Voice of the Diabetic

The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind
Diabetes Support and Information
Volume 19, Number 2, Spring Edition 2004

Voice of the Diabetic, published quarterly, is the national magazine 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: (www.nfb.org)
Our direct Web address is: (www.NFB.org/voice.htm)

Copyright (c) 2004 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.


FREE! FREE!

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.

Please Note: We have a special bulk-mailing permit that we use to ship the Voice to you at low cost--it does not allow for free re-mailing. The Post Office requires you place first class postage on any Voice you mail to others.


Here's the new front cover page for the Voice.

Includes photo of the three DeFruscio children, with the following overprinted on the photo: Adam, Patrick, and Nikki Tyler DeFruscio, three insulin pump using type 1 diabetics.

A PUMPING AFFAIR
One Family's Success With the Insulin Pump

DIABETIC EYE DISEASE: LOW VISION BASICS
Advice from Dr. Paul Chous

CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATION
Maybe You Should Volunteer

A NEW PANCREAS AND A NEW LIFE
A Pancreas Transplantation Success Story

NFB NATIONAL CONVENTION INFO
Diabetes Action Network Seminar

SUGARTRAC METER STILL AWAITS APPROVAL


ADVERTISERS

Effective advertising doesn't scream at its audience. It persuades. It sells. The key to cost-effective advertising is making your voice heard where an audience is already listening. Voice of the Diabetic, circulation 332,025, offers such an outlet. Make your voice heard. For Voice of the Diabetic advertising information contact:

Eileen Rivera Ley
National Advertising Sales Manager
804 Hatherleigh Rd
Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone: (410) 296-7760
Fax: (410) 296-7645
or find us on the Web at:
http://www.nfb.org/voice.htm

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

A PUMPING AFFAIR
by Julie DeFruscio

IMAGINE INDEPENDENCE -- THE THIRD ANNUAL POSSIBILITIES FAIR

ASK THE DOCTOR
by Sarah Johnston Miller, Pharm.D.

DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE: HOW EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE AT MANAGING
BOTH

by Kristina Sandstedt, M.S., C.D.E., E.S.

INSULIN INJECTIONS IN PUBLIC
by Ed Bryant

A NEW PANCREAS AND A NEW LIFE
by Ann Williams, M.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.

DIET AND OPINION
by Peter J. Nebergall, Ph.D.

BOOK REVIEWS
by Marilyn Helton

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

DIABETIC EYE DISEASE: LOW VISION BASICS
by Paul Chous, MA, OD

VOICEMATE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR IMPROVEMENTS STILL NEEDED
by Ed Bryant

THE REST OF REALITY
by Marc Maurer

ATLANTA 2004 CONVENTION SITE

DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL CONVENTION
by Ed Bryant

CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATION

RECIPE CORNER

FOOD HINT

HEALTHY HOME COOKING
by JoAnna M. Lund

SUGARTRAC METER STILL AWAITS APPROVAL

RESOURCE ROUNDUP

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

COMPLETE ISSUE


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Posted: April 2004