[Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 80, Issue 8

[Dawn]

Hello all  I am not sure if I am doing this list right  so please bbare with
me  the blood pressure cuff works good that is no problem  the nurse com
pared it to the one she brought with her I do it on my bottom arm  the count
a dose did come with a disk but it wont play  I do not read brail  I lost my
sight about six years ago  and would love to learn brail  but do not know it
at this time I will see if my son has a different player the disk might play
in I tried my computer  thank you all so much for your help and advise so
many good people out there I feel so blessed  thanks

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Today's Topics:

   1. help being blind is all right but being blind and a	diabetic
      is not good at all (Dawn)
   2. Re: help being blind is all right but being blind	and
      diabetic is not good at all (Fidano)
   3. Re: help being blind is all right but being	blind	and
      diabetic is not good at all (Mike Freeman)
   4. Re: help being blind is all right but being blind	and a
      diabetic is not good at all (Mike Freeman)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:08:06 -0400
From: "Dawn" <dlanting at bex.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind
	and a	diabetic is not good at all
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Hello  well I got a count a dose in the mail today  I had a visiting nurse
out here to take my blood pressure with my new talking blood pressure cuff
she showed me how to use it  but when it came to the count a dose she had no
clue  the doctor had no clue it came with a disk  but it is one that my
computer can not read  I take two different insulins  I take one hundred
units twice aday of ythe Lantus  then I take a short acting insulin three
times a day  forty five units  I can use the ccount a dose thing with that
because it goes up to fifty units  but no one can tell me how to work it  I
have a friend draw up my needles  but I need to be able to do ythis myself I
want to be independent  but  it don't seem possible  I take a total of five
shots a day  plus one more shot once a week the mmedicne  that works with
insulin  anyone have anyclue  what I am to do??? Thanks so much and have a
great day             



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:57:32 -0700
From: "Fidano" <fidano at comcast.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being
	blind	and diabetic is not good at all
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I've not used the count a dose, but doesn't the NFB store  offer this? 
thought maybe they would have  some  info available for using it in Braille
or electronic format?
But am curious about the BP cuff.. its audible? and Did she tell you how
well it worked compared to what she might use?..
Tamera

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From: "Dawn" <dlanting at bex.net>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 1:08 PM
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind and
adiabetic is not good at all

> Hello  well I got a count a dose in the mail today  I had a visiting 
> nurse out here to take my blood pressure with my new talking blood 
> pressure cuff she showed me how to use it  but when it came to the 
> count a dose she had no clue  the doctor had no clue it came with a 
> disk  but it is one that my computer can not read  I take two 
> different insulins  I take one hundred units twice aday of ythe Lantus  
> then I take a short acting insulin three times a day  forty five units  
> I can use the ccount a dose thing with that because it goes up to 
> fifty units  but no one can tell me how to work it I have a friend 
> draw up my needles  but I need to be able to do ythis myself I want to 
> be independent  but  it don't seem possible  I take a total of five 
> shots a day  plus one more shot once a week the mmedicne  that works 
> with insulin  anyone have anyclue  what I am to do??? Thanks so much 
> and have a great day
>
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:28:25 -0700
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being
	blind	and diabetic is not good at all
Message-ID: <00ca01cf3fd4$b87dc2e0$297948a0$@panix.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

I thought a CD came with the count-a-dose.

As for BP machines, I'm not sure *any* home machine is as good as that which
one finds in a doctor's office.

Mike


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From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Fidano
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 2:58 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind
and diabetic is not good at all

I've not used the count a dose, but doesn't the NFB store  offer this? 
thought maybe they would have  some  info available for using it in Braille
or electronic format?
But am curious about the BP cuff.. its audible? and Did she tell you how
well it worked compared to what she might use?..
Tamera

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From: "Dawn" <dlanting at bex.net>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 1:08 PM
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind and
adiabetic is not good at all

> Hello  well I got a count a dose in the mail today  I had a visiting 
> nurse out here to take my blood pressure with my new talking blood 
> pressure cuff she showed me how to use it  but when it came to the 
> count a dose she had no clue  the doctor had no clue it came with a 
> disk  but it is one that my computer can not read  I take two 
> different insulins  I take one hundred units twice aday of ythe Lantus 
> then I take a short acting insulin three times a day  forty five units 
> I can use the ccount a dose thing with that because it goes up to 
> fifty units  but no one can tell me how to work it I have a friend 
> draw up my needles  but I need to be able to do ythis myself I want to 
> be independent  but  it don't seem possible  I take a total of five 
> shots a day  plus one more shot once a week the mmedicne  that works 
> with insulin  anyone have anyclue  what I am to do??? Thanks so much 
> and have a great day
>
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:34:34 -0700
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being
	blind	and a	diabetic is not good at all
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Dawn:

I'm attaching a Word version of our "Bridging the Gap" document; I believe
one of the articles in it deals with the count-a-dose. Incidentally, I'd bet
the CD is an *audio* CD so if you have a CD player around, try it.

There are several people here who use a count-a-dose (I use pens) and I'm
sure one of them will chime in soon enough.

We'll get you going.

Mike Freeeman


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Dawn
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 1:08 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind and a
diabetic is not good at all

Hello  well I got a count a dose in the mail today  I had a visiting nurse
out here to take my blood pressure with my new talking blood pressure cuff
she showed me how to use it  but when it came to the count a dose she had no
clue  the doctor had no clue it came with a disk  but it is one that my
computer can not read  I take two different insulins  I take one hundred
units twice aday of ythe Lantus  then I take a short acting insulin three
times a day  forty five units  I can use the ccount a dose thing with that
because it goes up to fifty units  but no one can tell me how to work it  I
have a friend draw up my needles  but I need to be able to do ythis myself I
want to be independent  but  it don't seem possible  I take a total of five
shots a day  plus one more shot once a week the mmedicne  that works with
insulin  anyone have anyclue  what I am to do??? Thanks so much and have a
great day             

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