[Diabetes-talk] Is losing Braille reading inevitable

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Diabetics who can't read Braille are those who have neuropathy which
affects the nerves. If you currently read Braille just fine and haven't
been diagnosed with neuropathy and seem to be in good control, you
should have nothing to worry about. Go for it! Smile.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie Kline
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 12:41 PM
To: Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Is losing Braille reading inevitable


Good afternoon,
I am thinking of buying a Braille display for my pac mate and I just
wondered if this was a wise idea given that I have type 2 diabetes.  I
know a lot of people who are diabetic who say they can't read Braille,
and I don't want to purchase something and then find out a year later I
can't use it because I can't feel the dots.  I've read Braille all my
life and am proficient at it.  I don't have any trouble telling the
difference between the dots, no finger pain, no loss of feeling in
anything, no nerve problems, and my a1C is 7.8 which my doctor says is
good but he still wants to get down to 6.  Just from a perspective of
whether or not I will be able to continue to read Braille, is this a
good idea?

Thanks.
Julie


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