[Diabetes-Talk] What do you want in a Knowledge is Sweet Seminar

[slery]

I agree with Milton. I am personally tired of going to meetings that are 
supposed to be education opportunities for those that are diabetic and 
blind and they have sighted speakers that want to give people hand outs. 
I have also run across this in regards to nutritionists. They don't want 
to provide electronic versions of material and what they do give you is 
inaccessible.

What is DAN doing to educate endocrinologists and diabetes educators on 
what is available for blind people? I am lucky that my doctor okays 
anything I need and his assistants have been great at figuring out how 
to work with me on things but I have to be the one to give them the 
information. While we should learn to advocate for ourselves, a blind 
person being told they are diabetic and need to start testing and 
counting, etc. does not help them know where to turn.

Just my own frustrations with some things.
Cindy

On 7/18/2025 4:43 PM, Milton Ota via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> Hello List Members:
>
> In looking at both programs I thought that speakers were great!
>
> I think we need to hear from diabetes Educators and find diabetes educators
> that know how to work with blind people.
>
> We need to hear from the TaskForce that/Advisory group that is following the
> different pump manufacturers and their progress in making pumps accessible
> for the blind, and their apps.
>
> We also need to hear from Libra and Dexcom on their products for monitoring
> our glucose, their app and devices.
>
> We need to hear from those that know what works best.
>
> The Diabetes Action Network needs to send a couple of people to a conference
> to speak to Diabetes Educators on how they best can help blind indivisuals
> in learning how to use the pump and glucose monitoring devices.
>
> In the future I think some of these topics would be good just on a Zoom call
> and the program be recorded and made available after the session.
>
> Personally at this time for me, being on dialysis it would be difficult to
> travel for an in-person meeting or even attending the national convention as
> I would be missing out on many of the activities. The annual convention can
> maybe focus on other things and having the annual business meeting.
>
> Milton Ota
> C: (701) 731-0511
> E: mota1252 at gmail.com
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> Wunder via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2025 1:55 PM
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> Cc: Gary Wunder <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] What do you want in a Knowledge is Sweet Seminar
>
> On behalf of the Diabetes Action Network Board of Directors, I've been asked
> to send along the two agendas we have used in the 2024 and 2025 seminars.
> Please look these over and tell us what you want to see that would be enough
> to get your attendance.
> Please be creative. What vital presentations are we missing? What should we
> be asking to inform our community? Are you more interested in an in-person
> event or one that is done virtually? Will the time of year influence whether
> or not you will attend?
>
> Please reply to the list with the subject Knowledge is Sweet.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Gary Wunder
>
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