So far I have written 278 articles for Health Central about all aspects of diabetes. In May this leading website published nine more of my new diabetes articles:

What's My Blood Glucose Level? Lots of people with diabetes believe that our blood glucose meters have to be correct within a 15 percent margin of error. Some people think the margin of error is 20 percent. But the U.S. government agency that approves the sale of new meters has no accuracy and precision standards. None.

King Corn. The new movie "King Corn" is about how corn is in almost everything we eat -- because our government subsidizes corn. It's not healthy. Particularly for those of us with diabetes.

Drinking Calories Debated. The evidence that is mounting that the calories we drink don't do anything to make us feel full. If we want to lose weight -- as almost everyone who has diabetes does -- the message is clear.

The Carbohydrate Brain Fuel Myth. Our brains need glucose to function. Glucose comes from carbohydrates -- but also not just carbohydrates. The message is garbled: Glucose and carbs aren't the same.

Stevia Becomes Truvia. A new sweetener named Truvia promises to have a pronounced effect on the choice of sweeteners that many people use. Truvia is the brand name of the extract rebiana from the stevia plant that Cargill and The Coca-Cola Company just launched.

Arthritis and Diabetes. Like me, most people with diabetes have arthritis. But for me at least the pain is gone. Here are some tips for overcoming arthritis.

The Cost of Weight Loss. Losing weight can be expensive. I know. But the benefits are even greater. Here is a cost-benefit analysis.

Straining Yogurt. When we strain the best yogurt, we make it even better. It becomes what is known throughout the Middle East as lebneh or lebni. Some people here just call it yogurt cheese. Whatever you call it, I call it wonderful. Here's how and what you can do with it.

Diet for a Small Person. If you are a big person who would like to get smaller, the "Diet for a Small Person" is for you. The macronutrients that our bodies need are protein and fat. This article explores the best ones for losing weight, which will make it a lot easier for us to control our diabetes.

Diabetes Self-Defense
Frank Harritt, who has controlled his diabetes so well for more than 20 years that he has no complications, offers his new book as a tool for us to defend ourselves against the short and long-term complications of diabetes. A combination of a book and logbook, Diabetes Self-Defense, provides weekly educational modules with daily tracking forms. Frank is the managing partner of Whole Control in Denver, which offers the low-glycemic Whole Control Golden Barley Cereal. He is also a friend and a member of my new support group for men who are committed to controlling their diabetes. He also features on the book's cover perhaps the truest sentence I ever wrote -- certainly the most quoted sentence -- "Diabetes is a disease that, perhaps more than any other, depends much more on the patient than on the doctor."

Frank's new book is a valuable and positive addition to the literature about diabetes for people with it and by people with it. His message is "diabetes no longer means a shortened life of deprivation, denial, and depression, though it still can if it is left uncontrolled." I couldn't agree more.

To order copies of Diabetes Self-Defense you can call 1 (866) 576-5238 or visit www.dsdbookstore.com. Published by shift 4 Publishing in Denver, this 142-page book sells for $19.95.

The Little Diabetes Book Michael Weiss, a past chair of the American Diabetes Association, and Martha Funell, RN and CDE, have written a new book, The Little Diabetes Book You Need to Read. It is indeed a little book: smaller than normal format at 7.3" x 5.4" and 256 pages of big print.

It is top-notch basic advice. The key, which they highlight and with which I strongly agree is, "Successful self-management requires that you adapt diabetes to fit your life instead of adapting your life to diabetes."

What I like best about it is one thing it has and one thing it doesn't have:

It is all about empowering the individual with diabetes. Not surprising because Martha is well-known for pioneering this approach to diabetes education.

I had never heard of Michael Weiss. But the book identifies him as having type 1 diabetes, and a Google search shows that he is an attorney.

It isn't about any particular diet strategy. In fact, I didn't find anything that echoed the ADA's "good carb" diet. What a relief!

What I liked least was their talking about "the progressive nature of type 2 diabetes" (page 172) and "Although you may start with lifestyle changes and oral medications, over time most people with type 2 diabetes will need insulin or other injections to keep their blood sugar levels within the target range" (page 173). I previously wrote with considerable feeling about this at HealthCentral.

One positive statement that touched a nerve in me was in a sidebar by Marti (Martha) who wrote, "Sadly, only about 30 percent of patients receive formal diabetes education. Often, the provider forgets to make the referral or ask if one is wanted." Except for the year that the VA system treated me, that was my own experience.

Running Press in Philadelphia (a subsidiary of the Perseus Group where another subsidiary, Da Capo Press, published my most recent book) brought out this book a few months ago. It lists for $12.95 and the ISBN-13 is 978-0-7624-3116-8.

Dr. Bernstein's Webcast

If you have any interest in controlling your diabetes by low-carb eating, one of the best resources is Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's monthly webcast. It's an hour of excellent diabetes education.

