AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION


Congratulations on downloading the PDA version of the American Diabetes Association
Standards of Care.  You now have the most accurate and up-to-date, comprehensive summary 
of the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care available for hand-held devices. 
This important clinical tool allows you access to the standard national guidelines within 
seconds, without looking for a text book or searching on the internet.


DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information presented 
in this electronic text is accurate and up to date at the time of this release.  
Medicine is an ever changing field and the editors, authors, and publishers of 
this handbook cannot be responsible the continued accuracy of the information in 
this handbook. This handbook is meant as a guide for the medical professional, as 
such it provides selected, important aspects of drug data and/or guidelines on the 
diagnosis and treatment of medical illness.  It is not a complete information 
resource and the reader is referred to more extensive texts, journal articles, and 
current manufacturer’s product information for the most up to date and complete 
information before prescribing is undertaken.  It is the treating physician’s 
responsibility, synthesizing knowledge of the literature, the patient, experience, 
and current manufacturer product inserts, to determine the correct medication and 
the correct dose of medication to use in the care of patients.  The publisher, 
authors, and editors of this handbook assume no liability for any injury, harm, 
or damage to person or persons arising out of using information in this handbook.  

INSTALLATION: Before installation of the American Diabetes Association
Standards of Care Palm Version you need to install the RediReader 
on your Palm OS or Pocket PC device. The file can also be read with iSilo 
(beginning with version 3.0). The RediReader is included in this zip file, 
or can be downloaded from the same web site where you downloaded this file, and at 
no cost from Redi-Reference Medical Handbooks at www.redi-reference.com. 

POCKET PC: Users of Pocket PC devices may use the American Diabetes Association 
Standards of Care PDA document on their Pocket PC device with the RediReaderPPC, or using
iSilo software for Pocket PCs, available at www.iSilo.com. 


INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:

Tap anywhere on the first page to be taken to the table of contents. 
All links are indicated by a dotted underline beneath the word that is linked. 
Tap on an underlined topic heading and you will be taken to the topic or a 
subheading. Click on a sub-heading to be taken to the information on that topic area. 
Click on the page "back arrow" in the lower right part of the screen in RediReader 
to be taken back to the previous screen, similar to a browser "back" arrow. 
Many users set the "preferences" (found by tapping the menu button, then "Options", 
then "interface options" selection to read "scroll bar right." 

Topic headings can also be found by tapping "bookmark" icon in the bottom middle
of the window. To go back to the beginning of the document, tap on the percent box 
in the lower right hand side of the screen, then tap on "Top of Page" and "First Page". 
For more information about the use of the RediReader, go to support at www.redi-reference.com.

Thank you. 

Neil S. Skolnik, M.D. 
Editor-in-Chief
Redi-Reference, Inc. 
Associate Director 
Family Practice Residency Program 
Abington Memorial Hospital
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine