[Diabetes-talk] Braille Reading Ability after diagnosis
William and Bernadette Jacobs
bandbjacobs at verizon.net
Wed Jan 5 19:42:49 UTC 2011
Hey Julie and everyone else!
I've been a Braille reader all my life--since dirt. I too, was extremely
concerned about Braille Reading Ability after diagnosis. However, I too,
have always used the sides of my fingers. That's where you get the best
capillary action. Secondly, I've done everything but have my husband build
me a wooden sign saying: "STAY AWAY FROM MY BRAILLE FINGERS!" I've made
that "Commandment #11!": Thou shalt never, ever, stick BRAILLE-READING
FINGERS!!!" When I've ever been taken to the hospital with a bad reaction
during my one and only pregnancy, my husband has forewarned just about the
entire hospital staff and/or whoever wouldn't listen! I'm pretty anal about
those Braille fingers and haven't budged since 1985 upon my diagnosis!
I would also agree to the rest of the consensus here that it is usually
neuropathy that affects the Braille-reading. However, even that appears to
do different things with different folk. My neuropathy is primarily in my
feet. Ya know, I never took care of my feet as a kid--always, forever
barefoot! Whoever heard of shoes? Way, way too confining! After all, what
could ever happen to them? Oh, boy! Was I ever in for a rude awakening!
Praise God, except for very dry skin, my hands are in phantabulous shape.
Happy New Year everyone! And, of course, have a great day!
Bern
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> 1. Braille reading ability after diagnosis (Julie Kline)
> 2. Re: Braille reading ability after diagnosis (Alan Wheeler)
> 3. Re: Braille reading ability after diagnosis (LeAnne Mayne)
> 4. Re: Braille reading ability after diagnosis (Veronica Elsea)
> 5. Checking Sugar (Steve Cook)
> 6. Re: Braille reading ability after diagnosis (d m gina)
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> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 20:22:40 -0500
> From: "Julie Kline" <julie.kline at rochester.rr.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Braille reading ability after diagnosis
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> Good evening,
>
> I mentioned in my intro that I had quite a few questions, so here's the
> first one out of the plethora of them. It figures I'd pick the one that
> has
> been weighing on me the most. My doctor nor the person doing the diabetes
> education can't seem to answer this, so here goes.
>
> I've been totally blind all my life. I was born that way and as a result
> I
> grew up reading Braille, which I do very well. Now that I have diabetes,
> am
> I going to lose that ability? I know of a few people who are blind and
> have
> diabetes who say that they can't read Braille, and that prospect kind of
> scares me. Is the reason they can't read it because of neuropathy in
> their
> fingers and you just can't feel the dots? Or is the issue more that when
> you stick your finger for testing, that the calluses from this build up so
> much that you can't feel the dots anymore. So far I have avoided sticking
> my fingers where I use them to feel the dots, but I recognize this
> approach
> limits where I can do my testing from, and I'm nervous about repeatedly
> sticking myself and not giving the area a chance to heal because I used it
> too frequently.
>
> I'd be interested in feedback from other people who are Braille readers or
> anyone who has insight on this.
> Thanks.
> Julie
>
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> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:36:07 -0600
> From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler at neb.rr.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Braille reading ability after diagnosis
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> Julie,
> I think, more often than not, the big issue with braille reading is the
> neuropathy. While the finger sticking callouses may also be a factor, I
> think the bigger issue is the neuropathy.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie Kline" <julie.kline at rochester.rr.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:22 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Braille reading ability after diagnosis
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>
>> Good evening,
>>
>> I mentioned in my intro that I had quite a few questions, so here's the
>> first one out of the plethora of them. It figures I'd pick the one that
>> has
>> been weighing on me the most. My doctor nor the person doing the
>> diabetes
>> education can't seem to answer this, so here goes.
>>
>> I've been totally blind all my life. I was born that way and as a result
>> I
>> grew up reading Braille, which I do very well. Now that I have diabetes,
>> am
>> I going to lose that ability? I know of a few people who are blind and
>> have
>> diabetes who say that they can't read Braille, and that prospect kind of
>> scares me. Is the reason they can't read it because of neuropathy in
>> their
>> fingers and you just can't feel the dots? Or is the issue more that when
>> you stick your finger for testing, that the calluses from this build up
>> so
>> much that you can't feel the dots anymore. So far I have avoided
>> sticking
>> my fingers where I use them to feel the dots, but I recognize this
>> approach
>> limits where I can do my testing from, and I'm nervous about repeatedly
>> sticking myself and not giving the area a chance to heal because I used
>> it
>> too frequently.
>>
>> I'd be interested in feedback from other people who are Braille readers
>> or
>> anyone who has insight on this.
>> Thanks.
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:48:27 -0600
> From: LeAnne Mayne <leanne at uddle.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Braille reading ability after diagnosis
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> At 07:36 PM 1/4/2011 -0600, Alan
> more often than not, the big issue with braille reading is the neuropathy.
> While the finger sticking callouses may also be a factor, I think the
> bigger issue is the neuropathy.
>
> I just never stick my index fingers that way my braille reading is kind of
> protected.
> LeAnne Mayne
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> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:04:19 -0800
> From: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Braille reading ability after diagnosis
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> Julie, the best way to get blood out of your fingers is supposed to
> be by pricking the side of the finger, not the flat part. It took me
> a long time to get the nerve to prick my index fingers because I too
> was worried about braille reading. But now I've beat up on my other
> fingers for so long that suddenly those index fingers are looking
> awfully attractive. And there has been no damage to my
> braille-reading ability. It is definitely the neuropathy that messes
> with the ability to read braille, something which I have avoided so
> far, thank goodness. So relax and enjoy yourself and do the best you can.
> Veronica
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> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:44:45 -0500
> From: Steve Cook <STCook at sccb.sc.gov>
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> Hi All,
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> What different machines does everyone use to check their sugar levels that
> has speech? I am doing some research on which one to purchase for myself.
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> Hi there
> It is both, I find days when I can read braille just fine, and other days
> not.
> Or if the fingers are sore the dots sting.
> I don't give up, and we read at mass so want to keep Braille skills up.
> Hope this helps.
> I also have been blind all of my life, and trust me I have more life to
> go.
> Lots of grief to give everyone giggle.
>
> Original message:
>> Good evening,
>
>> I mentioned in my intro that I had quite a few questions, so here's the
>> first one out of the plethora of them. It figures I'd pick the one that
>> has
>> been weighing on me the most. My doctor nor the person doing the
>> diabetes
>> education can't seem to answer this, so here goes.
>
>> I've been totally blind all my life. I was born that way and as a result
>> I
>> grew up reading Braille, which I do very well. Now that I have diabetes,
>> am
>> I going to lose that ability? I know of a few people who are blind and
>> have
>> diabetes who say that they can't read Braille, and that prospect kind of
>> scares me. Is the reason they can't read it because of neuropathy in
>> their
>> fingers and you just can't feel the dots? Or is the issue more that when
>> you stick your finger for testing, that the calluses from this build up
>> so
>> much that you can't feel the dots anymore. So far I have avoided
>> sticking
>> my fingers where I use them to feel the dots, but I recognize this
>> approach
>> limits where I can do my testing from, and I'm nervous about repeatedly
>> sticking myself and not giving the area a chance to heal because I used
>> it
>> too frequently.
>
>> I'd be interested in feedback from other people who are Braille readers
>> or
>> anyone who has insight on this.
>> Thanks.
>> Julie
>
>
>
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