Dr. Bernstein's next LIVE Tele-Seminar is Thursday, June 26, at 8:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM CST, 6:00 PM MST, and 5:00 PM PST. You can click here to register: http://www.diabetes911.net/askdrb/index.php. It's also available as a LIVE Webcast both on the Internet and by phone.

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Diabetes Update keeps you up-to-date with new articles, Web pages, and books that I have written about diabetes.

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From time to time Diabetes Update may also include links to other Web pages of special interest.

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Archives: I now send out Diabetes Update once a month. Previous issues are online:

1. Diabetes Update Number 1: Diabetes Genes of December 10, 2000
   
2. Diabetes Update Number 2: DiabetesWATCH of December 18, 2000
   
3. Diabetes Update Number 3: Starlix of January 3, 2001
   
4. Diabetes Update Number 4: Native Seeds/SEARCH, Tepary Beans of January 17, 2001
   
5. Diabetes Update Number 5: Insulin Makes You Fat of January 31, 2001
   
6. Diabetes Update Number 6: Available and Unavailable Carbohydrates of February 15, 2001
   
7. Diabetes Update Number 7: Dates of March 1, 2001
   
8. Diabetes Update Number 8: Quackwatch of March 15, 2001
   
9. Diabetes Update Number 9: The Cost of Insulin of March 30, 2001
   
10. Diabetes Update Number 10: Sof-Tact Meter of April 2, 2001
    
11. Diabetes Update Number 11: iControlDiabetes of April 16, 2001
    
12. Diabetes Update Number 12: Cinnamon, Tagatose of May 2, 2001
    
13. Diabetes Update Number 13: Glycemic Index of May 15, 2001
    
14. Diabetes Update Number 14: Eat Your Carrots! of May 31, 2001
    
15. Diabetes Update Number 15: Glycemic Load of June 21, 2001
    
16. Diabetes Update Number 16: Homocysteine of July 2, 2001
    
17. Diabetes Update Number 17: Chana Dal Tips of July 15, 2001
    
18. Diabetes Update Number 18: Lag Time in AlternativeLand of August 2, 2001
    
19. Diabetes Update Number 19: Fiber of August 15, 2001
    
20. Diabetes Update Number 20: How Diabetes Works of August 30, 2001
    
21. Diabetes Update Number 21: Insulin Resistance of September 14, 2001
    
22. Diabetes Update Number 22: Trans Fats, Honey, CU of October 1, 2001
    
23. Diabetes Update Number 23: Pedometer Power of October 15, 2001
    
24. Diabetes Update Number 24: Is Glycerin a Carbohydrate? of October 31, 2001
    
25. Diabetes Update Number 25: Kill the Meter to Save It of November 15, 2001
    
26. Diabetes Update Number 26: Protein, Fat, and the GI of December 1, 2001
    
27. Diabetes Update Number 27: Insulin Index of December 14, 2001
    
28. Diabetes Update Number 28: Fructose of January 4, 2002
    
29. Diabetes Update Number 29: Aspirin of January 14, 2002
    
30. Diabetes Update Number 30: Stevia of January 31, 2002
    
31. Diabetes Update Number 31: Gretchen Becker’s Book of February 19, 2002
    
32. Diabetes Update Number 32: The UKPDS of March 4, 2002
    
33. Diabetes Update Number 33: Financial Aid of March 18, 2002
    
34. Diabetes Update Number 34: Pre-Diabetes of April 1, 2002
    
35. Diabetes Update Number 35: More Glycemic Indexes of April 15, 2002
    
36. Diabetes Update Number 36: Gila Monsters of April 30, 2002
    
37. Diabetes Update Number 37: Is INGAP a Cure? of May 15, 2002
    
38. Diabetes Update Number 38: Native American Diabetes of June 3, 2002
    
39. Diabetes Update Number 39: FDA Diabetes of June 19, 2002
    
40. Diabetes Update Number 40: Diabetes Support Groups of July 1, 2002
    
41. Diabetes Update Number 41: New GI and GL Table of July 15, 2002
    
42. Diabetes Update Number 42: Diabetes Sight of August 1, 2002
    
43. Diabetes Update Number 43: DrugDigest of August 18, 2002
    
44. Diabetes Update Number 44: Hanuman Garden of September 3, 2002
    
45. Diabetes Update Number 45: Guidelines of September 16, 2002
    
46. Diabetes Update Number 46: Trans Fat of October 4, 2002
    
47. Diabetes Update Number 47: Nutrition.Gov of October 16, 2002
    
48. Diabetes Update Number 48: Our Hearts of October 31, 2002
    
49. Diabetes Update Number 49: Our Kidneys of November 15, 2002
    
50. Diabetes Update Number 50: A1C<7 of December 2, 2002
    
51. Diabetes Update Number 51: Diabetes Searches with Google of December 16, 2002
    
52. Diabetes Update Number 52: e-Patients of January 2, 2003
    
