[Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind and a diabetic is not good at all

[Colleen Roth]

n Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:34:34 -0700, Mike Freeman wrote:


>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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