Re: Repost: Hi from a non-diabetic

June 17, 2003

Yes,

More and more people are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes because of

being overweight. It is even happening to teenagers. As I have mentioned

previously, you can usually tell the differance between type 1 and 2 as type

1 diabetics do not make any insulin at all and type 2 may be making insulin,

but their cells are resistant to it-usually because of being overweight.

Some peopeiple who are type 2 have to be put on insulin when first

diagnosed, but those people who are usually people who have diabetic for a

long time, but never diagnosed-often they are not diagnosed until some ugly

complication has arisen such as blindness or failure of a foot would to

heal. There must be some kind of audible glucose meter available in the UK.

Do you have a Diabetic Association there that could answer that question?

Repost: Hi from a non-diabetic

Hi,

This didn't seem to make it to the list yesterday so reposting.

My name is Hodgson, and I heard about this list recently from

another list.

I am friends with someone who is type 1 diabetic and is struggling to

find a meter. He lives on his own, and I don't see him often, but it

seems that he is dependent on the people that visit him to actually

tell him the results of his tests. What I think this causes is that

he does not knoe the level of his blood. Is this correct? Does

anyone know a good system in the UK to sort this out? I have seen a

meter sold by <www.vis-ability.com>, however, there are ongoing costs

which are not met by perscription, which is a real shame and I think

is very bad on the NHS. I am wondering whether the diabetics in the

UK etc are slightly retisent of blind diabetics because of the risk to

them of going blind? Who knows.

Also, I am wondering about type 1 and 2 diabetes. My friend was born

totally blind then developed diabetes at type 1 level when he was 13.

Is this quite common with blind people on this list? I am also

wondering whether there are perhaps more blind type 2 diabetics around

as some blind people tend to be slightly heavier for various reasons?

This is for my own personal curiosity nothing else.

Thanks,

.

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Hodgson, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.

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June 17, 2003

Hi ,

Their has recently become available 1 blood glucose monitor, as

mentioned, butt it is expensive, and reasonably new.

As for an organisation to answer questions. From my limited experience,

Diabetes UK, are relatively useless when it comes to things like this. When

I was first diagnosed, they weren't even aware that their had been a talking

meter, withdrawn because of inacuracy.

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Repost: Hi from a non-diabetic

>

> Hi,

>

> This didn't seem to make it to the list yesterday so reposting.

>

> My name is Hodgson, and I heard about this list recently from

> another list.

>

> I am friends with someone who is type 1 diabetic and is struggling to

> find a meter. He lives on his own, and I don't see him often, but it

> seems that he is dependent on the people that visit him to actually

> tell him the results of his tests. What I think this causes is that

> he does not knoe the level of his blood. Is this correct? Does

> anyone know a good system in the UK to sort this out? I have seen a

> meter sold by <www.vis-ability.com>, however, there are ongoing costs

> which are not met by perscription, which is a real shame and I think

> is very bad on the NHS. I am wondering whether the diabetics in the

> UK etc are slightly retisent of blind diabetics because of the risk to

> them of going blind? Who knows.

>

> Also, I am wondering about type 1 and 2 diabetes. My friend was born

> totally blind then developed diabetes at type 1 level when he was 13.

> Is this quite common with blind people on this list? I am also

> wondering whether there are perhaps more blind type 2 diabetics around

> as some blind people tend to be slightly heavier for various reasons?

> This is for my own personal curiosity nothing else.

>

> Thanks,

> .

> --

> Hodgson, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.

> Email: @...

>

June 17, 2003

Goodwin in <034701c33477$88c6fa40$c1016bd5@r4j1s0>:

>Hi ,

>

>Their has recently become available 1 blood glucose monitor, as

>mentioned, butt it is expensive, and reasonably new.

The problem is not the initial costs but the costs for the accessories

for this meter. It will not work without the accessories in the

meter, so you need to keep buying them. The doctor tells him that if

he had a different meter the accessories would be available via

perscription, but with this talking meter the type of accessories are

not on perscription. I think he would have to pay around £22 for 50

of the accessories to go in the meter. Also sorry for calling them

accessories, what are there proper name? My friend is type 1 and he

has insulin injections, but not with a seringe but a more safer

device. It is interesting to see how many people are blind and then

develop diabetes later in life - as I said my friend was a teenager

when he developed diabetes, and I feel he has struggled ever since.

.

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Hodgson, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.

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June 17, 2003

Hi ,

Personally I don't find the cost of £22 for 50 sensors, or whatever they are

called unreasonable, or unmanageable. I think people think like that,

because we get everything free here in the UK. If your friend is blind, and

diabetic, they will be getting extra benefits for this.

My problem is finding the initial money for the meter. I questioned the

hospital, because everyone is given a free meter here. I personally didn't

see why I should have to pay out £430 or about $700 for something that

everyone else gets free. However after speaking to the doctor, the way it

works is that the company that manufactures the meters, gives them to the

doctors, to give to the patients. By doing this, they know that it's there

sensors that will have to be bought, and used.

I will in the end find a way of purchasing the meter, but as I say, the

payment for strips, or sensors doesn't bother me whatsoever. My ultimate

concern is to be able to monitor my own blood whenever I need for a while,

so I can come to know when my body is telling me their is a change in my

sugar, as aposed to some normal everyday ailment.