[Diabetes-Talk] trying a new meter

[Jude DaShiell]

Hearing loss... if you could plug a vibrator into that unit that would
vibrate when the unit beeped and could feel that vibration you might get
around that hearing loss problem.  A tip from a former President of
Hadley School For The Blind who was deaf.  He had a fan set up so when
the front door opened the fan would start running since that way he knew
when someone had come over to shoot the breeze.  Even a vibrator that
vibrates when light hits a sensor could be useful so long as you could
plug a lamp into that guide then direct the light at the vibrator.

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019, Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 18:41:27
> From: Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Doula Jarboe <doula.jarboe at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] trying a new meter
>
>  Not sure if it quite got hijacked. We just meandered a little. So
> here's what I know so far. The accucheck guide does still use strips.
> But, you can use the entire strip. Meaning that there isn't one
> specific point on the strip you have to touch to get the sample
> analyzed. So it sounds like it should be easier. We did one test while
> I was there. It gave me a reading of 157, and my Dexcom was 152, so
> pretty good. It beeps when it has the blood, which with my hearing
> loss, I'm not sure how it will work. It looks like it has a diary for
> saving entries and dealing with meals, and probably a lot of things I
> won't really need. We also went over my sugars from my Dexcom for the
> past 2 weeks, and my educater said my sugar looks really well
> controled. And I'm very proud of myself, because with my guide dog, I
> got to my appointment all by myself. My husband dropped me off at the
> entrance of the hospital and went on to his own appointment at a
> different hospital. So a big yay! for Domino and me. Now that I have
> the accucheck guide home, I'm hoping I'll be able to use it on my own.
> Doula
>
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