The Hurricane Katrina aftermath and its impact on diabetes care: observations from "ground zero": lessons in disaster preparedness of people with diabetes

Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29(1):158-60. doi: 10.2337/diacare.29.1.158.

Authors

William T Cefalu¹, Steven R Smith, Lawrence Blonde, Vivian Fonseca

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nutrition and Chronic Diseases, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA. cefaluwt@pbrc.edu

PMID: 16373918
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.1.158

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Charities
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus / therapy*
Disasters*
Emergencies*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Insulin / therapeutic use
Louisiana

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin