[Diabetes-Talk] Need some guidance

[Bernadette Jacobs]

Good Morning Jamie:  

Bern here.  Actually, I have a couple of suggestions.  Firstly, go ahead and doodle.  You don’t have to be able to be a print reader to “doodle.”  All you have to do is grab a pen—keep one in your purse.  Even a crayon or pencil would do for that.  Just grab an index card and scribble to your heart’s content.  

Do you know how to knit or crochet?  Hairpin lace? or even those rubberband bracelet things.  There are also a lot of fidget things out there.  I buy them for my kids all the time.  Stress balls and foam toys that you can squeeze in your hands.I have been known to keep a stress ball in my purse/book bag or my briefcase when I’m carrying my laptop.Just a few thoughts...

Have a great day!!!

Bern

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 4, 2018, at 12:44 PM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Jaimie, 
> 
> I am not a good listener if I don't have something to focus on. I knit in
> church, but at work I can't do that. So my choices were either doodling,
> with a tactile drawing board, or taking notes on my training. If I want or
> need to remember afterward I take notes. If that is not such an issue, I
> doodle with a drawing board.
> 
> It would be interesting to see if they think you have a sleep disorder
> yourself, or non-24, but that is way beyond my expertise. Good luck.
> 
> Jeanette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2018 12:09 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: jamielgurganus at gmail.com
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Need some guidance
> 
> Hi friends!  I am having a problem with something that I'm wondering if it
> has something to due to blindness or something more serious.  
> 
> 
> 
> I am a very active and busy person.  However, whenever I have to sit and
> focus on something like a speaker, the minister's sermon, etc., I have been
> finding myself nodding off.  I am not tired at all and seem to be totally
> alert when I suddenly zone out or nod off.  My colleagues at work have
> noticed this during several trainings that I recently attended.  It is
> embarrassing, but concerning.  I am trying to pay attention to when it
> happens, what my Blood sugar is,  changing positions or taking notes on my
> laptop, etc., but it still seems to occur.  I am not doing this during
> meetings where I am actively participating in it, leading the meeting, etc.
> It is when I am sitting and listening.  Is it because I don't have anything
> to focus on?  I've researched this and have come up with micro-sleep caused
> by sleep deprivation or a form of narcolepsy.  I do have some sleep
> disturbances due to my husband's CPAP hissing or my Dexcom alerting me
> several times during the night.  The CPAP issue will be resolved soon, since
> I  will be moving to my own place in December.  I am an early riser and am
> not ready for bed until 10:30-11 p.m. and then have trouble falling asleep.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Does this happen to anyone else?  If so, have you found anything that could
> help me stay totally awake.  People tell me that they doodle, but I can't
> obviously do that.  Thanks for any suggestions.  I am going to talk with my
> supervisor on Monday, since I am still in my probationary period at my new
> job.  I want this job to work out and hate to think that this issue would
> lead to my being let go.
> 
> 
> 
>                                                                Jamie
> 
> 
> 
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