[Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc

Mon May 4 09:32:42 UTC 2009

hey girl where is mine?

Cheryl Echevarria

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc

> Howdy David!
> I was just cleaning up my e-mail too!
> You re in luck...I have guide dog pins I have made.  I have used black and 
> a
> golden glaze for black and yellow labs.
> The DAN pins are a diamond with DAN in Braille, glazed in a jewel brown. 
> If
> you send me your address, I will send you a sample of both!
>
> This week is finals for me.  One on line tomorrow and the HUGE stats one 
> on
> Thursday. Then I can breathe and play in the clay all I want!
> Take good care!
> Diane
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 6:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc
>
>
> > Hi Diane,
> > I apologize for the late response. I was out of town for all of last 
> > week
> > and my inbox got overwhelmed with messages from all the NFB lists I'm on
> > <smile>.  I think I have finally read most, if not all of the messages
> > that
> > came in over the last couple of weeks.
> >
> > I'm not exactly sure how many pins we might need yet. I'll bring this to
> > the
> > attention of our NFB chapter at this month's meeting to see if anyone
> > besides myself might be interested in a DAN pin.
> >
> > I live in Largo Florida, a city of about 75,000. We are  located between
> > St.
> > Petersburg and Clearwater Florida on the west coast of the state. In 
> > fact,
> > our county is surrounded on three sides by water. We are basically a
> > peninsula on a peninsula.
> >
> > I thought I had saved a message from you that described the pins, but I
> > haven't been able to find it. So, can you give me a description of what
> > the
> > pins look like?
> >
> > Also, I was wondering if you make any other types of pins? Would you be
> > able
> > to make a pin that I could present to the Florida Association of Guide 
> > Dog
> > Users to be sold as a fund raiser for the division? We are a part of
> > NAGDU,
> > but on the state level.
> >
> > Thanks again for the pin information.
> >
> > Have a great week,
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Diane
> > Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 2:47 PM
> > To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind; danspach at tampabay.rr.com
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc
> >
> > Howdy  Dave!
> > Thank you for all of the incredible input!!!
> > My Mom has been known to try and count out the carbs in the glucose
> > tablets
> > so she isn't giving me too much when she has found me barely conscious.
> > (Of
> > course you are  very irritable when that happens and I know I have 
> > snapped
> > at her "just give me the whole bottle."  15 doesn't do it for me!
> >
> > As far as the pins, there is no minimum amount you need to buy before I
> > ship.
> > I guess by your address that you are in Florida.
> > How many would you like?  I can always make more!
> > Have you seen them yet?
> > (So many questions!)
> >
> > And, for all you other members of this list, get em' while they're HOT!
> > DANS
> > own brailed ceramic pin !  You don't have to go to convention to get em,
> > just ask me!
> > But, you won't want to be left out by not having one to wear at
> > convention.
> > Pre convention price (from now until convention) is $3 each , of which 
> > $1
> > will be donated to DAN.  This price is a steal once you see all of the
> > incredible hand made BRAILLED detail on each pin.  Just ask anyone who 
> > has
> > one!
> > Thank you!!!
> > Diane
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 8:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
> >
> >
> >> Hi Di and all,
> >> I totally agree. Every diabetic I Have ever known feels low at a
> >> different
> >> reading. Since the lower end of the normal blood sugar reading is at or
> >> near
> >> 80 mg/dl, anything beneath that reading could definitely be considered 
> >> a
> >> low
> >> reading. The important thing is to know your body and at what reading 
> >> you
> >> should begin to treat a low. Mike already gave the 15/15 rule and that 
> >> is
> >> a
> >> good one to follow provided that 15 grams of carbs brings you out of 
> >> the
> >> low. Personally, 15 grams doesn't always bring me out of a low reading.
> >> Sometimes, I have to eat more right away because the low is either just
> >> way
> >> too low, or, my body won't respond to only 15 carbs. There's another 
> >> rule
> >> of
> >> thumb and the exact way it was told me sort of escapes me now. But it 
> >> has
> >> to
> >> do with how much 15 grams of carbs brings up your blood sugar. With 
> >> some
> >> people, I think it can be 50 points. With others, like me, it may only 
> >> be
> >> 25. Again, it all depends on your body. In the end, it is always best 
> >> to
> >> work with your doctor, as someone has already pointed out, to develop a
> >> strategy that works for you.
> >>
> >> On another note, Di, are you still creating and selling the DAN pins 
> >> that
> >> you mentioned on this list some time ago? If so, can you tell me the 
> >> cost
> >> and how many I would have to purchase, if that is applicable, before 
> >> you
> >> will ship. We have a number of diabetics in our local NFB chapter and I
> >> would like to discuss purchasing them for those who might be 
> >> interested.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Diane
> >> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:47 AM
> >> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> >> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
> >>
> >> Good grief!
> >> Once again, EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT!!
> >> You know what your low is.
> >> Some people don't even know they are having a low.
> >> Di
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "catdancing" <catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
> >> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:44 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
> >>
> >>
> >>>i always thought a low reading was 55 or below.when did this change
> >>> Debbie
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> >>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:13 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> If you have a reading that low, do a second test. If it also is low 
> >>>> and
> >>>> you are fairly certain that you have gotten enough blood on the 
> >>>> strip,
> >>>> treat for the low. Generally, one does this by following the
> >>>> "fifteen-fifteen rule", that is, eating fifteen grams of 
> >>>> carbohydrate,
> >>>> waiting fifteen minutes and then testing again, eating fifteen more
> >>>> grams of carb if the reading is still low. By "low", The American
> >>>> Diabetes Association now means below 70 mg/dl. Many authorities say 
> >>>> one
> >>>> should treat if the reading is below 80 mg/dl and one does not
> >>>> anticipate eating immediately.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike Freeman
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> >>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 5:27 AM
> >>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> This morning, when I got up, I did my fasting glucose test for the 
> >>>> day,
> >>>> and
> >>>> had a reading of 52 milligrams per decileder.  I know that this is 
> >>>> low,
> >>>>
> >>>> But should I react, or treat it like a normal day.  I know that I can
> >>>> be
> >>>> asymptomatic, but at what point do I just grab the bull by the horns,
> >>>> and do
> >>>> things differently?please advise.  Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Paul
> >>>>
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