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www.diabetesnet.com
Diabetes information, research findings, and discounted diabetes products
www.diabetessisters.org
Focused on women and women’s issues
www.diabeticmommy.com
For expectant and recent moms
www.diabetesmine.com
A “gold mine” of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes
www.diabeticinvestor.com
David Kliff’s business/investor report on the diabetes industry (pay site)
www.diatribe.us/home.php
Research and product news for the well-informed person with diabetes
www.friendswithdiabetes.org
Incorporating diabetes into a Jewish lifestyle
www.hypoactive.org
Promoting an active lifestyle for PWDs in Australia
www.insulin-pumpers.org
For pump users and those interested in pump therapy
www.insulindependence.org
Inspiring fitness goals, adaptive strategies for sport, and recreational programs
www.integrateddiabetes.com
Gary Scheiner’s company; features several free self-management tools
www.juvenation.org
A network hub of type 1 diabetes communities, created by JDRF
www.mendosa.com/diabetes.htm
David Mendosa’s website (various resources and information)
www.parentingdiabetickids.com
For parents of kids with diabetes
www.phrendo.com
Make personal connections with diabetic athletes
www.sixuntilme.com
Kerry Sparling: Diabetes doesn’t define me, but it helps explain me
www.studentswithdiabetes.com
Organized by Nicole Johnson (Miss America 1999)
and provides a community for college students with diabetes
www.thebetesnow.com
Creative use of media in exploring the world of diabetes
www.thecgmresourcecenter.com
The place to go for continuous glucose monitoring insight, education, and tools
www.thediabetesoc.com
Featured bloggers of the week
www.thediabetesresource.com
Your ultimate guide to everything diabetes related
www.triabetes.org
Athletes take on triathlons while mentoring “triabuddies”
www.tudiabetes.org
A community of people touched by diabetes, run by the Diabetes Hands Foundation
www.type1university.com
The online school of higher learning for insulin users
Blogs
http://25unitstogo.wordpress.com/
Harry’s sarcastic outlook on life with diabetes
http://www.act1diabetes.org/
Blogs from various adults coping with type 1 diabetes
http://badpancreas.wordpress.com/
“Typical type 1” Jacquie expresses herself in the most creative ways
http://christophermassa.blogspot.com/
A blog about photography and pushing oneself through sport
http://www.d-mom.com/
The ups and downs of life with a diabetic child
http://diabetesaliciousness.blogspot.com/
Kelly Kunik tackles diabetes through humor, diabetes ownership, and advocacy
http://www.diabetesdaily.com/farrell/
Bernard Farrell’s diabetes technology blog
http://www.diabetesstories.com/stories_blog/
Author Riva Greenberg’s inspiring and informative posts
http://diabetestalkfest.com
Gina Capone: your diabetes BFF
http://dorkabetic.blogspot.com
Hannah’s dorky life with diabetes
http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/
Teen blog hosted by HealthCentral
http://lemonlemonade.wordpress.com/
The journey of Allison Blass and her life with type 1 diabetes
http://living-in-progress.com
Ginger Vieira’s upbeat for ‘betes sake blog
http://www.ninjabetic.com/
. . .because it takes being a ninja to live successfully with diabetes
http://scottsdiabetes.com/
Scott Johnson’s struggles, successes, and everything in between
http://blog.sstrumello.com/
Scott Strumello’s no-holds-barred look at the science of diabetes
http://sugabetic.wordpress.com/
In the South, you don’t have diabetes; you have “the Suga,” says Sarah.
http://www.thebuttercompartment.com/
Hosted by Lee Ann Thill, diabetes blogger and art therapist
http://www.thegirlsguidetodiabetes.com/
Sysy Morales’s offbeat observations for girls living with diabetes
http://thelifeofadiabetic.com/
Chris Stocker’s attempt to live a normal life with diabetes
http://tobesugarfree.com/
Christopher Snider says, “What good is an incurable disease if you can’t share it?”
Recommended Reading
*Available at the Integrated Diabetes Services online store:
www.integrateddiabetes.com/webstore/
The 10 Keys to Helping Your Child Grow Up with Diabetes*
By Tim Wysocki, PhD, one of the top mental health experts in diabetes. An excellent resource for helping parents face problems and deal with the feelings and situations that impact their everyday lives.
50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes*
By Sheri E. Colberg, PhD and Steven V. Edelman, MD, this book shares interviews with more than fifty people who have thrived with diabetes for as many as eighty-four years. It offers practical advice to escape or control serious diabetic complications and live a more vibrant life with diabetes.
Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes*
By Cheryl Alkon. A down-to-earth guide for diabetic mothers-to-be. Author Cheryl Alkon has lived with type 1 diabetes for thirty-one years and brings a wealth of understanding to the subject. It includes firsthand accounts by diabetic women sharing their pregnancy-related experiences. Topics include what is diabetes; finding the right doctor; strategies to successfully conceive; the first, second, and third trimesters; labor and delivery; and balancing the woman’s health needs with those of her child.
