[acb-diabetics] Fw: Caring for a diabetic mother

[dee clayton]

Hi everyone,

Here is a chance for us as a group to help someone as much as we can.  I 
answered her personally already.

I told her that their were many on our list that would be willing to help 
her.

Hope you all had a Happy New Year.

Dee


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beverly Wieland" <bwieland at UDel.Edu>
To: "Dee Clayton" <deeclayton at mchsi.com>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:47 PM
Subject: Caring for a diabetic mother


> Dee,
>
> I just found your contact info and organization on the ACB affiliate web
> site.  I am a member of the Delaware affiliate.  I am totally blind, but
> from ROP and not Diabetes.  The challenge I face now is caring for my
> mother, who is being moved from metformin (which was hurting her kidneys)
> to insulin.  I know sighted diabetics who say the pen is an easy way to
> dispense insulin, and that each click represents a unit.  Can someone with
> no vision use this, or do you have other suggestions?  I also need to be
> able to monitor her blood sugar.  Mom's short-term memory is nearly shot
> and she can no longer monitor her own sugar.  I would like to be able to
> check my own from time to time as well, since Diabetes runs on both sides
> of my family.
>
> I would be happy to check resources on the internet, such as reviews of
> talking glucometers.  The ACB Diabetics in Action page has a great article
> on caring for your diabetes before you get it, but I see nothing on caring
> for it after the fact and as a visually impaired or blind person.
>
> I would appreciate any direction on this, even your personal experiences.
> My husband is sighted, but I do not want to rely on him for daily care of
> my mother's diabetes.
>
> Thanks much in advance,
> Beverly Wieland
> bwieland at udel.edu
> Home:  302-453-0759
> Cell:  302-743-4044


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