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I am a researcher from the University of Nottingham interested in the effects of diabetic online social support and anxiety. The study, unlike previous research, focuses on the social and psychological benefits of online communities.
The questionnaire is completely anonymous, complies with BPS ethics guidelines, and has been passed by the University ethics committee. The questionnaire is short and designed to be as non-intrusive as possible.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me: lwxvb@nottingham.ac.uk

Thank you very much for your time.

Click on this link below:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=142262351326

Data will be collected until 15th August, 2006.

Verbena Braga (Comment this)

2 - KGUN 9 On Your Side news in Tucson, Arizona is working on a story for this Friday, September 29, 2006.

KGUN is searching for a Tucson resident(s) who is currently taking Byetta for their type 2 diabetes.

This person should be willing to speak on camera about their experience using this prescription drug no later than Friday, September 29, 2006.
This is only to hear about your personal experience.

If you are interested in speaking about your experience and currently reside in Tucson or the surrounding area please contact reporter Sal
Quijada at KGUN 9 On Your Side. Email: squijada@kgun9.com or call 520.290.7700.

Sal Quijada
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3 - I am currently working with a group of researchers and scientists in Charleston, South Carolina, investigating ways to protect natural beta cell function in juveniles that are still within the "honeymoon phase" of type I diabetes.

However, the principal investigators do not know the market information to effectively complete an business plan. I was charged with finding such information.

I would greatly appreciate any information or literature anyone could provide me, especially related to the current costs of type 1 therapies. Please contact me at 843-324-6444 or by e-mail at gbrewer@scbio.org.

Thank you for your time.

Grant W. Brewer (Comment this)

4 - We, the university of Mainz (Germany) are conducting a survey to improve future diabetes therapy possiblities. It would be very nice, if you could help us by participating in our survey http://www.2hm.com/lookintothefuture/ or by forwarding this message to other people living or working with diabetes.
Thank you very much! Here is what the study is about:
What will the glucose monitoring of the future look like? You can help to determine the design of new monitors!
Knowing what your own glucose levels are at any one time – that is the wish of many diabetics and one which so-called Continuous Glucose Monitoring can fulfill. But what is really important to diabetics with a flexible insulin injection pattern (ICT), to pump users as well as to endocrinologists and those working in the field of diabetes consultancy? What features should such a monitor have?
The Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz study group is carrying out a study together with the 2hm & Associates GmbH market research institute in order to look into these issues in more detail. We want to find out what is important to you when it comes to Continuous Glucose Monitors. We are, therefore, kindly requesting you to take 12 to 15 minutes of your time for our online survey and, by doing so, to help determine the design of the glucose monitors of the future.
You will find the survey under: http://www.2hm.com/lookintothefuture/
As a small token of our appreciation all participants will be entered into a prize draw for an Amazon online gift token for 20 USD. At least every third participant will be a winner!
We really appreciate your support!

Thank you very much for your support!
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5 - Hello, I am an MBA student at the University of Oregon. Part of our major studies is to prepare a business plan using real technology. We have found a technology that may be able to increase the accuracy of continuous glucose monitors, but we want to see if that technology has any benefit to diabetics. If you have five minutes, please take our quick survey about glucose monitors:

click here.

We will be using our survey results for class purposes only. If you have any further concerns or questions about the survey, please contact me at dmarsha1@uoregon.edu.

Thank you for your time.
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6 - TYPE Is NEEDED FOR STRESS AND DIABETES SURVEY

I am a graduate student at the New School for Social Research working toward a PhD in Clinical/Health Psychology. I have had Type I Diabetes for 28 years. I am running a study on stress and diabetes control. The hope is to develop programs to help people deal with the daily stress of diabetes and adopt positive approaches to self-care to lead healthier lives. The survey will only take between 15 to 20 minutes of your time. The results will be collected anonymously, and you can complete the survey on your own time, wherever you feel most comfortable.

Please contact me via e-mail below for additional information, to sign up for the survey, or to recommend others who might be interested. Thank you very much for your consideration!

