[Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study

[Jerry Hathaway]

I am using Novelog insulin pen very successfully and it has made my life 
easier than filling insulin needles. I will not be at this years convention. 
Keep up the good work and let me know how the study goes and our efforts to 
get the insulin companies to see that blind people are able to handle their 
diabetes effectively.
Jerry

----- 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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