Voice of the Diabetic
The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the
Blind
A Support and Information Network
Volume 17, Number 3, Summer Edition 2002
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VIRUS LINK TO CHILDHOOD DIABETES
IS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION JUSTIFIED TO ACHIEVE
INSULIN INDEPENDENCE?
by Donald Sutherland, M.D., Ph.D.
NFB-NEWSLINE® NOW NATIONWIDE
by Peggy Chong
KIDNEY DISEASE: PREVENTION, DIALYSIS
OR TRANSPLANTATION
by Ed Bryant
DOCTORS URGE EARLIER DIABETES SCREENING
ORGAN DONATION: THE LIVING OVERTAKE THE DEAD
TEACHING OURSELVES ABOUT DIABETES
by Helen Aldrich
ASK THE DOCTOR
by Wesley W. Wilson, M.D.
COMPLEXITY OF INSULIN THERAPY HAS RISEN IN THE PAST DECADE
YOUR DIABETES CARE SHOULD FIT YOU
by Ann S. Williams, M.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MINIMED AND
THE DIABETES ACTION NETWORK OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
by Ed Bryant
PAYING FOR DIABETES
by Peter J. Nebergall, Ph.D.
BOOK REVIEWS
by Marilyn Helton
BEYOND OUR SENSES
by Chris Kuell
WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT
DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK
(Resource Column)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
COMPLETE ISSUE