Nail Fungus Treatment
NAIL FUNGUS TREATMENT
Under certain conditions, a person can develop a
fungal infection under the fingernail or toenail. If you have diabetes, you are more
likely to develop such an infection. And this onychomycosis is more than cosmetic; it can
seriously complicate foot care.
Part of diabetic foot care consists of minimizing
or promptly treating any condition which might encourage foot infections. Fungal
infections (such as "athlete's foot") dry and crack the skin and encourage
Our Diabetic Family
OUR DIABETIC FAMILY
by Eva Jo Bess
"Diabetes can run in families,"
the doctors say, and our family has had more than its share. My son Bill was
diagnosed in 1980, my son Jim in 1987, and I moved from glucose intolerance
to adult onset diabetes in the fall of 1990. This is our story.
Late in 1980, my son Bill was working at a
sheltered workshop and living in a group home in Portland, about 40 miles from our rural
Dialysis at National Convention
DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL
CONVENTION
by Ed Bryant
During this year's annual convention
of the National Federation of the Blind in Dallas, Texas (Saturday, July 4 through
Friday, July 10), dialysis will be available. Individuals requiring dialysis
must have a transient patient packet and physician's statement filled out prior
to treatment. Conventioneers should have their unit contact the desired location
in the Dallas area for instructions.
Ask The Doctor
ASK THE DOCTOR
by Wesley W. Wilson, MD
NOTE: If you have any questions for "Ask the
Doctor," please send them to the VOICE editorial office. The only questions Dr.
Wilson will be able to answer are the ones used in this column.
Wesley Wilson, MD is an Internal Medicine
practitioner at the Western Montana Clinic in Missoula, Montana. Dr. Wilson was diagnosed
with type 1 diabetes in 1956, during his second year of medical school.
Q: I am an insulin using diabetic, but my doses
Voice of the Diabetic, Spring 97
VOICE OF THE DIABETIC
The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation
of the Blind
A Support and Information Network
Volume 12, No.2, Spring Edition 1997
Ed Bryant, Editor
The 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
AN INFANT WITH DIABETESby Ed BryantPhoto
AN INFANT
WITH DIABETES
by Ed Bryant
What to Expect When Emergency Medical Services Arrive
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES ARRIVES
by Slade Griffiths, BS,
MICT I/C, and Terri Griffiths, BSN, MICT/RN
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responds to a
variety of calls for help, from motor vehicle crashes and accidents to medical
emergencies. The Centers for Disease Control reports that 15.7 million Americans, 5.9% of
the population, have diabetes; and, because of its many effects on the body, a great
My Journey to the Pump
MY JOURNEY TO THE PUMP
by Thomas A. Ley
Framingham Heart Study
FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY
Almost daily, we are warned that certain
behaviors, certain lifestyle choices, may be dangerous to our cardiovascular
health. Many of these assertions are based on sound medical logic and years
of careful observation. How do we know what we know? The following was provided
by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the U.S. National
Institutes of Health.
Fifty years have passed since medical researchers
DIABETES AND DENIAL by Peter J
DIABETES AND DENIAL
by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD
Diabetes
is a serious disease. Its consequences can be major, even life-threatening,
and it can kill you quickly if ignored. We know this. But there are still many
people, folks with diabetes and folks around them, who do not take the condition
seriously.
Denial is the psychological state in which one
feels exempt from reality. "The rules do not apply in MY case; I'M different!"