LINKS & RESOURCES

CDA Letter from Joan King

Candian Diabetes Association

Greetings Alberta CDA employees!

As I hope you know, our President & CEO, Mike Cloutier, released the Association report, The Economic Benefit of Public Funding of Insulin Pumps in Alberta at the breakfast event in Edmonton on 12 September. FYI, Alberta is one of only three provinces in Canada that has not demonstrated any intention to provide insulin pumps to Albertans with type 1 diabetes. This is an advoacy priority in Alberta that you can help accomplish!

On behalf of Albertans with diabetes, I respectfully request your participation in the Advocacy On-Line campaign identified below. In less than a few minutes, you can send an electronic letter to your MLA requesting his or her support of an insulin pump program in Alberta as well as fan the campaign out to 10 of your friends or family. (Note that your MLA is identified automatically once you type your postal code when prompted.)

It's important. It takes just minutes. It can make a big difference for Albertans living with diabetes.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for being a diabetes advocate!

Joan King

Manager, Outreach & Individual Advocacy

Government Relations and Public Affairs

It should not matter where you live in Canada if you have diabetes – but it does.

Alberta is currently one of the only three remaining provinces in Canada that has not committed to funding insulin pumps and supplies despite Albertans with type 1 diabetes facing the highest out of pocket costs in the country.

Join the Canadian Diabetes Association's campaign and ask your MLA to support access to insulin pump therapy for Albertans with type 1 diabetes.

Take Action! Send a letter to your MLA today!

Participating is easy! Helping to affect change is important and rewarding!

I CHALLENGE DIABETES - Adult & Youth Experimental Learning

Join our exceptional leaders who take challenges in life and are dedicated to sharing their passion and expertise. You can check out accomplishments, registration details and additional event information at: ichallengediabetes.org.

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AWARDS FOR LONG TERM DIABETICS

The following is a link providing information about obtaining Medals for 25, 50 and 75 years w/ Type 1 diabetes from the Joslin Medical Center. Joslin Diabetes Center's Medal Program...

ASSOCIATIONS - INFORMATION FOR DIABETICS

- Drug Watch is a comprehensive website database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.

- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, but lasts a lifetime. JDRF sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder of, and advocate for, diabetes science worldwide.

- Canadian Diabetes Association

- Alberta Health Service/Calgary Laboratory Services

Note: the phone number for booking appointments for blood tests is 403.777.136

Diabetes Hypertension and Cholesterol Clinic Phone 403.855.8146

- Calgary Neuropathy Association

- Gastroparesis & Dismotilities Association: information for diabetics and others affected by digestive disorders

Nutrition Databases

Our speaker for February 2011 provided a number of examples of websites with useful information for calculating the nutritional content of various foods.

Restaurant Websites:

Most restaurants today have websites available, e.g.:

A & W Nutrition Calculator

Other Useful Websites:

Online Glycemic Index
Dietitians of Canada
Eat Right - American Dietetic Association
Canadian Diabetes Association
Healthstand Nutrition, e-spiration - Michelle Cederberg, CSP
Personal Health Management Tools - Coheso

Magazines:

CLINICAL STUDIES & RESEARCH

Diabetic? Easily filled up?

INFORMATION FOR PUMP USERS OR PROSPECTIVE USERS

*Disclaimer: This site does not supply clinical treatment information or medical advice. The editor of this site is NOT a medical professional. Any advice or information you may receive through this website or our mailing lists is not guaranteed and should always be discussed with your health care provider. All links are provided for your convenience and further do not signify any endorsement on our behalf.

- Where to put Infusion Sets

The Insulin Pumpers (US) website has a section devoted to "Where to put Infusion sets". There are photos of sets "installed" in various good (and some icky) places as well as illustrations of ALL the places deemed suitable for set placement

- Wikipedia: Article on Insulin Pumps

- Insulin-Pumpers

- Insulin Pumpers: Comparison of all available insulin pumps (not all are available in Canada)

- Children With Diabetes

- Children With Diabetes: CWD’s Insulin Pump Page

- Diabetes Advocacy

- Diabetes Advocacy: DA’s Insulin Pump Page