Voice of the Diabetic: Table of Contents

Voice of the Diabetic: Table of Contents

VOICE OF THE DIABETIC

The Diabetes Action Network of the National

Federation of the Blind

A Support and Information Network

Volume 17, Number 1, Winter Edition 2002

VOICE OF THE DIABETIC, published quarterly, is

the national news magazine of the Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation

of the Blind. It is read by those interested in all aspects of blindness and

diabetes. We show diabetics that they have options regardless of the ramifications

they may have had. We have a positive philosophy and know that positive attitudes

are contagious.

News items, change of address notices, and other magazine correspondence should

be sent to:

Ed Bryant, Editor

Diabetes Action Network

National Federation of the Blind

1412 I-70 Drive SW, Suite C,

Columbia, M0 65203

Phone: (573) 875-8911

Fax: (573) 875-8902

Find us on the World Wide Web at: http://www.nfb.org and follow the links for

"diabetes."

Copyright 2001 Diabetes Action Network, National Federation of the Blind.

ISSN 1041-8490

Note: The information and advice contained in VOICE OF THE DIABETIC are for

educational purposes, and are not intended to take the place of personal instruction

provided by your physician, or by your health care team. Discuss any changes

in your treatment with the appropriate health professionals.

FROM THE EDITOR:

Please remember all those who

lost their lives at the World Trade Center and the U.S. Pentagon. This senseless

tragedy should not, and will not stop America, and the freedoms we enjoy and

value.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

WE'VE MOVED

Effective immediately, the Diabetes Action Network, and the

VOICE OF THE DIABETIC editorial office, have relocated.

Our new address:

DIABETES ACTION NETWORK

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

1412 I-70 Drive SW, Suite C

Columbia, MO 65203

(573) 875-8911

fax: (573) 875-8902

All VOICE correspondence (inquiries, subscriptions, address

changes, article submissions) should now come to this new address.

ADVERTISERS

Effective advertising doesn't scream at its

audience. It persuades. It sells. The key to cost-effective advertising is making

your voice heard where an audience is already listening. VOICE OF THE DIABETIC,

circulation 290,315+, offers such an outlet. Make your voice heard. For VOICE

OF THE DIABETIC advertising information contact:

Eileen Rivera Ley, National Advertising Sales Manager

804 Hatherleigh Rd.

Baltimore, MD, 21212

Phone: (410) 296-7760

Fax: (410) 296-7645

Web site: http://www.nfb.org/voice.htm

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receiving the VOICE, please complete the subscription form (or a facsimile),

found at the end, and mail it to the editorial office.

Please Note: We have a special bulk-mailing permit that we use to ship the VOICE

to you at low cost—it does not allow for free re-mailing. The Post Office

requires you place first class postage on any VOICE you mail to others.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

NIKKI AND HER INSULIN

PUMP

by Julie DeFruscio

ASK THE DOCTOR

by Wesley W. Wilson, MD

NEW KIDNEY FAILURE RESEARCH

WALKING FOR A CURE

by Meg Dixit

MAIL ORDER DIABETES DRUGS SAVE MONEY

by Michael J. Pirages

TALKING BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEMS

by Ed Bryant

HOPE OF BLINDNESS CURE

BOOK REVIEWS

by Marilyn Helton

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

HEALTH LITERACY: THE UNSEEN PROBLEM

ASK JANIS

by Janis Roszler

DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL CONVENTION

by Ed Bryant

WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT

DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK

(Resource Column)

GLUCOWATCH AVAILABILITY

RECIPE CORNER

IF YOU EXERCISE AND USE INSULIN, THEN

PUMP IT!

by Sheri Colberg, PhD

NEW TECHNIQUES TO TREAT FOOT ULCERS

A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING DIABETES

by Peter J. Nebergall, PhD

INDEPENDENCE AND THE NECESSITY

FOR DIPLOMACY

by Marc Maurer

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Posted: January 11, 2002