[Diabetes-talk] An Idea!

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hi Mike,
I think this is a great idea.
I certainly think that if nothing else we might be able to get more Diabetes Educators familiar with the challenges blind diabetics face.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2014 3:31 pm
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] An Idea!

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>
> Hello, everyone!
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> Those who have monitored this list for some time are undoubtedly familiar
> with our continuing discussions as to what steps we can take to encourage
> production of accessible insulin pumps, CGMS systems, home dialysis
> equipment and the like. Indeed, many state DAN affiliates are spearheading
> drives to get resolutions passed by their respective state affiliate
> conventions calling attention to the lack of accessible advanced diabetes
> equipment and proposing actions to take to ameliorate the situation.
> Yesterday, I came up with a suggestion I will propose here and also bring to
> the DAN Board.
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> In each state with a DAN affiliate, there is an affiliate of the American
> Association of Diabetes Educators. It certainly couldn't hurt if each DAN
> affiliate president worked to secure an opportunity to speak at the state
> convention of that AADE affiliate to discuss the lack of accessible insulin
> pumps, CGMS systems, home dialysis equipment etc. and to seek the assistance
> of these AADE affiliates to urge development of such systems. If nothing
> else, such presentations would be a great opportunity to "educate the
> educators", many of whom are, sad to say, abysmally ignorant concerning
> handling of diabetes by the blind.
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> 
> Mike freeman, President
> 
> Diabetes Action Network
> 
> National Federation of the Blind
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