[Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study

[catdancing]

that's about te size of it.
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "Tamera" <fidano at verizon.net>; "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" 
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study


>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
>
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>>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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