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HYPOGLYCEMIA: LOW BLOOD SUGAR
by Ed Bryant
Photo: portrait. Caption: Ed Bryant
Diabetes mellitus, by definition, is inability to properly
process blood glucose. The untreated, out of control diabetic has abnormally
high blood sugars, and the diabetic who wishes to keep his or her blood sugars
down in the normal range uses diet, exercise, oral medications, and/or insulin
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INHALED INSULIN UPDATE
by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD
Photo: portrait. Caption: Peter J. Nebergall
In VOICE Volume 13, No. 4, I reviewed the surprising development of inhaled
insulin, insulin taken into the lungs instead of injected beneath the skin.
At that time I explained that inhaled insulin works, you do get blood glucose
reduction, but the problem has been to moderate the dose, so as to allow consistency
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GLUCOWATCH UPDATE
From the Editor: Last issue, VOICE Vol. 15, No. 4, we asked Where s the Glucowatch?
The Glucowatch Biographer is the almost-noninvasive blood glucose monitor we
last reported as close to final approval, having been accepted by its Advisory
Committee at the Food and Drug Administration. At that time, we noted final
FDA approval is usually a formality, once these hurdles are past. But, as Dr.
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MEDICATION ERRORS
ISMP MEDICATION SAFETY ALERT, the newsletter of the Institute for Safe Medication
Practices (ISMP), warns health professionals that poorly written orders for
the oral diabetes medication Avandia (rosiglitazone) can look like Coumadin
(warfarin). Both drugs are available in 4mg oral tablets, increasing the likelihood
of a mix-up.
The newsletter reports of specific mix-ups, and details one case where the
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CHANGING TO HUMALOG? WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ON A PUMP
by John Walsh, PA, CDE and Ruth Roberts, MA
(Editor's Note: The authors mention many texts in this article -- and all
are either pages on their website, or publications available for purchase at
The Diabetes Mall. Reprinted with permission.)
Humalog compared to Regular
How to improve Humalog's effectiveness
Humalog in pumps
Safety issues
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NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING DIABETES
By Brooks Kent
The following was the keynote address delivered at the annual seminar of
the Diabetes Action Network, on July 3, 2000, as part of the annual convention
of the National Federation of the Blind, held in Atlanta, Georgia.
I'm Brooks Kent. As President of the Atlanta Association of Diabetes Educators,
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NIGHTWATCH DETECTS HYPOGLYCEMIA
by Ed Bryant
Recently, the authors of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (the
"DCCT Group") published an article titled "Retinopathy and Nephropathy in Patients
with Type 1 Diabetes Four Years after a Trial of Intensive Therapy," in the
February 10, 2000 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.
Background: The DCCT and its British equivalent, the United Kingdom
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KEEP DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO: BLIND
CYCLIST JULIA WERNER
by Nicholas Wilson
Tandem cyclist Julia Werner is one the premier blind athletes in the world.
She was the United State Association of Blind Athletes(USABA) 1998 Female Athlete
of the year, the 1998 World Time Trial Champion, the 1998 World Sprint Champion,
a silver and bronze medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games (the elite
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BOOK REVIEWS
by Marilyn Helton
Here is some more material well worth your consideration.
The American Diabetes Association has updated and revised their COMPLETE GUIDE
TO DIABETES, including new information on drugs, insulin regimens, health care
and insurance issues, and diabetes in the workplace. Including thousands of
proven tips from doctors, nutritionists and other health care providers, it
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RECIPE CORNER
Artwork: Fruits and vegetables
Send your great food ideas to the editor. Your recipes will be evaluated by
dietitians, and if necessary, adjusted to make them more diabetically appropriate.
Then he gets to taste them...
Summertime Corn Salad
by Sally A. York
(Editor's Note: Sally serves on the national Board of the Diabetes Action
Network of the National Federation of the Blind.)