INTRODUCTION (found in all parts)
   READ THIS FIRST
   Table of Contents
GENERAL (found in part 1)
   Where's the FAQ?
   What's this newsgroup like?
   Abuse of the newsgroup
   The newsgroup charter
   Newsgroup posting guidelines
   What is glucose? What does "bG" mean?
   What are mmol/L? How do I convert between mmol/L and mg/dl?
   What is c-peptide? What do c-peptide levels mean?
   What's type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
   Is it OK to discuss diabetes insipidus here? What is it?
   How about discussing hypoglycemia?
   Helping with the diagnosis (DM or hypoglycemia) and waiting
   Exercise and insulin
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING (found in part 2)
   How accurate is my meter?
   Ouch! The cost of blood glucose measurement strips hurts my wallet!
   What do meters cost?
   Comparing blood glucose meters
   How can I download data from my meter?
   I've heard of a non-invasive bG meter -- the Dream Beam?
   What's HbA1c and what's it mean?
   Why is interpreting HbA1c values tricky?
   Who determined the HbA1c reaction rates and the consequences?
   HbA1c by mail
   Why is my morning bg high? What are dawn phenomenon, rebound,
     and Somogyi effect?
TREATMENT (found in part 3)
   My diabetic father isn't taking care of himself. What can I do?
   Managing adolescence, including the adult forms
   So-and-so eats sugar! Isn't that poison for diabetics?
   Insulin nomenclature
   What is Humalog / LysPro / lispro / ultrafast insulin?
   Travelling with insulin
   Injectors: Syringe and lancet reuse and disposal
   Injectors: Pens
   Injectors: Jets
   Insulin pumps
   Type 1 cures -- beta cell implants
   Type 1 cures -- pancreas transplants
   Type 2 cures -- barely a dream
   What's a glycemic index? How can I get a GI table for foods?
   Should I take a chromium supplement?
   I beat my wife! (and other aspects of hypoglycemia) (not yet written)
   Does falling blood glucose feel like hypoglycemia?
   Alcohol and diabetes
   Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
   Has anybody heard of frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)?
   Gastroparesis
   Extreme insulin resistance
   What is pycnogenol? Where and how is it sold?
   What claims do the sales pitches make for pycnogenol?
   What's the real published scientific knowledge about pycnogenol?
   How reliable is the literature cited by the pycnogenol ads?
   What's the bottom line on pycnogenol?
   Pycnogenol references
SOURCES (found in part 4)
   Online resources: diabetes-related newsgroups
   Online resources: diabetes-related mailing lists
   Online resources: commercial services
   Online resources: FTP
   Online resources: World Wide Web
   Online resources: other
   Where can I mail order XYZ?
   How can I contact the American Diabetes Association (ADA) ?
   How can I contact the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF) ?
   How can I contact the British Diabetic Association (BDA) ?
   How can I contact the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) ?
   What about diabetes organizations outside North America?
   How can I contact the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)?
   Could you recommend some good reading?
   Could you recommend some good magazines?
RESEARCH (found in part 5)
   What is the DCCT? What are the results?
   More details about the DCCT
   DCCT philosophy: what did it really show?
   Is aspartame dangerous?
IN CLOSING  (found in all parts)
   Who did this?