D'Arcy Yeager 646-320-4703 dsyeager@yahoo.com yeagd936@newschool.edu

* You must have had Type I Diabetes for a minimum of three years and be at least 18 years old to participate. (Comment this)

7 - Hello everyone.

I am conducting a study on coping strategies of wives of type I diabetics and how their coping relates to marital adjustment. If you are a woman married to a type I diabetic and are interested in taking part in this very important confidential study, or if you are a man with type I diabetes and think your wife might be interested, please contact me at

hballas@optonline.net

The study will close in 3 months.

Thanking you all in advance.

Helen Ballas
Adelphi University
School of Social Work (Comment this)

8 - Dear all,

As a graduate student at Pace University, I am writing my dissertation on sibling relationships among children with chronic medical conditions, diabetes in particular. As such, I am looking for services and groups for children and their families, specifically for children who are between 7 and 14 years of age.

Are there any groups, associations, websites, or list-serves that you would recommend? What programs has your family found to be most useful? I'd appreciate any information you could send my way. And if anyone is interested in finding out more about this project (or in participating in it!!!), please feel free to contact me at sajesr@yahoo.com. I'll always be happy to tell you more.

Thanks in advance for your help. I've also written a short blurb about my study for those who might want to know; you can find it below.

Thank you again!

Sara
Sara Shenker, M.S.Ed

(For those who are interested, my data collection involves surveys to be filled out by parents and children. Participation is voluntary for both, and confidentiality will be maintained. I try to provide a thank you gift for the participating child, with parental approval.)
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9 - For an article for the Dutch Pharmaceutical Journal, I am looking for a patient who uses Januvia. This new antidiabetic drug is not yet available in the Netherlands, but will be soon. Therefor I'd like to interview a patient and a physician from the United States on his / her experiences with Januvia.

The interview can be done with e-mail. If you're interested, please contact me at l.de.graaf@pw.nl
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10 - I am a health educator at Stanford University running an Internet based study for adults in the US with type 2 diabetes. Our current project is an opportunity to receive free diabetes self-management materials, receive free lab tests, participate in a national study, and can be done entirely over the Internet at http://diabetes.stanford.edu.

This online workshop teaches you the skills needed in the day-to-day management of diabetes as well as maintaining or increasing life's activities. Qualified participants will be randomly assigned to either participate in the workshop immediately or to a control group. Both groups will complete 4 online questionnaires about their health over a 2-year period. During the first year of the study, control participants will receive a gift certificate after completing each questionnaire. After 12 months, control participants will receive the course materials.

Pre-registration is required and enrollment is limited. To register, visit us at http://diabetes.stanford.edu or email us at diabetes@med.stanford.edu for more information. (Comment this)

11 - I am an undergraduate researcher from Northwestern College interested in the health behaviors of persons with diabetes. As a diabetic myself, I have experienced the profound effects of the various factors that affect our self-care behaviors; thus, my interest in researching these factors.

Participation involves filling out a few questionnaires via email. The questionnaires are non-intrusive and all provided answers will remain confidential. The research complies with all APA ethical guidelines and has been passed by the research ethics board of the college.

If you are 18 or older and interested in participating, please email me at abrown@nwciowa.edu.

If you have questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email me.

Data will be collected until March 31.

Thank you! (Comment this)

12 - TYPE 2 DMs NEEDED IN BOSTON AND MIAMI FOR MARKET RESEARCH INTERVIEWS

Hi there!

I am a researcher for an independent market research company based in Horsham England. We have 2 researchers coming over to Boston and Miami this weekend for 2 weeks and are looking to interview Type 2s who are either

 Taking 2-3 oral agents and being considered for insulin but not yet on it
 A new insulin user
 Taking Byetta (with possibly other oral meds)

You will be financially compensated for your participation and we would want to interview you before April 4th

We would like to interview you for around 45 minutes and then accompany you in your everyday life for about 4-5 hours of a single day and videotape you to get a sense for the issues you encounter. We analyze the videotape later and it will only be used by our client (a healthcare company) for internal learning and training purposes.

