[Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study

[Jerry Hathaway]

Ed I live in Beaverton, Oregon and my phone number is 503-645-8706.
Jerry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Bryant" <ebryant at socket.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study


> Hi Jerry,
>
> As I have already mentioned, Dr. Ann Williams is in charge of the insulin
> pen study. Please let us know where you live and your phone number as 
> there
> is always a chance you could take part in the study from your home area.
>
> Regards,
> Ed Bryant
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Hathaway
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:59 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin pen study
>
> 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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