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This Weeks Newsletter
August 28, 2002, Issue 119
From
the Editors Desk:
In this issue,
Dr. R. Bernstein shares with us “What
You Can Expect from Virtually Normal Blood Sugars”
Dr. Brian P.
Jakes, Jr., brings us
information on Insulin
and other Allergic Reactions-Does
Diabetes Make a Difference?
Islets
for Transplantation may soon become plentiful, see item 1 and 2 below.
We
still have over 80 locations that need a diabetes educator for Sept 7th.
If
you know a diabetes educator that would like to help out for a diabetes
awareness fair on Saturday Sept. 7th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m in
any of these 67 locations or Sept 14th in Florida, please click below
and fill out the form. Each
Educator will be paid $200. Click
Here for the locations.
For
those of you in the Pritchett & Hull Patient Handout Survey it
is time to complete your first month survey. Click
here to fill in the survey online.
We
have 12 UNCLAMED Prizes. Take
out your Diabetes In Control Show book and lets find out who won some
prizes! (Winning numbers on the bottom of the pages)
Prizes will be announced every week for the next 4 weeks.
Unclaimed prizes will go into a special drawing for all of our
readers who complete the Diabetes In Control Survey!
Click
below to see if you have a winning number.
Click
Here
Click
here fill out the short survey and get entered into the Special Drawing.
(you
do not have to be an educator to win).
Click
Here
Don’t
forget to nominate your selection for the best product or service
for the new millennium. We
will be featuring each product or service in the upcoming issues and
then we will ask for your vote, go to: Choice
Award”
Please nominate the product or service you feel has made the
greatest impact on diabetes in the new millennium and you will be
entered in a drawing to WIN a scholarship to next years AADE
meeting in Salt Lake City.
Click
Here
The
GYM II Study and the Step study are Full,
more than 100 educators have applied to participate in the STEP study.
We will notify the educators who have been selected to
participate. We hope to add
another leg of the STEP study so more educators and patients will be
able to particpate. We
still have some openings for the Fiber Study.
We
are looking for 5 Pharmacists to participate in a special
program. If you interact with diabetes patients in a retail setting
contact me at editor@diabetesincontrol.com
Consider
making Diabetes in Control Your home page.
Dave Joffe, Editor-in-Chief ; Steve Freed, Publisher
News
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If you own an Duet Meter and strips, they are offering a
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If you own the InCharge Meter you can get a free replacement of
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For details and to order a refund slip call 1-888-270-5365 or
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1.
Break-Through for New Source for Islets: Process Isolates Cells from
“Unusable” Organs, Makes Them Fit for Transplant
Click
Here
2.
A Surprising Unlimited New Source of Islets: Cancer Cells
Click
Here
3.
Three Drugs Show Useful in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Click
Here
4.
New Hormone Injection Cuts Calories Consumed by 1/3
Click
Here
5.
Interventions for Preventing Diabetes
Click
Here
6.
Oral Acarbose Equals Insulin for Gestational Diabetes
Click
Here
7.
Almonds Lower Cholesterol Despite Fat Content
Click
Here
8.
Gestational Screening at 16 Weeks More Efficient that at 28 Weeks
Click
Here
9.
Lifestyle Change Is Best Bet for Diabetes Prevention
Click
Here
10.
Drug Stops Diabetes in its Tracks!
Click
Here
11.
Hormone Treatment for Lipodystrophy, A Rare Diabetes Disorder
Click
Here
12.
Patent Granted for Chromium Picolinate To Stabilize Blood Glucose
Levels and Reduction of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
Click
Here
13.
Processed Meat Linked to 50% Increase in Diabetes Risk
Click
Here
14.
Aventis Launches Ground-Breaking Study, “Goal A1c” with 14,000
Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Click
Here
15.
The ABC’s Are BACK! Do You Know Your ABC’s of Diabetes????
Click
Here
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This
Month, 
Break-Through for New Source for Islets: Process Isolates Cells from
“Unusable” Organs, Makes Them Fit for Transplant 
Diabetes
Genes:
How
Many
Needles
in
the
Haystack?
