Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hello, Fellow Parents and Advocates:

I am looking forward to connect with other parents and Advocates of children with Autistic spectrum condition. Despite my efforts reporting my son's unusual behavior since infancy, it has taken 10 years to have him diagnosed. He is high functioning (his vocabulary is above grade level) but he is just now beginning to read, thanks to mood-Bell. Because of his seizures, I am reluctant to place him again in public school, and his private school cannot accommodate him any longer. Can you recommend private schools and camps in Broward for children with Asperger’s Syndrome spectrum? Also, do you know of a social skills therapist in our area?

Would be very grateful for any guidance.

Thanks,

Ana

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn,

Welcome to the list.

I'm Becky and I became diabetic this past September.

I know what you mean.

I'm still having trouble testing.

Don't use the fingers you read braille with.

I've been told use your ring and middle fingers.

Becky

Introduction

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I am new to the list and a very recently diagnosed visually impaired

> diabetic. This is going to be a very difficult post for me, as I am not

> adjusting very well to the fact that I am a diabetic.

>

> I guess I will just jump right in and give you some random info and

> hopefully everything will somehow be somewhat coherent when I am through.

>

> My name is Lynn Mester-Shields. I lived near Pittsburgh, PA, all of my

> life, until 2007. I now live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where I am

> a Low Vision Technician at the Community Low Vision Center, Winston-Salem

> Industries for the Blind. I love my job and very much enjoy helping

> others.

>

> My current husband, Shields, formerly from Colorado, is a totally

> blind diabetic. My first husband Bob Mester, passed away in 2003 from a

> heart attack and complications of diabetes, paying the ultimate price for

> not taking proper actions to control the diabetes.

>

> I was diagnosed with diabetes on July 7, 2012 with a finger stick level of

> 330. I also had a urinary tract infection and that is how the diabetes

> was discovered.

>

> As of now I am on tree meds, and hopefully that will be the limit. My

> body does not do well with meds and I usually try to avoid taking them

> unless absolutely necessary. I know all the things I sure do and am trying

> very hard to change my eating habits and do all the other proper things to

> keep my levels as low as possible.

>

> Something I do need some assistance with is selecting a glucometer. I do

> not necessarily need one that talks, but that would be fine if it would

> talk. I don't even really need a large display, but that would be fine as

> well. I am looking for one that I can test on alternate sites besides the

> fingers. I type a lot at work and home and also lift boxes and pack

> orders at work, so I really want to keep my fingers as pain free as

> possible.

>

> I know my Humana plan covers some Prodigy meters and another one called

> something life Life Scan, or something on that order. Any suggestions will

> be greatly appreciated.

>

> I have good days and bad days since being diagnosed. I really have been

> quite depressed a great deal of the time because I am usually the one

> giving the help. Now I am the one needing assistance. The biggest problem

> I am having is the fact that the diabetes now controls my life. That is a

> very difficult reality for me.

>

> Well, I think I have rambled enough. Please feel free to ask questions of

> me, or pass along any information or advice if you would be so kind to do

> so.

>

> Hope everyone is well and having a good day.

>

> Lynn Mester-Shields

>

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