Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I live and work with myfamily so get to work with them. I don't have anyone to take me to many concerts, etc. in nearby cities. I used to play tuba in two local symphonies and sing in a city chorale but now cannot get to hear any of these. My family doesn't care for that type music. I have a brother who would take me every now and then to a concert but he is having to move to a new jobnow. Some from our church are going to hear the Kiev Orchestra and Chorus a week from tomorrow so that will be one concert I wil be able to attend. The only way I would be able to attend otherwise is to call a cab from that nearby city since we don't even have a cab but that would be very expensive. Dean Talk > > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Debbie, I don't very often comment but these recipes are very much part of diabetes and I hope they don't stop. I pass them on to a relative who is a cook and not a diabetic and a friend who gives them to her newly diabetic daughter. they are very useful and very much worth talking about. thanks, Talk > >> >> >> >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 armando, and you do a beautiful job. i for one appreciate it and if it was not for work like yours we would become bored with our food and perhaps fall off the way of eating that is critical to our diabetes, Keep up the great work, Talk > > >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am >> not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? >> Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 For many years now, I have been using volunteers, to drive me around for my job! My company provides a car, and I have a different volunteer for each day of the week, plus a couple of back-ups in case one of the regulars can't make it! I have had the same volunteers for a long time, some over twenty years! Talk > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Where is it that you live and work that supplies volunteers to drive blind diabetics? Also what about beside job related activities like shopping or just plain entertainment having some kind of fun. Is there any way to do this? In the six years since I have lost my vision I have not been able to find any way to get anywhere without a big hassel or a cost way beyond what I can afford. Debbie Talk > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 , Recipies are great and I use them sometimes don't gert me wrong. I joined this site to try to get useful information about living as a blind diabetic. After 40 years of diabetes and 6 years as a blind diabetic I want to know how others deal with vision loss. One day I was a self supporting employed person the next I am labeled as handicapped and unemployed some how that just doesn't seem right. Debbie Talk > >> >> >> >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 hi Debbie, I am a type 1 diabetic. I contracted diabetes in 1960 at 6 years of age. I began to loose my sight in 1977. The loss has been gradual, and I currently have no sight except for some light perception. I currently live in Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, with my wife and two daughters, ages 12 and 9. I have a Ph.D. in political science specializing in political philosophy and the history of political ideas. I am not teaching currently, but I have taught at Oglethorpe University, Georgia State University, and Georgia Perimeter College. I use taxis and MARTA, (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority) to get to and from work. I use a Mini Med 508 insulin pump, and I use the prodigy glucose meter. Note I use Kroger Pharmacy for my pharmaceutical needs, and I worked with the manager of the pharmacy and Rick at Diagnostic Devices Inc. to facilitate Kroger carrying the Prodigy Test Strips. I just picked up a months supply of test strips from Kroger for the first time. The strips were prescribed by my doctor, and my insurance paid their part without a hitch. My A1C was 6.3 on September 7, 2006. I look forward to learning more about you and others on this list. Under His Mercy, Danny Talk > >> >> >> >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I live in Kingston Ontario Canada! No, they don't supply volunteers for me, I have found them myself! The company just supplies the car! I live right in the centre of town, so I walk to most places! I do my shopping with friends! When they are not available to go with me, I just call the grocery store, and they deliver for me! Is there any public transportation where you live? Are there sidewalks? Have you considered getting a dogguide? Is that something workable for you? I moved 3 years ago, to be in a more central and accessible place! Sometimes, we need to make a change in our life style, or location to be a little more self-sufficient! Is there a volunteer organization near you? Is there perhaps a school near you? Sometimes, students need to do volunteer work as part of their program! Talk > > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Debbie, Personally, I feel 's recipes are very helpful, as everyone knows that good food made from good recipes makes for a healthy diet. I hope that keeps sending them in. My personal feelings about this are, with so many people on this list who need help, why is it that any one person should feel that this is their own personalised list! Rowe Talk > > > > > > > > > Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 i live alone in my own house with 2 cats and a small dog not one used for people with vision problems. There are a couple of nice neighbors around here but most everyone is either much older or much younger than myself. Debbie Talk > > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I have the same problem of getting around when it is dark, my problem it is dark twenty four hours a day. Talk > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I > am > > > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I can do most of the tasks neccesary for pump therepy on my own, but there are certain things that I do need help to perform. For example, I get my wife to help to set date and time, because the steps to do this are multi and varitgated, and I do not wish to try to remember all the integrals to perform such a task successfully, just to realize that I cannot confirm that I have completed the process successfully. Most of the things necessary for pump therapy a blind person can, and I know some who do successfully. Filling the reservoir would be a challenge, for it has a tendency to have air bubbles, but if you are careful to go through a proven routine to rid the reservoir of them, it can be done. In short, I think a majority of things can be done by a blind person, but some of the pump tasks sighted help is needed, perhaps that of a family member, a good friend, a good neighbor, etc. In my estimation, two developments that have revolutionized diabetic therepy is that of the glucose meter and the pump. In my 46 years of being diabetic nothing external to my understanding of what is required for good control and determination by the Lord's grace to do it has had more impact on controlling my diabetes than these two things. If I had my rathers, I'd rather I'd had access to these devices in 1960, but I didn't. Even though I have had bad things happen to me in this present temperal life, all of which I deserve, I am confident of my eternal state, however, because I know that God works all things for my good and that good is that I be conformed to the image of His Son. Under His Mercy, Danny Talk > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I don't think anyone feels this is their own personal list. Where would you get that idea? Recipies