Top Document: diabetes FAQ: sources (part 4 of 5) Previous Document: Could you recommend some good reading? Next Document: Who did this? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge _Diabetes Interview_ is a popular monthly tabloid with a variety of news stories, interviews, and lots and lots of advertising. It's run by a journalist, Scott King, and it shows. Authority, to this publication, always lies in people they talk to. They don't appear to read scientific or medical literature as the basis or support for stories. They do publish research summaries, but these are at the newswire level with no apparent critical reading. No critical commentary accompanies interviews. Publisher Scott King has pursued some valuable projects, such as organizing letter-writing to Ann Landers after she tried to shove dining-out diabetics into the closet -- Landers published King's own excellent letter. He has certainly advanced the cause of open discussion of diabetes in general. But _Diabetes Interview_ has been sidetracked needlessly at times, such as by allocating seriously inordinate abounts of space and attention to minor issues such as the animal/human insulin debate. They also regularly run a paid advertisement for an herbal product which claims to "restore pancreatic function" -- probably an illegal claim in the US. _Diabetes Interview_ offers a sample (one article per week) as an electronic mailing list and many articles on their web site. See the section on "Online resources: diabetes-related mailing lists" for information on the mailing list. _Diabetes Interview_ subscription information: one year, US$20 in the US, US$31 in CA and MX, $46 in other countries. Cancel after the first issue if you don't like it Diabetes Interview 3715 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA 94121 http://www.diabetesworld.com phone: +1 415 387 4002 US 800-234-1218 _Diabetes Self-Management_ is a bimonthly magazine containing generally detailed articles oriented to helping patients with techniques and skills -- diet, exercise, treatment, outlook, etc. They go into areas not often covered, such as a recent series by Ann Williams on low-vision tools and coping skills. The writers tend to have in-depth knowledge of their fields and the information is well balanced. The magazine emphasizes practical skills over basic knowledge, and spreads itself a bit thin by trying to address itself to all diabetics. Those who dislike Diabetes Forecast will find similar coverage in Diabetes Self-Management but with more depth and aimed at a better educated audience. The _Diabetes Self-Management_ web site has full text of numerous articles from back issues, about two articles from each issue. _Diabetes Self-Management_ costs US$14/yr, or US$36/yr outside the US and CA. To order, mail payment, call, or look on their website. They'll send a free trial issue if you wish. Diabetes Self-Management P. O. Box 52890 Boulder, CO 80322 http://www.diabetes-self-mgmt.com/ US phone: 800-234-0923 Everything else I have to recommend comes from the ADA (see section on ADA). Here's what the ADA says about its own publications: _Diabetes_ -- the world's most-cited journal of basic diabetes research brings you the latest findings from the world's top scientists. _Diabetes Care_ -- the premier journal of clinical diabetes research and treatment. _Diabetes Care_ keeps you current with original research reports, commentaries, and reviews. _Diabetes Reviews_ (in memoriam) -- the comprehensive but concise review articles in ADA's newest journal are a convenient way for the busy clinician to keep up-to-date on what's truly new in research. Sadly, Diabetes Reviews ceased publication at the end of 1999, a victim of the fact that medical libraries face a crisis of rising subscription costs but flat budgets. The seven volumes which were published are still an invaluable resource. _Diabetes Spectrum_ -- translates research into practice for nurses, dietitians, and other health-care professionals involved in patient education and counseling. _Clinical Diabetes_ -- For the primary-care physician as well as other health-care professionals, this newsletter offers articles and abstracts highlighting recent advances in diabetes treatment. _Diabetes Forecast_ -- ADA's magazine for patients and their families features advice on diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes, plus the latest developments in new technology and research. It is a valuable tool for patient education. Now for my own opinions. _Diabetes Forecast_ is the mass market magazine, intended to be readable by all literate diabetics. For US$24/year you can hardly go wrong. The biggest problem with DF is that in the attempt to reach almost everyone, it aims at a very low reading level -- perhaps eighth grade, I'm not sure. This makes it tonally annoying and dilutes the information content. Still, it contains useful information and is excellent at promoting self-care and a positive self-image for persons with diabetes. _Diabetes Forecast_ is also one of the best places to look for advertisements for diabetes-related products. The remaining journals are of interest if you want to follow what is new and under investigation in medical practice and research. The journals vary in difficulty of reading. Though some knowledge of statistics and chemistry helps, a general acquaintance with scientific method is perhaps more important, and a smattering of familiarity with medical terminology helps most. Luckily, medical terminology is basically simple -- it mostly consists of putting together roots and affixes to make specific terms. Learn a few dozen roots and you can make out most of it. Try to have a dictionary at hand at first. _Diabetes Care_ publishes papers on clinical research. I find many of the papers to be interesting and applicable to my own management. With the demise of _Diabetes Reviews_, DC plans to publish more review articles as well. _Diabetes_ is the ADA's journal primarily for basic research. Some of the articles are interesting, but they run much more toward biochemistry and mechanisms of metabolism. As important as basic research is, few of the reports say little of value directly to patients. _Diabetes Spectrum_ is oriented toward health care practitioners. It consists of reprints of important articles (sometimes several on a topic) and summaries of related articles, plus original commentaries from other authors. As such, it provides a broad overview of topics for readers who don't have time to track down lots of separate original articles. If you only have time to read one technical publication, _Diabetes Spectrum_ is perhaps the best choice -- the only competitor for this place is _Clinical Diabetes_. _Clinical Diabetes_ contains focussed articles written specifically for health care practitioners. It's very readable and to to the point, another good choice for those wanting higher level reading but not research articles. The ADA has price structures for regular members and professional members. A basic regular membership with _Diabetes Forecast_ is US$24/year (in the US, $41.93 in Canada, $39 in Mexico, $49 elsewhere, all in US funds). The other ADA journals will set you back about US$90-120/year apiece. A professional membership allows you to pick and choose journals at the listed rates; if you plan to get either _Diabetes_ or _Diabetes Care_ you should enter a professional membership to get the best prices. Credentials are not required for a professional membership. The ADA takes checks, money orders, Visa, Mastercard and American Excess. Unfortunately, orders of books from outside the USA incur an additional $15 shipping charge. You can get more ADA info online, including an online catalog for all books and magazines, at http://www.diabetes.org Phone numbers 1-800-232-3472 +1 703 549 1500 +1 703 549 6995 fax or write American Diabetes Association Subscription Services 1660 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 USA User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: diabetes FAQ: sources (part 4 of 5) Previous Document: Could you recommend some good reading? Next Document: Who did this? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: edward@paleo.org
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