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VOICE OF THE DIABETIC

A Support and Information Network

The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind

Volume 13, Number 2, Spring Edition 1998

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;

Phone: (573) 875-8911

Fax: (573) 875-8902

Find us on the World Wide Web at: http://www.nfb.org and

follow the links for "diabetes."

Copyright 1998 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.

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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 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.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

AN

INFANT WITH DIABETES

by Ed Bryant

WHAT TO EXPECT

WHEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARRIVES

by Slade Griffiths, BS, MICT I/C and Terri Griffiths, BSN, MICT/RN

MY JOURNEY TO

THE PUMP

by Tom Ley

FRAMINGHAM

HEART STUDY

DIABETES AND DENIAL

by Peter J. Nebergall, Ph.D.

AN OPEN LETTER

TO FELLOW DIABETICS

by Terry Waldron

SOCIAL SECURITY

DISABILITY AND DIABETES IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN

by Stan Rosenberg

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TALKING BLOOD

GLUCOSE MONITORS

by Ed Bryant

LEADING

BY EXAMPLE

NATIONAL

CONVENTION, 1998

DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL CONVENTION

ASK THE DOCTOR

by Wesley W. Wilson, MD

ELI LILLY AND

INSULIN VIALS

by Ed Bryant

BLOOD CHEMISTRY

VALUES FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS

by Patricia Hansen, RN

A PERSONAL PROBLEM

by Chad Hanson

NEW FOOT MEDICATION

A NEW TOOL

TO COMBAT IMPOTENCE

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE

FOOD SHOPPER WHEN YOU HAVE DIABETES

by Andrea Ciccone Troutner, RD, LD

COOKING WITH SUZI

by Suzi Castle

RECIPE CORNER

WHAT YOU ALWAYS

WANTED TO KNOW BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK

(Resource Column)

FOOD FOR
THOUGHT