[Diabetes-talk] Member in Pittsburgh

[rshelton1 at gmail.com]

This cracked me up. Hope you get some volunteers, but you're not exactly selling the opportunity. Seriously, good luck and good wishes for doing your best to help.

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On Mar 13, 2014, at 12:15 PM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> 
> 
> Is there a list member in the 412 area code region that might be able to
> help an older lady who is having a devilishly-difficult time using her
> Prodigy Voice? Be advised that this lady is one of those who thinks "they"
> should make the meter louder and when I ask if she has used an earphone, she
> says no and it doesn't matter because "they" should make the meter louder
> anyway. And she says she can't feel to get the strips in the meter nor feel
> where to put the blood. I believe she does have neuropathy but her *real*
> problem is her can't-do attitude and the fact that she wishes the VoiceMate
> could be made forever.
> 
> 
> 
> Anyway, she got kind of angry with me this morning when she was complaining
> how she was blind and meter manufacturers should understand this when I told
> her I was probably blinder than she is and I could use the Voice.
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> 
> 
> I asked her if she had worked with a diabetes educator and I gather she has
> but probably not enough.
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> 
> What we need here is someone with the patience of Job and who can tolerate
> her "ain't it awful" streak better than can I.
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> 
> 
> Anyway, I'll be glad to give yu her name and phone number off-list if you'll
> write me at my k7uij at panix.com email address.
> 
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> 
> I'd appreciate help.
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> 
> Thanks.
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> 
> 
> Mike Freeman
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> 
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