53. Diabetes Update Number 53: Email News of January 16, 2003
    
54. Diabetes Update Number 54: Third Generation Meters of January 31, 2003
    
55. Diabetes Update Number 55: Hypoglycemic Supplies of February 14, 2003
    
56. Diabetes Update Number 56: Food Police of March 1, 2003
    
57. Diabetes Update Number 57: Vitamins of April 1, 2003
    
58. Diabetes Update Number 58: Lancets of May 1, 2003
    
59. Diabetes Update Number 59: Accurate Meters of June 1, 2003
    
60. Diabetes Update Number 60: Chromium of July 1, 2003
    
61. Diabetes Update Number 61: Traveling of August 1, 2003
    
62. Diabetes Update Number 62: My Book of September 1, 2003
    
63. Diabetes Update Number 63: Hot Tubs of October 1, 2003
    
64. Diabetes Update Number 64: Home A1C Testing of November 1, 2003
    
65. Diabetes Update Number 65: Detemir of December 1, 2003
    
66. Diabetes Update Number 66: Erectile Dysfunction of January 1, 2004
    
67. Diabetes Update Number 67: Acidic Foods of February 1, 2004
    
68. Diabetes Update Number 68: Net Carbs of March 1, 2004
    
69. Diabetes Update Number 69: Glycemic Index of April 1, 2004
    
70. Diabetes Update Number 70: Dreamfields Pasta of May 1, 2004
    
71. Diabetes Update Number 71: Cholesterol of June 1, 2004
    
72. Diabetes Update Number 72: Meter News of July 1, 2004
    
73. Diabetes Update Number 73: Pill Splitting of August 1, 2004
    
74. Diabetes Update Number 74: GlucoMON of September 1, 2004
    
75. Diabetes Update Number 75: Coding of October 1, 2004
    
76. Diabetes Update Number 76: Sleep Apnea of November 1, 2004
    
77. Diabetes Update Number 77: Keynote Address of December 1, 2004
    
78. Diabetes Update Number 78: Mangosteen of January 1, 2005
    
79. Diabetes Update Number 79: Noninvasive Dream of February 1, 2005
    
80. Diabetes Update Number 80: Pelikan Sun of March 1, 2005
    
81. Diabetes Update Number 81: Medtronic Monitors of April 1, 2005
    
82. Diabetes Update Number 82: ExtendBars of May 1, 2005
    
83. Diabetes Update Number 83: GlycoMark of June 1, 2005
    
84. Diabetes Update Number 84: My British Book of July 1, 2005
    
85. Diabetes Update Number 85: Disintegrating of August 1, 2005
    
86. Diabetes Update Number 86: Meter Research of September 1, 2005
    
87. Diabetes Update Number 87: Evaluating Meters of October 1, 2005
    
88. Diabetes Update Number 88: When to Test of November 1, 2005
    
89. Diabetes Update Number 89: Blogging of December 1, 2005
    
90. Diabetes Update Number 90: RSS Feed of January 1, 2006
    
91. Diabetes Update Number 91: An Uncommon Doctor of February 1, 2006
    
92. Diabetes Update Number 92: More Blog Entries of March 1, 2006
    
93. Diabetes Update Number 93: Talking Meters of April 1, 2006
    
94. Diabetes Update Number 94: Navigating of May 1, 2006
    
95. Diabetes Update Number 95: Measuring Sweat of June 1, 2006
    
96. Diabetes Update Number 96: The Future of Pumps of July 1, 2006
    
97. Diabetes Update Number 97: Pumping in Real Time of August 1, 2006
98. Diabetes Update Number 98: The DexCom Sensor of September 1, 2006
99. Diabetes Update Number 99: GlucoTel of October 1, 2006
100. Diabetes Update Number 100: Discovery of Byetta of November 1, 2006
101. Diabetes Update Number 101: My Diabetes Blog of December 1, 2006
102. Diabetes Update Number 102: Stress of January 1, 2007
103. Diabetes Update Number 103: UltraMini of February 1, 2007
104. Diabetes Update Number 104: Salt of March 1, 2007
105. Diabetes Update Number 105: In Memoriam Catherine of April 1, 2007
106. Diabetes Update Number 106: Eating Locally of May 1, 2007
107. Diabetes Update Number 107: Avandia Anxiety of June 1, 2007
108. Diabetes Update Number 108: Pigs of July 1, 2007
109. Diabetes Update Number 109: Continuous Testing of August 1, 2007
110. Diabetes Update Number 110: How Byetta Works of September 1, 2007
111. Diabetes Update Number 111: Is Diabetes Progressive of October 1, 2007
112. Diabetes Update Number 112: Gary Scheiner of November 1, 2007
113. Diabetes Update Number 113: Karen LaVine of December 1, 2007
114. Diabetes Update Number 114: Low-Carb of January 1, 2008
115. Diabetes Update Number 115: My New Book of February 1, 2008
116. Diabetes Update Number 116: The Low-Carb Vegetarian of March 1, 2008
     
117. Diabetes Update Number 117: Fitness of April 1, 2008
118. Diabetes Update Number 118: Erectile Dysfunction of May 1, 2008

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