[Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc

Tue May 5 15:58:14 UTC 2009

Hi Zena!
My address is
1455 44th Avenue Place
Greeley, CO.  80634
The pins are $3  each, of which I donate $1 to DAN.
If you order 5 or more, the price is reduced by $1, making the price of each 
pin  $2.
Do you know how many you would like so I can make sure they are ready?
Thank you!
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zena Atchison" <meme57 at centurytel.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DAN pins, etc


>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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