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

[Fidano]

Can you tell us what  BP monitor cuff that is?

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From: "Colleen Roth" <n8tnv at att.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 3:06 PM
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] help being blind is all right butbeing	blindand	diabeticis not good at all

> 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
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>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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