The National Federation of the Blind maintains an extensive literature collection, with free materials on many subjects available in a variety of formats. The articles listed below make up one part of the collection, the "diabetes" category. They are available, in large print or on 4-track audiocassette, in a single volume titled: Diabetes Action Network Articles, or singly, in large print. The book is also available for viewing or download on our NFB Website: www.nfb.org/danbook.htm. Its content is regularly updated.
Articles are: "Arthritis and Diabetes: A Common Association," "Blind Diabetics Can Draw Insulin Without Difficulty," "Can I Eat Sugar?," "Carbohydrate Counting and the Exchange List," "Cardiovascular Health: Bypass May Be Better for Diabetics," "Check Your Hemoglobin A1c I.Q.," "Diabetic Eye Disease," "Diabetes Definitions: The $5 Words," "Diabetic Foot Pain," "Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy," "Diabetics, Don't Give Up on Braille," "Diabetes, Neuropathy, and the Feet," "The Emotional Side, "Finger-Sticking Techniques," "How I Went Blind ... And Then What," "Hypoglycemia - Low Blood Sugar," "Insulin Measurement Devices," "Insulin Types: A Review," "Kidney Disease: Prevention, Dialysis, and Transplantation," "Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction," "Many Blind Diabetics Successfully Use Insulin Pumps," "Oral Diabetes Medications Update," "Talking Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems," and "What Is Diabetes Mellitus?" Copies are free of charge.
The Diabetes Action Network Articles book, and its individual articles, can be downloaded from the NFB website: www.nfb.org/diabetes/diabetesbook.htm
To order, or to request a complete NFB literature catalog, contact: NFB Materials Center, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230; telephone: (410) 659-9314. You may also order items by e-mail: [email protected] The Materials Center is open 8:30 am to 5 pm, EST, weekdays.