Food For Thought

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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NEW RESEARCH

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is pursuing

research into the connection between improper amounts of the hormone amylin and insulin

Contents, Voice of the Diabetic, Winter 1999

VOICE OF THE DIABETIC

The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the
Blind
A Support and Information
Network

Volume 14, Number 1, Winter Edition 1999

Wound Care

HYPERBARIC MEDICINE

FOR WOUND CARE

by Donna Medina, RN, BSN

Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem that

affects as many as 16 million Americans. One of its major

complications is non-healing foot wounds and infections.

Twenty percent of current diabetics either have a foot wound

or have had one within past years. Diabetics account for

60% of the non-traumatic amputations in the world.

Several factors influence the diabetic toward the

Youth Slam Cast

Leadership

8/5/2007 Mark Maurer
talks to the atendees of the 2007 Youth Slam about leadership and public speaking.

Snapshot

8/4/2007 Various
members of the Slam News crew interview participants and attend speeches and events.

Sundial

8/3/2007 Robert Hooper
interviews Dr. Ben Wintworth about an accessible sundial.

Braille Note

8/3/2007 Humanware
presents information about the Braille Note.

Albinism Blindness And Race

Youth Slam Cast

Leadership

8/5/2007 Mark Maurer
talks to the atendees of the 2007 Youth Slam about leadership and public speaking.

Snapshot

8/4/2007 Various
members of the Slam News crew interview participants and attend speeches and events.

Sundial

8/3/2007 Robert Hooper
interviews Dr. Ben Wintworth about an accessible sundial.

Braille Note

8/3/2007 Humanware
presents information about the Braille Note.

Albinism Blindness And Race

Getting Started

Information and Referral

Public Education About Blindness

Information for Newly Blind, Older People

Braille Books for Blind Children