[Diabetes-Talk] Need some guidance

Tue Nov 6 13:42:48 UTC 2018

Thanks! I am going to give everything and anything a try. I am also seeing my doctor this morning, since my supervisor met with me and let me know that I was a sleep more than a awake during several trainings over the past few weeks. Everyone is watching me! I think it is a bit more serious than I thought. Thanks for the suggestions!

    Jamie

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> On Nov 6, 2018, at 7:30 AM, Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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