Diabetic Living - Fall 2006

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Medic Alert Message

As a registered nurse in an emergency department, I’ve assisted patients with diabetes on many occasions, often due to hypoglycemic emergencies. If someone is wearing a medic alert bracelet, it cuts our guesswork and lets us give life-saving treatment quickly. I care because I’m a health-care professional, but also because I have diabetes, too. I’m 34 years old and have had diabetes for more than 25 years.

In 1989, as a senior in high school, I developed hypoglycemia while in class. My teacher noticed my medic alert bracelet, so the school called an ambulance, and I was taken to the emergency room. I still wear a medic alert bracelet and believe it saved my life. Please encourage your readers with diabetes to wear medic alert identification saying they have diabetes. It might save their lives one day, too.

Christy Girard, R.N. Brunswick, Georgia

I’m so thankful. Your magazine makes me feel there is abundance and joy in life yet. I love the layout, the pictures, the illustrations, and, of course, the recipes. I’m a loyal subscriber now.

Billi Jo Sims Green Bay, Wisconsin

Editor’s note: Thank you for delivering an important message.

Love the Q&A

I really like your question-and-answer section because I find answers to things I’ve been wondering about.

Becky Madrigal Humble, Texas

Correction We need to clarify a few points in our inhaled insulin story in our summer issue. Exubera is a fine, dry insulin powder in a blister pack, not a tablet (one pack equals about three units of rapid-acting insulin; three packs equals about eight). The chamber needs to be cleaned once a week, not daily.

ealthy, active,

not terribly overweight, then bam—I get the news. It sounds funny, but when I first found out, I thought I could only eat bread and water. You showed me otherwise.

Editor’s note: We’re glad you like our “Ask Our CDE” feature. In this issue, you’ll meet our new certified diabetes educator, Madhu Gadia, R.D., CDE, who recently joined our staff and is now answering your questions about diabetes.

To share your thoughts, write an e-mail to editor@diabeticlivingonline.com or send a letter to Editor, Better Homes and Gardens Diabetic Living magazine, 1716 Locust St., LN 220, Des Moines, IA 50309-3023.