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2008 Consumer’s Guide to Diabetes Products
WE ’ RE PROUD TO PRESENT
our 10th annual edition of the
Consumer’s Guide to Diabetes Products,
with information on currently
available diabetes devices
and products, as well as advice on self-care.
Some products will be familiar to you; others have
been updated or are completely new to the market. So
what? you ask. Maybe you’re perfectly happy with the
diabetes tools you’re using right now. Just the same, take
a peek at what’s on offer. Life means change – what
worked for you yesterday may not be as appropriate for
you today. Perhaps your eyesight or arthritis is worsening,
and the devices that have served you well are now
too difficult to use. Or maybe you’re living out a commitment
to get active, and want to find a regimen that
suits your new healthy lifestyle.
Whatever your needs, you’ll find a device in this guide
that can make it easier for you to live your life as you
want to live it. For example, some have programs that
help you calculate your insulin dose according to the
carbohydrates you’ve just eaten, or chart your glucose
Editor-in-Chief
Diane Donat MD MSc MEd
FRCPC
Editorial Advisory Board
Anne Belton RN
Maryann Hopkins BSP CDE
Steve Kelman BSc MBA CFA
Susan MacDonald
Teresa Schweitzer RN BScN
CDE
Dana Whitham RD CDE
Managing Editor
Fiona Hendry
Assistant Editor
Patti Sayle
A PERFECT “10!”
Find the diabetes tool that’s right for you
Copy Editor/Proofreader
Ruth Hanley
Art Direction
Peter Enneson Design Inc.
Advertising
Keith Communications Inc.
Telephone: (905) 278-6700
Publisher
Canadian Diabetes Association
1400-522 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 2R5
Telephone: (416) 363-3373
Email: dialogue@diabetes.ca
levels over a period of time so you can instantly see
potential pitfalls – and make changes to avoid them.
But don’t feel you have to wade through this long list
of products on your own:Your diabetes care team can
help you choose.They know the strengths and weaknesses
of various products – and, more importantly, they
know you.
This guide also offers advice on what to do if you
experience hypoglycemia, and how to get information
on what products are covered by provincial health plans.
That list of health coverage isn’t very long, unfortunately.The
Canadian Diabetes Association is constantly
lobbying provincial and federal governments on your
behalf, to improve the level of financial assistance available.That
assistance is crucial, since diabetes products
can cost in the hundreds – or thousands – of dollars.
You can add your voice to ours:Visit the CDA website
at www.diabetes.ca and click on Advocacy; or call 1-
800-BANTING and ask how you can help. If we work
together, maybe our 11th edition of this product guide
will have “healthier” information on financial coverage
for diabetes care.
Diabetes Dialogue
Subscriptions
1-year subscription and membership
$29.95
1-year subscription only $27.95
1-year membership only $10.00
For address changes,
please contact publisher.
General information
about diabetes
Telephone: 1-800-BANTING
(226-8464)
Email: info@diabetes.ca
The appearance of advertising in
this publication does not constitute
endorsement by the Canadian
Diabetes Association.The
Association is not responsible for
any representation as to quality,
value or effectiveness of any
products, services or methods in
this publication.
The 2008 Consumer’s Guide to Diabetes Products is a supplement to Diabetes Dialogue, the official publication of
the Canadian Diabetes Association, which is published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter).The mission
of Diabetes Dialogue is to deliver current, reliable information about diabetes to people affected by diabetes.
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