[Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study

[Eileen Scrivani]

I would not be surprised if the large majority of people assume that most 
blind people live with sighted help or have a sighted personal assistant to 
take care of every little issue from cooking, cleaning, bill paying and 
administrating meds where needed.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamera" <fidano at verizon.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study


>I get a bit lost in the whole pen/syringe issue..  How do these 
>manufacturers of  insulin think we blind drew up our syringes with a vial 
>of insulin and successfully  administered doses of insulin?
> The pens, if anything have made the entire process easier for the blind, 
> not more complicated??
> Tamera
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Bryant" <ebryant at socket.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:56 AM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study
>
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>>
>>
>> I just got back in town and noticed there are several messages about the
>> insulin pen study. This study is being conducted by Dr. Ann Williams who 
>> is
>> a PhD, RN, CDE, and has much knowledge about diabetes issues concerning 
>> the
>> blind and visually impaired. Indecently the reason for the study is to 
>> get
>> the insulin companies to remove the demeaning language put on insulin 
>> pens
>> by Eli Lilly and Nova Nordisk. The information was on the NFB Resolution
>> that someone sent to this list regarding insulin pens. I wrote the
>> resolution and it was anonymously  passed at the NFB Convention in 2008.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ann will have a supply of insulin pens at the Detroit convention and will
>> ask Blind diabetics to participate to determine if they have trouble in
>> drawing up insulin. After drawing up insulin the testers will then make 
>> an
>> injection into a rubber ball. Just note that testers can take their
>> aggressions out on the rubber ball so they don't have to jab themselves.
>>
>>
>>
>> This study should show Eli Lilly and Company and Nova Nordisk
>> Pharmaceuticals Incorporated there is no logical reason why the blind and
>> visually impaired should not use insulin pens. YOU PROBABLY KNOW MANY 
>> BLIND
>> DIABETICS ALREADY USE INSULIN PENS VERY SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY
>> SUPERVISION.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Williams has done a lot of work on the insulin pen project and I hope
>> that any of us that use insulin and will be in Detroit volunteer to help
>> with this study. Note: Ann needs forty blind diabetics and forty sighted
>> diabetics for her study.
>>
>>
>>
>> You will hear more about this before long but this is an issue that will
>> help us show people, especially health professionals, that the blind can
>> independently draw up insulin using an insulin pen.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ed Bryant
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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