The Power of Belonging
Presidential Report 2013
PAYING FOR DIABETES
by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD
This article appeared in Voice of the Diabetic, Volume 17, Number 3,
Summer 2002 Edition, Published by the National Federation of the Blind.
Updated April 2005.
The Problem
DIABETES ACTION NETWORK ARTICLES book
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-----------------------------------------------------
Arthritis and Diabetes: A Common Association
by Thomas Pressly, M.D.
Blind Diabetics Can Draw Insulin Without Difficulty
by Ed Bryant
Can I Eat Sugar?
Carbohydrate Counting and the Exchange List
by Ann Smith, R.D., C.D.E.
Cardiovascular Health: Bypass May be Better for Diabetics
Check Your Hemoglobin A1c I.Q.
Diabetes Definitions: The $5 Words
Diabetes Action Network
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.0
var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i
Diabetes Action Network
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.0
var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i
MANY BLIND DIABETICS SUCCESSFULLY
USE INSULIN PUMPS
by Ed Bryant
(This article appeared in Voice of the Diabetic, Volume 15, Number 2,
Spring 2000 Edition, published by the Diabetes Action Network of the National
Federation of the Blind. Updated January 2005.)
HYPOGLYCEMIA: LOW BLOOD SUGAR
by Ed Bryant
(This article appeared in Voice of the Diabetic
Volume 16 No. 1, Winter 2001 Edition, published by the
Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the
Blind. Updated July 2001)
KIDNEY DISEASE:
PREVENTION, DIALYSIS, OR TRANSPLANTATION
by Ed Bryant
This article appeared in Voice of the Diabetic, Vol. 17, No. 3, Summer
2002 edition, published by the Diabetes Action Network of the National
Federation of the Blind. Updated May 2005.
I have a special interest in renal failure, as I have had a kidney
transplant for almost 21 years, and I feel great. I know folks who've had
transplants far longer than I have, and they're doing fine, too. I hope the
following answers some questions.
ORAL DIABETES MEDICATIONS UPDATE
by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD
This article appeared in Voice of the Diabetic,
Volume 17, Number 4, Fall 2002 Edition, published by the
Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the
Blind. Updated July 2004.
Currently there are an estimated 18 million diabetics
in the United States. Perhaps 5 to 10 percent are
insulin-dependent; the rest are type 2 diabetics,
controlling their condition with diet, exercise, insulin,
and oral diabetes medications.