Voice of the Diabetic, Winter 2008: Table of Contents

Voice of the Diabetic, Winter 2008: Table of Contents

Moving and Motivating

Charlie Steele
proves amputation
doesn’t have to
slow you down

Vol. 23, No. 1
Winter Edition 2008

Coping With a
Hospital Stay

Dealing with
Depression

DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING
Eileen Rivera Ley
EDITOR
Elizabeth Lunt
ART DIRECTOR
Suzanne Shaffer
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Gail Brashers-Krug
Ann S. Williams
Gary Scheiner
TECHNOLOGY WRITER
Thomas Ley
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Contents

FEATURE:

Moving and Motivating
Charlie Steele proves amputation doesn’t have to slow you down
by Elizabeth Lunt

Talking Meter Gets A+ in New NFB Program
by Gail Brashers-Krug

Pumper’s Voice
by Gary Scheiner

The New Prodigy Voice – A Quick Comparison with the Old VoiceMate
by Thomas Ley

Healthy Home Cooking

If Blindness Comes

Applying Blood to the Prodigy Voice Test Strip without Sight
by Thomas Ley

Resolution 2007-04
Regarding Development of an Accessible Insulin Pump

What Blind People Should Know About Social Security,
Social Security Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Security Insurance in 2008
by James McCarthy

The Washington Seminar

Leaders of the Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind

NFB State Conventions for Spring of 2008

FDA Requires Confusing New Warnings on Avandia Labels

Pfizer Discontinues Inhaled Insulin

Diabetes and Depression – Don’t Let Them Get You Down
by Ann S. Williams

New Year, New You
Tips for resolving to take care of your health
by Lynn Bailiff

Going to the Hospital?
Bring along a bit of advocacy
by Marilyn Brandt Smith

Resource Roundup

Ask the Doctor: Q & A with Dr. John Bowker

COMPLETE ISSUE (Word Document)

Posted: January 2008