Re: Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hi, Vicki,

Glad you joined the party. The diet soda fountain is on your left and

fully talking glucometers that require a 0.1 ML. blood sample are free

on the table, of course, with bvvoxes of test strips free for the

taking on the shelf underneath. Do you like this daydream?

You might be right about your pancreas not being as forgiving as

before. See if your blood sugar returns to base a little better when

the cooler weather sets in. I notice I'm having some higher morning

readings after very warm nights.

Dotty

[Guest guest]

Hi, Vicki,

Glad you joined the party. The diet soda fountain is on your left and

fully talking glucometers that require a 0.1 ML. blood sample are free

on the table, of course, with bvvoxes of test strips free for the

taking on the shelf underneath. Do you like this daydream?

You might be right about your pancreas not being as forgiving as

before. See if your blood sugar returns to base a little better when

the cooler weather sets in. I notice I'm having some higher morning

readings after very warm nights.

Dotty

[Guest guest]

Will eating healthy snacks like broccoli, carrots and peppers up you sugar?

I know the ranch dip isn't good for you.

I had cherry tomatoes too.

Becky

Re: Introduction

> Hi, Vicki,

> Glad you joined the party. The diet soda fountain is on your left and

> fully talking glucometers that require a 0.1 ML. blood sample are free

> on the table, of course, with bvvoxes of test strips free for the

> taking on the shelf underneath. Do you like this daydream?

> You might be right about your pancreas not being as forgiving as

> before. See if your blood sugar returns to base a little better when

> the cooler weather sets in. I notice I'm having some higher morning

> readings after very warm nights.

> Dotty

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

There are 2 reasons for hearing loss. One is that especially for

uncontrolled diabetes, it can cause neuropathy to the nerves in the ear.

Another reason is that the blood vessels in the hearing part of your brain

can get plugged up with calcium deposits.

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Lora Leggett

Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 5:39 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Introduction

Now that is interesting, . How would diabetes affect hearing?

Maybe I have just not been paying attention because I am getting so poor I

can't even afford to pay attention, haha. But seriously how is that

possible. I have been wondering if I have not lost some hearing.

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

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

There are 2 reasons for hearing loss. One is that especially for

uncontrolled diabetes, it can cause neuropathy to the nerves in the ear.

Another reason is that the blood vessels in the hearing part of your brain

can get plugged up with calcium deposits.

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Lora Leggett

Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 5:39 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Introduction

Now that is interesting, . How would diabetes affect hearing?

Maybe I have just not been paying attention because I am getting so poor I

can't even afford to pay attention, haha. But seriously how is that

possible. I have been wondering if I have not lost some hearing.

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

>>>

>>>