are great! but there is more to life than food. I was just looking to find it. Debbie Talk > > > > > > > > > Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi , I do have a dog, but he is a pet, a dachshund and not a guide dog. I really like animals, I use to train and show horses. They are my favorite. Under His Mercy Danny Talk >> >> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am >>> not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? >>> Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi Danny, That's very interesting! I used to train and show horses too. I rode both western and English. My favorite horses were the quarter horses, but I also had a Thoroughbred and a Welsh cob. How about you? Have you been on a horse since you lost your sight? Ruth Hogue Re: Talk Hi , I do have a dog, but he is a pet, a dachshund and not a guide dog. I really like animals, I use to train and show horses. They are my favorite. Under His Mercy Danny Talk >> >> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am >>> not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? >>> Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi Debbie, The way to get people to talk about things when the list is quiet is to do what you just did and post a message. Just because one conversation is going on or a person is posting one thing like recipies doesn't mean you can't start another thread if there's something you'd like to discuss. If you don't post it no one has any way of knowing you'd like to talk about it. Welcome to the list. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi Debbie, My name is Ruth and I'm totally blind and have been for nearly 20 years. It's tough getting a job and I have two degrees and graduated on the Dean's Honor list for both degrees. Keep trying though. There are those employers out there who do understand though. Is there not an agency out where you live that helps disabled people find work? Ruth Hogue Re: Talk I can get around just fine without help except at night. I never go ut so it isn't a problem. I did go to a rehab place at first but they weren't very good so I quit. My issues are finances and transportation. Finding a job with vision this bad is not something employers want to deal with. The last job I had I couldn't keep for very long because I couldn't drive. Debbie Talk > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi , How are you? Did you get the Prodigy meter yet? How do you like it? Did you get my e-mail the other day? Ruth Ruth Re: Talk Debbie, how do you keep your sanity? Talk > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 about the recipes, which by the way I love, we have a special key for that here. it is called the delte key. I'm not saying this in an angry way, just a gentle reminder. Vicki I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy allthings. Talk > > > > > > > > > Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 i don't think so i don't even know what it is. please explain. Debbie Re: Talk > > Hi Debbie, > > The way to get people to talk about things when the list is quiet is to > do what you just did and post a message. Just because one conversation is > going on or a person is posting one thing like recipies doesn't mean you > can't start another thread if there's something you'd like to discuss. If > you don't post it no one has any way of knowing you'd like to talk about > it. Welcome to the list. > > Jen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 ruth the lady that is the c d a manager is a friend and i gave her your information and she ordered it for me from him. so now i wait, smile. thatnks for your help. i will let you know when it arrives. karen Talk >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I >>> am >>> > > > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? >>> > > > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? >>> > > > >>> > > >> >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I'm not great at exercising either-wish I was. Re: Talk I haven't had an A1c done since i started the low carb diet. i go back in Oct. but the one before that was 7.3 and that was the highest one i've had in years. i really though dr. beriensteins book mafe lots of sense.i am not a great exerciser so it works well. Debbie Re: Talk Hi Debbie, The way to get people to talk about things when the list is quiet is to do what you just did and post a message. Just because one conversation is going on or a person is posting one thing like recipies doesn't mean you can't start another thread if there's something you'd like to discuss. If you don't post it no one has any way of knowing you'd like to talk about it. Welcome to the list. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I first worked as a counselor in a facility for severely mentally disturbed people, then went to work as a Rehab counselor as a counselor-teacher for the blind. Now I am retired, but teach diabetic education at The Braille Institue in L.A. and at an adult program for newly blind in South L.A. called The son Program for Independence.ss Re: Talk That is incouraging what type of work do you do? Talk > >> >> >> >> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am > not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? > Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 It is when the diabetes has affected the nerves in your stomach; your stomach doesn't empy like it should, there is often vomiting of undigested food-or at least it takes much longer than usual for your stomach to empty. When this happens, it is hard to control the blood sugars because you ight give yourself insulin according to the number of carbs you have eaten, tu your stomach doesn' get the carbs into your system until hours late, so you have a low blood sugar and then very high. Until I went to a gastroenterologist and go tit under control (very recently) I lost all kinds of weight (which I didn't need to do) and had terrible stomach pain. I 've been okay now for the last several weeks-thank goodness! Re: Talk i don't think so i don't even know what it is. please explain. Debbie Re: Talk > > Hi Debbie, > > The way to get people to talk about things when the list is quiet is to > do what you just did and post a message. Just because one conversation is > going on or a person is posting one thing like recipies doesn't mean you > can't start another thread if there's something you'd like to discuss. If > you don't post it no one has any way of knowing you'd like to talk about > it. Welcome to the list. > > Jen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi Bruce, I rode western with limited vision up intil 1988. The event in which I excelled was " pole bending " . My wife and I moved to Athens, GA in 1988 at which time I was in the midst of a Ph.D. program. We did not have the circumstances to have horses. The horse I showed for years died in 1987, and I haven't owned a horse since. the story is too long and painful to expand further. I won the senior pole bending championship at the Border Belt Horseman Association in 1979, and I was legally blind. I could not see the first pole until I was about 20 feet from it. I have a deep appreciation for horses, a fact which my wife recognized. We spend our honey moon on a working ranch in Montana in 1988, and we rode every day. It was great! Under His Mercy, Danny Talk >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Does amyone in this group talk or do you just send recipies? I am >>>> not interested in your recipies at akk.Does anyone talk in here? >>>> Are any pf you employed? How long have you been diabetic? >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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