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THE REST OF THE STORY: DIABETIC MANAGEMENT
AND PAIN CONTROL
by David Michael Wright
Photo: Portrait
From the Editor: Neuropathy, nerve disease, is an often-serious complication
of long-term diabetes. It can be excruciating, and there is no sure-fire treatment.
Folks have evolved a lot of ways to cope. Here, David Wright, who is blind from
diabetes, and has also experienced a lot of neuropathy, shares his strategy,
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BOOK REVIEWS
by Marilyn Helton
Here we are again and it's October already! With the changing colors of the
landscape, the return to standard time, football games and tail?gating parties,
Jack O' Lanterns and pumpkin pies in abundance, can winter be far behind?
October kicks off the holiday season, and signals the beginning
of food celebrations from now until January 1st.. With shorter days and colder
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AMERICA'S JOBLINE® FOR THE BLIND
Blind job-seekers have traditionally been at a disadvantage,
for few job vacancies have been widely posted in accessible format. How were
you supposed to find out about the position in a timely manner? If you didn't
have an adaptive computer, or a sighted reader with you, you didn't find out.
Now, the National Federation of the Blind, the largest organization
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COPING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD
Photo: Portrait
I have this silly t-shirt. It shows a little man, in the middle
of a circle of pointing hands. They're all saying: “Now, Now NOW!”
With an unhappy expression, he's saying: “Later.” It's funny, my “procrastinator”
t-shirt, but not if you have diabetes. Years ago, instrumentalist Mike Oldfield
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RECIPE CORNER
This issue, all recipes are from THE DIABETIC'S HEALTHY EXCHANGES COOKBOOK,
by JoAnna M. Lund, published by Perigee.
DEPRESSION POTATO SOUP
Ingredients:
3 cups (15 ounces) diced raw potatoes
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced celery
Scant half-cup (3/4 ounce) uncooked fine noodles
2 cups water
1-1/2 cups (one 12-fluid-ounce can) Carnation Evaporated Skim Milk
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DIABETES STUDY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
The National Institutes of Health wants about 5000 volunteers,
to participate in a long-term study examining the effects of weight loss on
people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, also known as NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT
or ADULT-ONSET diabetes, significantly increases the risk of dying of heart
attach or stroke. The disease has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S.,
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FLU SHOTS
As regular as tax time, flu season is coming around. Just like tax time, there
will be lots of new nastiness we haven't seen before—and you'd better be
ready. Influenza, “the flu,” is not just the aches, fevers, and fatigue—it
can put you in the hospital, or take your life. According to the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC), each year the flu kills about 20,000 people.
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DIABETES AND BLINDNESS RESOURCES
by Ed Bryant
We've often told you, our readers, that no diabetic is alone, regardless of
complications; all have good, constructive options. Today I want to cover some
of the tools available to help you realize those options.
First is our Diabetes Action Network's principal publication,
this paper, VOICE OF THE DIABETIC. Four times a year, without charge, we bring
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WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT DIDN'T
KNOW WHERE TO ASK
(Resource Column)
Inclusion of materials in this publication is for information only and does
not imply endorsement by the Diabetes Action Network of the NFB.
Insulin Pumps and Supplies
MiniMed is one of the world's leading manufacturers of insulin
pumps -- those precision microdevices that are the closest thing to an artificial
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
We invite blurbs and tidbit articles for inclusion in this column. Materials
received may be edited and used as space permits. Products and services included
in this column are for information only and do not imply endorsement by the
Diabetes Action Network of the NFB.
A New Arrival
On March 21, 2001, Federationists Tom and Eileen Rivera Ley
became parents. Tom is a former president of our Diabetes Action Network, and