[Diabetes-talk] New Member To The List

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Daniel,

I ask this with complete sensitivity, but will a nurse permantly assist with
your insulin injections, or is the plan for you to eventually do it
independently? Those of us on the list taking insulin do so without
supervision. Myself, I am a type 1 diabetic using an insulin pump. I'm
totally blind and never had problems with my pump due to my error. And I do
not have daily supervision to operate it's daily functions. Same with my
glucose testing and recording of those blood sugars. I use insulin pens for
back-up should something happen to my pump, which in 12 years, has only
happened twice, and it was an internal problem, but when I have had to use a
pen, I do so without sighted assistance.

My point being that you can manage your diabetes on a daily basis
independently. I say this to encourage you because often when we lose vision
and/or experience a new diagnosis as a blind person, we are not always
expected to handle it on our own, or treated as though we can. Know many on
this list are here to support, advise and share. If you have questions, just
ask. We all have, or are, going through similar experiences, and most of us
have an experience to share.

Good luck.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Daniel Chavez via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 9:45 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Daniel Chavez <topdog2046 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] New Member To The List

Good day list,
My name is Daniel. I joined because I recently was diagnosed with Diabetes,
Type 2, 2 days before Thanksgiving 2015.
I depend on both long-lasting insulin and diabetes meds, and currently check
my blood sugar's and have insulin administered to me with the help of a
nurse assigned to me by my doctor.
I hope that by my being on this list, I can get advice in dealing with being
diabetic, as I know no other person around me who is.
I was able to aquire a Solus V2 talking metor olny this afternoon, but it
won't arrive for some time.
In the meantime, I was wondering whether anyone had a manual (either in HTML
or MP3), on how to use the Solus V2 metor?
Also, would anyone have any recommendations on how to aquire diabetic
supplies in a more faster manner? As my worry is, if I Run out, I don't want
to have to wait weeks to get more.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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