[Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc

Tue May 5 15:44:13 UTC 2009

i would like to know the address to send for some of the dan pins they sound 
real cute
zena
----- 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 7:18 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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