Now, Joslin offers a free 20-page report on the latest in diabetes research and its implications, written in plain language, for you to share with your doctor. She does not believe illnesses or complications should limit one's life. Diabetic 33 years, blind for the last 16, with a kidney transplant in 1985, she lives independently. If you've ever examined any U.S. government documents relating to diabetes, you may have seen that they came from the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Diabetes Translation. It is always important to consider how medications you may be taking might interact with each other.
Nobody needs to make themselves sicker.
At this year's national convention in Atlanta, Georgia, elections will be held to fill our Diabetes Action Network divisional board positions. If you are interested in a board position, or know someone who you think would do a good job, then contact our Diabetes Action Network President, Ed Bryant. The Diabetes Action Network of the National Federation of the Blind. At this year's annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind, there will be many insulin-dependent diabetics in attendance. Each of us should have the foresight to bring extra insulin and syringes so as to avoid needing to search for a pharmacy.