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DIABETES DEFINITIONS: THE $5 WORDS

by Ann S. Williams, RN, MSN, CDE

This article appeared in Voice of the Diabetic, Volume 20, No. 2, April
2005 edition, published by the Diabetes Action Network of the National
Federation of the Blind.

MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

by Ed Bryant

This article originally appeared in Voice of the Diabetic, Volume 19,
Number 1, Winter 2004 Edition, published by the Diabetes Action Network
of the National Federation of the Blind.

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.

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.

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)