Caring for the Diabetic Soul*
ADA publication. This is an inspirational guide for people with diabetes to achieve and maintain a healthy emotional balance.
Complete Book of Food Counts, 8th Ed.
By Corinne T. Netzer. Featuring thousands of new listings—and thousands more choices than ever before—this completely revised book features an up-to-date reference on generic and brand-name foods plus the latest gourmet, health, and ethnic foods.
Complete Guide to Carb Counting
An ADA publication, written by Hope Warshaw and Karmeen Kulkarni. This is the A–Z guide to carbohydrate counting for diabetes, whether you want to learn basic or advanced carb counting.
Diabetes Burnout: What to Do
When You Can’t Take It Anymore
By famed psychologist Dr. William Polonsky. Living with diabetes is hard. It’s easy to get discouraged, frustrated, and burned out. Here’s an author that understands the emotional rollercoaster and gives you the tools you need to keep from being overwhelmed, addressing such issues as dealing with friends and family as well as how you can better handle the stress for better health.
Diabetic Athlete’s Handbook:
Your Guide to Peak Performance
By renowned diabetes/exercise specialist Dr. Sheri Colberg. Contains examples from over 350 diabetic exercisers, an additional fifteen sports and activities, examples from type 1, 1.5, and 2 diabetic athletes using the newest medications and regimens, chapters on thinking like an athlete and sports injury treatment and prevention, ten athlete profiles, along with the latest research on diabetes and exerc
ise, fitness, nutrition, and more.
The Doctor’s Pocket Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter*
By Family Health Publications. This is a compact paperback with a very comprehensive listing of carb content of common foods, ethnic foods, restaurant foods, and beverages. It is indexed for easy searching and is also available in electronic form through
www.CalorieKing.com.
Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food*
By Susan Albers, PsyD. Learn how to end mindless eating and enjoy a balanced relationship with food.
Get Control of Your Blood Sugar*
By Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE. A complete guide to help those with type 2 diabetes to eliminate highs and lows, decrease the risk of complications, and lower the odds of developing diabetes if you are prediabetic.
Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating
By Hope Warshaw. This guide helps you avoid the pitfalls of restaurant eating and develop skills and strategies to eat and enjoy healthy restaurant meals.
Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified:
An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin*
By Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer. Many who stand to benefit from the pump are put off by not fully understanding the device, and many already using it don’t have anyone with whom to compare notes about its use. Demystified offers insight into the day-to-day challenges—and rewards—of life with an insulin pump. Drawing on interviews with more than seventyfive pump users, including Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, as well as diabetes experts, Demystified discusses how the pump affects your sex life, dealing with money issues, finding support, counting carbohydrates, and much more.
The New Glucose Revolution:
The Authoritative Guide to the Glycemic Index
By Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller, Thomas M. S. Wolever, Kaye Foster-Powell, and Stephen Colagiuri. This book focuses on the role of glycemic index in blood sugar control, satiety, weight control, and proper nutrition. It also includes extensive glycemic index and glycemic load listings.
Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need for Success on a Smart Insulin Pump*
By John Walsh and Ruth Roberts, two of the world’s foremost authorities on insulin pump therapy. This book covers pump basics, troubleshooting, daily living, and managing blood sugars with an insulin pump. It also includes log sheets, recording charts, and carb factor listings.
Real-Life Guide to Diabetes:
Practical Answers to Your Diabetes Problems
By Hope S. Warshaw, RD and Joy Pape, RN. This one-of-a-kind book uses an easy-to-search format to help you find the answers to your most pressing questions quickly and easily.
The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting:
Featuring the Tools and Techniques Used by the Experts*
By Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE. This all-in-one resource for effectively keeping track of your carb intake teaches both basic and advanced carb counting techniques. It includes an expansive carb-counting resource list with fiber listings, ethnic foods, party/festival foods, and nearly one hundred national and regional restaurant chains.
Your Diabetes Science Experiment
By Ginger Vieira, a type 1 diabetic and record-setting competitive powerlifter. This is a book for people with type 1, 1.5, and 2 diabetes who want to gain a deeper understanding of how the basic science of the human body impacts blood sugar levels and insulin needs.
