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Doctors urge patients to have "diabetes disaster kit"

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 10th, 2006

Hurricane season brings a special warning for people with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

Eli Lilly and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists are urging people with special medical needs to prepare for disaster now.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency warns that the first 72 hours after a storm is when people are most likely to be isolated or alone. Being prepared with the medication and supplies you need during that period is important to your health.

When Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, Shirley Barnett and her family were in downtown New Orleans to attend a wedding. She was lucky to survive. "You...

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