[Diabetes-Talk] Regarding insulin

[Jeanette Kutash]

Some doctor's offices have Nurse Educators who are trained in managing
diabetes. One of the things a nurse Educator can do is show you how to use
an Insulin Pen. Some insurance companies will only cover a pen if your
doctor states in the prescription that you are legally blind, but your
insurance carrier Customer Service Department should be able to tell you if
that is the case. If there is no problem, just tell your doctor you need a
pen, as that is the only way you will be able to measure the Insulin.

Jeanette   

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Daniel Chavez via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2018 10:37 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Daniel Chavez
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Regarding insulin

Hello,
Firstly, welcome to the list. As a blind type two diabetic myself, I use
insulin pens. Each pan is pre-filled, so that I just click off what units I
need. Depending on the pan, one click equals one unit. So maybe see if your
doctor (endocrinologist, primary care physician,) can get you insulin pens,
that click for each unit.
As an added note, insulin needles that are for the insulin pens, are simple
to use. They come in either four or five gauge.
Overall, I would have a talk with your doctor to determine if insulin pens
would be better or not. If I understand correctly, most, if not all,
insurance should cover insulin pens. But be aware that, to take the insulin
you we need to click off the amount of units. In your case, for clicks
(depending on the pan.)
If your doctor should get you either novalog or Humalog, for you to take
four units of those, you would just click the pin for times. Hope some of
this information helps, and let us know what you can find out. Good luck.

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