Goals: 

• To provide the most current information on new drugs, therapies, and devices 

• To Provide information on current studies and results 

• To provide trials for participation in new therapies, educational programs, meters, and other devices. 

• To promote certification for diabetes educators

•  To provide current information on the standards of care 

• To provide methods for medical professionals to take responsibility for patient outcomes. 

• To promote the team approach in diabetes care 

• To provide methods to empower the patient to better self-care 

Letter to subscribers:

Diabetes is an epidemic, and there is great interest from the corporate world to bring new products and treatments to market. There are over 4900 studies going on for new drugs, appliances and treatments for diabetes. The information that is available is astronomical.

Since 1995 the medical industry has introduced 8 new drugs and insulin’s, 50 new meters, and pumps and countless over the counter aids There will be over 20 new drugs for diabetes within the next 5 years. They will have a non-invasive meter within 2 years and the cure for Type 1 gets closer and beat goes on.

It is crucial for diabetes educators, medical professionals, and patients to have the most current information available.  Because 98% of diabetes management has to come from the patient, If we can make it easier for them, they will have more success in controlling their diabetes.

In addition the shift to outcomes based diabetes management has put an extra strain on our time and increased our need for knowledge.

Since we are all so busy it makes it very difficult, almost impossible to stay current on the new approaches, medications, meters, etc, for our patients.

We are offering you a free newsletter. This Ezine (electronic magazine) for diabetes educators and medical professionals will help keep you informed about the new treatments, appliances and studies that can make a difference for your diabetic patients to self manage their diabetes.

Feedback From Diabetes Clinicians and Their Patients: 

“Great job!!! - Extremely well thought out .............very informative” 

“I love this website. You and your colleagues did a most useful and easy to
understand website.  I am a doctor, who has just been diagnosed and I am learning more from your newsletter than I was taught in med school. EXCELLENT! 

“What wonderful information you are providing through your newsletter!  It's nice to be able to read briefly about events and research that are taking place in the world of diabetes, all in one place”. 

I recently chanced upon your excellent site while surfing the internet.
As a diabetes patient I thank you for the important information you provide both to professionals and to patients.

I have introduced your sight to several diabetes practitioners all of whom agree that your site is one of the best on the internet, Keep up the good work. 

"I so appreciate your web site and all the current information you provide at our fingertips. It is quality information with research backing that we need to provide for our patients. Thank you."

The newsletter is great! I really enjoy it. I don't have much time to read journals lately, and this I can read in 10 minutes or so. I am an RN, C.D.E.and I work as a clinical trials coordinator. this issue was especially interesting. Thanks for all your hard work and information. 

I am a C.D.E.in Alaska and an active AKADE who is unable to attend this years annual meeting. It is great to know I can rely on your net site for up to
date news. Thanks 

"Thank you so much for doing this."  I work in a clinic that provides care for people in our area who have no insurance and have incomes around the poverty level. Your work will be a great help to us in caring for our patients.
Thanks again

 I am the diabetic coordinator of an Native American Indian tribe and will utilize your newsletter in my teaching,presentations and I also will use some of your articles in my monthly newsletter that I put out to all my diabetics. .I have thoroughly enjoyed your informative newsletter, we thank you for your time. 

"Great!! I really appreciate your efforts to compile all this info for those of us in diabetes education."

Way to go, Steve! Excellent information...you save me lots of research time
and I feel up to date. Thanks! 

HI Steve----What a wonderful news letter.  The information is priceless.
Please keep up the good work. 

I enjoyed the information and format of your newsletter...Things I need to know in a concise, quick delivery. Thanks 

Thanks for your News Letter. I live in India. I work for
Lifescan,Johnson&Johnson. I am sure this would be very useful for diabetics
and Diabetics educators. Wish you Good Luck 

I would like to thank you for writing such an informative newsletter.   I am not a C.D.E. ( but may pursue this in the future).  I am a pediatric critical care RN and I have a five year old son who was diagnosed in 12/99 with diabetes.  Please subscribe me to your newsletter.  I find so much of the information on the internet related to diabetes is written for non medical professionals.  Your newsletter is exactly the type of information I need.