[Diabetes-Talk] Question about Ozempic pen and Accessibility

[Les Fitzpatrick]

It did me too and you are right, it's just not worth it.

Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eileen
Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, October 4, 2024 7:12 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Question about Ozempic pen and Accessibility

I tried this last spring and on the pen I used I was directed to completely
turn the knob until it would not go any further. This was as my doc directed
me to administer. I did not have to count any clicks as I used to do with
insulin pens. I only took one dose of the stuff since it made me as sick as
a dog! Just not worth it.

Eileen


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
Schlenker, Emily Devaris via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:41 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Schlenker, Emily Devaris <eschlenker at ku.edu>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Question about Ozempic pen and Accessibility

Hi, everyone. I am trying to figure out how blind people use the Ozempic pen
when they have to dial in a dose instead of just using the entire dose. For
example, if someone is starting with 0.25 or 0.5 mg, they may have to use a
pen containing 2 mg For which you have to turn the dial a certain number of
clicks to get the desired dose. The manufacturer adamantly states that
counting clicks is not an accurate way of dosing, but I would like to get
any experiences or opinions about this from the people who actually matter,
those of us who are blind and Those of us who might need to use this pen.
Thank you so much for your time.
Emily Schlenker third year Pharmacy student university of Kansas school of
Pharmacy

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