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Special Resources
American Diabetes Association
National Services Center: (800) 232-3472
Tulsa: 6600 S. Yale, Suite 1310
(918) 492-3839
Offers: programs, literature, cookbooks, research
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
National office: (800) 533-2873
Central Oklahoma: (405) 364-1583
Tulsa office: (918) 481-5807
Oklahoma City office (405) 948-0004
Offers: literature, research
International Diabetic Athletes Association
National office: (602) 230-8155
Offers: literature
Neighbor for Neighbor
Tulsa County residents only: (918) 425-5578
Offers: sliding scale medical services/pharmacy benefits for those who are financially limited. Must qualify to receive benefit.
Public Libraries
Offers: books, journals and cookbooks that can be checked out. Check locally for phone numbers.
Support Groups
American Diabetes Association
Call (918) 492-4047 to ask for phone numbers of county chapters and support groups.
Saint Francis Hospital
Location: Laureate Conference Center
2nd floor, 6655 S. Yale Ave.
Meets: First Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
Free, open to the public, reservations not necessary
For more information call: (918)494-2165
Magazines
Diabetes Forecast
American Diabetes Association, Inc.
Membership Processing Center
P.O. Box 5014
Harlan, IA 51593-0238
1-800-ADA-DISC
Diabetes in the News
AMES Education Service
P.O. Box 3105
Elkhart, IN 46515
(312) 663-9782
Diabetes Interview
3715 Balboa Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
www.diabetesworld.com
Countdown
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
432 Pork Avenue South
New York, NY 10016-8013
Diabetes Self-Management
Pharmaceutical Communications, Inc.
P.O. Box 52890
Boulder, C) 80322-2890
The Diabetic Traveler (newsletter)
P.O. Box 8223
Stamford, CT 06905
Books
American Diabetes Association Family Cookbook, Volumes I, II, III, IV. New York: Prentice Hall, 1987, 1991.
An Instructional Aid on Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, 9th ed. Travis, Luther B. Century Business Communications, Inc. Austin, Texas, 1993.
Balance Your Act. Alogna, Marie and Hull Nancy. Atlanta: Pritchett and Hull Associates Inc., 1990.
Cookbook for Diabetics and Their Families. Birmingham: Oxmoor house, 1984.
Diabetics Actively Staying Healthy. Franz, M. DCI Publishing, 1990.
Diabetes 101: Candy Apples, Log Cabins and You. Delinar, R. and Breckenridge, B., DCI Publishing, 1991.
Eating Out Made Simple. Warren Clinic Diabetes Center. Saint Francis Health System. Tulsa, OK, 1996.
The Fast food Guide: What’s Good, What’s Bad and How to Tell the Difference. Jacobson, M. and Fritschner, S. New York: Workman Publishing Company. 1986.
It’s Time to Learn About Diabetes: A Workbook on Diabetes for Children. Betschart, J. DCI Publishing. 1991.
Learning to Live Well With Diabetes. Elzwiler, D., Franz, M., Hollander, P. and Joynes, J. Minneapolis: International Diabetes Center, DCI Publishing, 1991.
Managing Type 2 Diabetes. I.D.C. Editorial Committee. DCI Publishing, 1988.
Managing Your Child’s Diabetes. Johnson, Robert Wood, et al. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1992.
Month of Meals, 1, 2, 3 and 4. American Diabetes Association, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993.
Understanding Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Pink Panther Book) Chase, Peter H., Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. Available at http://www.uchsc.edu/misc/diabetes/
Injection Devices/Aids
Inject-Ease: Palco
(800) 346-4488
Instaject: Jordan Enterprises
(800) 541-1193
Busher Automatic Injector: Becton Dickinson
(800) 237-4554
Syringe Alternatives:
Novo Pen, Novolin Pen, Novolin Prefills-Novo-Nordisk
(609) 987-5800
Lilly Pre-filled Pens
Eli Lilly
(800) 54-5979
Insuflon-Chronimed
(612) 541-0239
B-D Pen
(800) 237-4554
Advanta Jet
(800) 991-4464
Medi Jector2, Medi Jector EZ, Tender Touch – Medi Ject Corp.
(800) 328-3074
Vita Jet 3 – Vita Jet Corporation
(800) 848-2538
Aids for Physically Imparied:
Insulin-aid: Seabee Enterprise
(515) 456-4871
Aids for Visually Impaired: Inject-aid: George Wright Industries
(402) 477-1382
Andros Insulin Dosage Monitor: Andros
(415) 849-5700
Count-a-dose
(800) 541-1193
Insulin Needle Guide: American Foundation for the Blind
(212) 620-2000
Freedom AccuCheck 2 Meter: Boehringer Mannheim
(800) 858-8072
One Touch Talking Meter: American Foundation for the Blind
(212) 620-2000
Aids for Physically and Visually Impaired: BD Magni Guide: Becton Dickinson
(800) 526-4650
Insul-eze: Palco
(800) 346-4488
Insulin Pumps: H-Tron Disetronics
(800) 584-4681 or (800) 688-4578
MiniMed 508: MiniMed Technologies
(800) 933-3322 or (800) 680-4784
Identification:
Medic Alert Foundation
(800) 432-5378
Identifind
(704) 648-6768
Identi-med, Inc
(800) 669-7311
Westgate
(800) BECAUSE
Medi-bear Temporary Tattoo
(319) 367-5277
Medical Supply/Customer Service Department:
Blood Glucose Meters:
Bayer (Glucometer, Elite and Dex)
(800) 348-8100
Johnson and Johnson
Lifescan (One Touch and Fast-Take)
(800) 227-8862
Roche
Boehringer Mannheim (Accu-Check)
(800) 858-8072
Cascade Medical (Check Mate)
(800) 525-6718 ext. 304
Home Diagnostics (Diascan)
(800) 342-7226
Abbott Laboratories
Medisense (Prestige)
(800) 527-3339
Insulin:
Eli Lilly (Humulin)
(800) 545-5979
Novo-Nordisk (Novolin)
(609) 987-5899
Medical Information/Library
(800) 727-6500
Syringes:
Becton Dickinson (B-D Microfine IV, Ultrafine I/II) (short needles)
(800) 237-4554
CanAmCare (Monoject)
(800) 461-7448
Terumo Corporation (Terumo)
(800) 252-6782
Carrying Cases:
Medi Cool
(800) 433-2469
Dia-Pak
(800) 359-1646
Insul-Tote (Palco)
(800) 346-4488
Therma Kit
(800) 541-1193
Products for Testing Reactions
B-D Glucose Tablets
(800) 237-4554
Dextro Energy Glucose/DEX4 Glucose Tablets
(800) 461-7448
Glucose/Glutose Tablets
(612) 546-4676
Insta-Glucose
(800) 548-5100 ext. 3232
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