Written by diabetes professionals, the Calendar is a diabetes daily action plan, filled with daily words of diabetes wisdom. The 2002 Day-by-Day Diabetes Calendar provides 260 practical diabetes health actions, 53 diabetes-friendly recipes, hundreds of entertaining “factoids” and proper health practices. The Calendar also provides room to chart immediate and long-term health goals including daily sugar levels and is a daily tool to promote good health and vitality.

Since the first printing in 1997, the calendar has sold over one million copies. The 2001 calendar is still in high demand. The calendars will be available to the public at Giant Pharmacy counters, as well as through Amazon.com.

The positive impact of the Day-by-Day Diabetes Calendar is best illustrated by the scores of accolades received from patients, health organizations, federal agencies, doctors and others: …I think the calendars are a stroke of genius… Thanks again for your creativity and commitment to improving care for patients with diabetes… Manager, Federal Health Agency

I have just finished reviewing the 2002 Diabetes Calendar. I think it will make an excellent teaching tool for persons with diabetes… your calendar is a tremendous help in being able to provide unique and practical materials for persons with diabetes. Cherrel A. Christian, RN, CDE National Chair of the African American Program WASHINGTON DIABETES INSTITUTE

I wanted to let you know how much positive feedback on the Day-by-Day Calendar continues to reach our office… I want to thank you for providing the ADA’s politically active members throughout the country with a fantastic new means of getting the word out about the importance of diabetes… I want to thank you for your dedication and enthusiasm in creating a wonderful calendar which has not only helped and inspired patients, but has been a tremendously helpful vehicle for informing the public and our government leaders about diabetes. Director, Diabetes Advocacy Organization

… A unique educational tool, that delivers information in a simple format which could be used daily rather than books and brochures which are often discarded by patients after evaluation… (The calendar) includes room to write down self-blood glucose monitoring values and notes so that it could be used as a daily planner… We conclude that a diabetes calendar format which provides short and concise health messages may be a beneficial vehicle providing Medicare recipients with helpful daily information about their diabetes. This tool potentially results in a better understanding of this complex, often overwhelming disease. Abstract from the ADA 60th Scientific Sessions

…We conducted a total of five focus groups to determine whether or not diabetics who are 65 years or older would use the calendar and find it a helpful tool in understanding and managing their condition. The response was overwhelmingly positive. It was clear that the individuals would use the benefits from the calendar. In fact one woman commented that it would become second only to the Bible in her daily reading activities. Physician, Peer Review Organization

According to Thomas Masterson, M.D., the publisher and a practicing physician, “The Day-by-Day Diabetes Calendar is a diabetes coach, it inspires, it motivates, and it teaches… People with diabetes tell us that the calendar format drives them forward, one day at a time, to read every page. They put it by the telephone, not on the shelf with all of the other books.”