As with all studies of this type, we will of course, have a written agreement for you to sign that guarantees you a confidential treatment of all personal information. Any such permission is totally at your discretion.

If you would be willing to take part in this study or would like further details then please contact me at the following email address research@zaicom.com giving details of how best we can contact you, and I can arrange for one of our interviewers to give you a call.

With very best wishes
Elaine Lewis
Zaicom Research Plus
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13 - I have finished a manuscript of a book about people with type 2 diabetes losing weight on Byetta. The book tells how I lost quite a bit of weight in the past 14 months that I've been on it. I wrote about my experience on Byetta most recently in "Byetta, diaTribe, and Me" at
http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/8201/byetta-diatribe/pf



I profiled myself in the book. But the editor would like me to include some profiles of other people who have been some of the biggest losers and have an interesting story to tell.

If I can include your experience in the book, I would need to know the basic things like how much weight you lost, what your weight was when you started on Byetta, and when that was, and what you weigh now.

How important was willpower? Do you have any particular weight loss strategy? Did you have any problems, like with nausea? How is the weight loss affecting your life generally?

I will identify you in the book any way you want -- first name, first and last, or no name.

You can email me directly at mendosa@mendosa.com or call me at (303) 499-5544. Or let me know, and I will call you.

Many thanks.

David Mendosa: A Writer on the Web (Comment this)

14 - Reporter would like to interview individuals with type 2 diabetes on subjects of eating strategies, exercise and weight loss. Story will be posted on new web site being developed by Fortune 500 company. Please email mandyji1@msn.com or call Mandy at 505-286-4972. (Comment this)

15 - Hello, I am a researcher at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A doctoral graduate student and I are conducting an online study. If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and are over eighteen years old, we invite you to participate in a brief online study of religious coping with diabetes. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

The survey should take fifteen minutes to a half hour. By participating, you'll be contributing to a better understanding of coping with diabetes. To participate, click here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2fGTzL5VhUidEEvVsG24LlQ_3d_3d

If you have any questions, please contact Brian Vandenberg, Ph.D. at bvanden@umsl.edu or Rachel Hibberd at rhibberd@umsl.edu. They would be most grateful for your time and help with this study.
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16 - Graduate Student Survey - Type 2 Diabetes

I am a graduate student from Southern California working on a project focused on investigating potential characteristics of future treatments. More specifically, we have started looking at long term delivery mechanisms that would decrease daily dosing, and would appreciate feedback from patients regarding this potential change in treatment paradigm.

Please click the following link that will direct you to an 8 question online survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nknLkuI_2bWrfvoPWY9xvxGQ_3d_3d

Your time and assistance would be much appreciated. If you have any questions please email me at naomi.arana@kgi.edu.

Thank you,
Naomi
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17 - Participants Needed for a Research Study on Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

This study is funded by the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust and the Midwest Pain Society

This study is being conducted at Rosalind Franklin University under the direction of John W. Burns, Ph.D. and at the Pain and Rehabilitation Clinic of Chicago under the direction of Kenneth L. Lofland, Ph.D.

In this study, you will be asked to either learn and practice relaxation techniques or talk to an experimenter and keep a daily activity log

The study requires 6 visits, lasting 45 minutes to 1.5 hours in duration at one of the following centers of your choice:

Pain and Rehabilitation Clinic of Chicago (640 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL)

Rosalind Franklin University (3333 N. Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL)

You will also be asked to fill out questionnaires that will be mailed to you with a stamped, addressed envelope 3 months after your last scheduled visit.

We will pay you up to $15 each session for transportation and/or parking, $10 at the completion of each session and an additional $25 after you mail your final packet of questionnaires.

For further information, contact Angela Pfammatter or Traci Scherdell:
DPNstudy@gmail.com
312-445-0644 (Comment this)