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Compiled by Lahle Wolfe, who is not a medical doctor but has diabetes, and is a parent of a young child with diabetes who uses an insulin pump. Article sources NFB.org IMPORTANT DIABETES CARE TIPS DISCLAIMER Tips are sent to us and compiled into our "Diabetes Care Tips" section for general information only. Tips are based on the experiences and opinions of those who submit tips to IOH and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and position of IOH. Advice found in any part of our "Diabetes Care Tips" section is not intended, nor should be as a substitute for the care and advice of a licensed medical health professional. Have a tip to share? Diabetes Products for the Visually Impaired Note: Islets of Hope does not endorse or recommend any particular product. We have simply listed some products and companies for general information only. Count-a-Dose®. With the Count-a-Dose®, a person with poor vision can fill insulin syringes safely and accurately. A bottle holder is marked with one raised dot for the first bottle and two raised dots for the second bottle. These raised dots allow for easier mixing and allows from one to fifty units of insulin in single unit increments. Audible "clicks" are heard for each unit drawn. The Insul-Cap® is a one piece syringe loading device with built-in magnifier. Numbers on the disposable insulin syringe are magnified two times in the transverse direction. The Palco Insul-Cap assists patients with impaired vision and unstable hands to load syringes. Accu-Chek Voicemate Blood Glucose Monitor is a talking blood glucose monitor for the blind/visually impaired. Clear voice guides user through simple step-by-step testing and insulin vial label identification. Touchable Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test Strips help guide finger to the target. Includes Accu-Chek Softclix Lancet Device for virtually pain-free testing. Portable, easy to use and requires no cleaning. |
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