About this Publication
Addison's Disease Self Help Group newsletter, issue 99, March 2010
Welcome to the March 2010 newsletter. The UK had an unusually cold, hard winter; when the spring weather fi nally arrives it will be most welcome. So spare a thought for our competitive runners and cyclist, who have had to continue their training regimes right through the sleet, ice and snow. The London marathon is on 25 April and the ADSHG is proud to have two members with Addison’s who will be taking part in it: Debra Chase and Greg Davis. In addition, group member Ian Carswell will be taking on one of the UK’s toughest competitive cycling routes when he takes part in the Fred Whitton Challenge in the Lake District in May. You can find out more on page 14.
Page 1: Front page
Supporting our athletes
GP information packs
Efcortesol shortage
Page 2: From our President
Members' donations
Obituary: Alfred Potter
Page 3: Famous lives
Jane Austen had TB not Addison's
Pages 4-5: Recent news
What's new with flu?
ADSHG trustee meeting
French fludrocortisone
Page 6: Medical meetings
ADSHG offer nursing awards
Page 7: Recent research
Recent research on adrenal emergencies
Page 8: Famous lives
Ella Holleufer Hedtoft
Pages 9-13: Personal experience
Travelling light
An unhappy hospital stay
Machu Picchu
Up and running
Exercise and Addison's: the doctor's view
Page 14: Around the group
Les says: fundraising update
Social meeting reports
Page 15: Social update
Regional meetings
Page 16: Back page
Reminders