[Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study

[Ed Bryant]

Hi Tamera,

For many years, blind diabetics drew up insulin using insulin gauges like
the Count-a-dose, The Syringe Support, etc. We think a manufacture is trying
to bring the Count-a-dose back to market which would be great. 

Regards,
Ed Bryant

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:46 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
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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