[Diabetes-talk] A quick question about testing

Sat Feb 1 23:13:31 UTC 2014

The counselor wasn't there to help you she was there to tell the department what they wanted to hear. She was seeking out clients not the other way around which means she didn't give a fig about anybody she saw. I am sorry you went through this. 

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> On Feb 1, 2014, at 5:21 PM, "Veronica Elsea" <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, all of you. Actually, about three years ago, our diabetes education
> department claimed to have a counselor available for those of us living with
> diabetes. I thought it might be useful to talk with her because I was going
> through a burn-out phase at the time. Would you believe, both appointments I
> kept started out by being required to fill out a form so they could get
> paid. The questions:
> 1. What was your blood sugar this morning?
> 2. Have you reduced your portion sizes this week?
> 3. How often are you testing?
> 
> Yeah, that's a great way to treat burn-out. On the morning of that second
> appointment, I'd gone through six strips without getting enough blood for
> any sort of reading. I tell you, I almost threw my meter at her. Instead, I
> behaved like a true adult. I cried and walked out. <grin>
> In the end, I got further using my own album to convince myself I was normal
> and okay and letting time just help me work my way through it. But good
> grief! I mean really! This woman didn't even know what my portions were, and
> whether or not I even needed to reduce them. 
> Granted, sometimes we need external help to do the things that will serve us
> in the long-run. Sometimes we need encouragement that supports whatever
> steps we have taken. And some days, I could just use a hug! Oh, and dark
> chocolate! <grin> 
> So keep up the good work, everyone. And if you're having one of those days
> when you're ready to throw your meter as you get out the sixth strip, just
> remember that I might be doing exactly the same thing. And thanks so much
> for the company. I really do appreciate this group.
> Veronica
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Debbie Wunder
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 10:48 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A quick question about testing
> 
> Hello, I test anywhere from 4 to 6 times a day.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A quick question about testing
> 
> 
>> Hi, Eileen!
>> I test four times per day with an occasional test two hours after a meal.
>> 
>> Mike Freeman
>> sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 31, 2014, at 8:01, Tom And Eileen Rivera Ley 
>>> <riveraley at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Question: how often do blind and visually disabled people with diabetes 
>>> test glucose each day?  More, less, or  as often as our sighted peers? 
>>> I'd love to know your experience.
>>> 
>>> Eileen Rivera Ley
>>> Baltimore, MD
>>> 
>>> 
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>>>> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:18:39 -0500
>>>> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>>>> Eileen, your post interests me.
>>>> I use Prodigy Voice, and I always thought when it said "blood glucose 
>>>> level
>>>> low" that the glucose was indeed low.  Am I incorrect in this? I've 
>>>> gotten
>>>> the "not enough blood" error, and I always took that to mean a different
>>>> error.
>>>> When it says "blood glucose low" I normally have other symptoms.
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