[Diabetes-Talk] new member

[Milton Ota]

Hello Sheila,

Welcome to the list. You have come to a great place to ask questions 
and learn from others.

I, too, am a diabetic and a Type 2, using a combination of insulin and 
oral meds for over 30-years.

I hope you have a good diabetes educator and doctors that understand 
diabetes and that they are willing to learn how to help a blind person.

If you are unable to read the labels on your medication, there are 
alternative ways to tell the difference in your meds.

Should you have questions, please don't hesitate to post them here.


Original message:
> Hi, welcome to this list. My name is Sheila and I live in great falls
> Montana. I have only been on this list for a couple of weeks and have found
> much information. My doctor has told me to be careful with my diet because
> my blood sugars were up at my last appointment. I hwanted to get as much
> information as possible especially about accessible meters that you don't
> have to connect with a smart phone because I don't have one and don't really
> want one. If I need to start testing, I will be doing it myself and I and my
> husband are both totally blind and know others that do there own testing so
> I know it can be done successfully.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of ryan
> mcmanomy via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:25 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: ryan mcmanomy <r10mcmanomy at live.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] new member

> Hello my name is Ryan I am type two diabetes.
> I have been blind sence age 5 I can see light colors and shadows.
> I have a meter that talks but I have not mastered it yet I have a person
> that comes three times a week and a nerse that comes one time a week.
> I was on meds for my diabetes  but it was affecting my kidneys  witch are
> getting bad.
> I am trying not to bee sad all the time am I am on meds for that too but I
> smoke cigs and eat a lot to help it.
> Beening blind I am not good at making a good mille to eat that is not from
> the freezer wich has a lot of salt or just grabbing the first thing I find.
> Thank for any and all help and feel free to ask more if you want!

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