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

[Colleen Roth]

Hi Mike,
The Talking Blood Pressure Monitor my husband has is exactly the same as the doctor 
uses.
As a matter of fact, ours is the newer version of the one in our doctor's office.
Colleen Roth
On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:28:25 -0700, Mike Freeman wrote:


>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
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>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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>Subject: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right but being blind and
>adiabetic 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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