Products
Insulin and Injectables
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
(pramlintide/Symlin, exenatide/Byetta)
800-349-8919
www.symlin.com
800-868-1190
www.byetta.com
Eli Lilly and Company (lispro/Humalog,
Humulin regular and NPH insulin, glucagon)
800-545-5979
www.lillydiabetes.com
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals
(aspart/Novolog and Novorapid, detemir/Levemir, Novolin regular and NPH insulin, liraglutide/Victoza, glucagen)
800-727-6500
www.novonordisk-us.com
Sanofi-Aventis (glargine/Lantus and glulisine/Apidra insulin)
800-981-2491
www.lantus.com/; www.apidra.com
Syringes and Pen Needles
Abbott (Precision Sure-Dose)
800-252-6782
www.abbottdiabetescare.com
Allison Medical (SureComfort)
800-886-1618
www.allisonmedical.com
Becton Dickinson / BD (UltraFine, UltraFine II,
UltraFine III, UltraFine Short, Nano)
888-232-2737
www.bddiabetes.com
Can-Am Care (Monject Ultra Comfort, ReliOn, ClickFine)
800-461-7448
www.canamcare.com
Novo Nordisk (NovoFine)
800-727-6500
www.novolog.com/devices-alt_devices.asp
Owen Mumford (Unifine)
(UK) 01993 812021
www.owenmumford.com/us/range/30/unifine-pentips
Ypsomed AG (ClickFine)
(Switzerland) +41 (0) 34 424 41 11
www.ypsomed.com
Insulin Pens
Eli Lilly (Kwikpen, Luxura HD, Memoir)
800-545-5979
www.lillydiabetes.com
Novo Nordisk (Flexpen, Novopen3, NovoPen Junior)
800-727-6500
www.novonordisk-us.com
Owen Mumford (Autopen Classic)
(UK) 01993 812021
www.owenmumford.com/en/range/6/autopen
Sanofi-Aventis (Solostar)
800-981-2491
www.lantus.com/; www.apidra.com
Pump Manufacturers
Animas Corp. (2020 and Ping insulin pumps)
877-937-7867
www.animascorp.com
Asante Solutions (Pearl Insulin Pump)
408-716-5600
www.asantesolutions.com
Insulet Corp. (OmniPod)
781-457-5000 (outside US: 781-457-5098)
http://www.myomnipod.co
Medtronic Diabetes
(Paradigm Revel insulin pumps)
800-646-4633
www.minimed.com
Roche/Disetronic
(Accu-Chek Spirit and Solo Micropump)
800-280-7801
www.accu-chekinsulinpumps.com
Sooil Development USA (DANA Diabecare IIS)
866-747-6645
www.sooilusa.com
Infusion Set Manufacturers
ICU Medical (Orbit)
800-824-7890
www.icumed.com/orbit-90.asp
Medtronic Diabetes (Sof-Set, Sure-T)
800-646-4633
www.minimed.com/products/infusionsets/index.html
Roche (FlexLink, Rapid-D)
800-280-7801
www.accu-chekinsulinpumps.com
Unomedical (Comfort/Tender/Silhouette,
Quick-Set, Inset, Mio, Contact)
(Denmark) 011 45 4816 7000
www.infusion-set.com
Pump Accessories
Angel Bear Pump Stuff
877-586-PUMP
www.angelbearpumpstuff.com
Funky Pumpers
(UK) 0845 009 4014
www.funkypumpers.com
Groovy Patches
877-813-9369
www.groovypatches.com
Pump Wear Inc.
866-470-PUMP
www.pumpwearinc.com
Unique Pump Accessories
800-831-8929
www.uniaccs.com
Injection Ports
Patton Medical (I-Port)
877-763-7678
www.i-port.com
Unomedical (Insuflon)
(Denmark) 011 45 4816 7000
www.infusion-set.com
Glucose Meters
Abbott Diabetes Care (Freestyle and Precision meters)
888-522-5226
www.abbottdiabetescare.com
AgaMatrix (Wavesense me
ters)
866-906-4197
www.wavesense.info
Bayer (Breeze, Contour, and Didget meters)
800-348-8100
www.simplewins.com
Diagnostic Devices (Prodigy meters)
800-243-2636
www.prodigymeter.com
LifeScan (One Touch meters)
800-227-8862
www.onetouchdiabetes.com
Nova Biomedical (Nova Max meters)
800-681-7390
www.novacares.com
Roche (Accu-Chek meters)
800-858-8072
www.accu-chek.com/us
Lancing Devices, Lancets
Bayer (Microlet Vaculance)
800-348-8100
www.simplewins.com
Becton Dickinson/BD (UltraFine lancets)
888-232-2737
www.bddiabetes.com
Health Innovation Ideas (Tiniboy lancets)
888-417-5264
www.tiniboy.com
Lifescan (One Touch Delica)
800-227-8862
www.onetouchdiabetes.com
Palco Labs (Auto Lancet, Auto Lancet Mini)
831-430-1603
www.palcolabs.com
Roche (Accu-Chek Softclix and Multiclix)
800-858-8072
www.accu-chek.com/us
Continuous Glucose Monitors
Abbott (Freestyle Navigator)
510-749-5400
www.freestylenavigator.com
Dexcom (Dexcom Seven Plus)
877-339-2664
www.dexcom.com
Medtronic (Paradigm Revel Real-Time Pump, Guardian System, and iPro)
(800) 646-4633
www.minimed.com
Downloading Software
Abbott: CoPilot
www.abbottdiabetescare.com
AgaMatrix: Zero Click
www.wavesense.info/zero-click
Animas: Diasend
www.diasend.com/animas
Bayer: Glucofacts Deluxe
www.simplewins.com
Dexcom: DM3
877-339-2664
www.dexcom.com
Home Diagnostics: True Manager
http://homediagnosticsinc.com
Lifescan: One Touch Zoom DMS
www.lifescan.com/products/otdms/
Medtronic: Carelink
www.carelink.minimed.com