Insulin Pens For The Blind

Many blind diabetics successfully use insulin pumps.

Insulin pens for the blind.

Reusable pens allow you to replace the insulin cartridge when it s vacant. The cost per shot is a bit higher than with syringes but the pens enjoy wide acceptance. Hold the pen and point the needle up. The biggest weakness of any insulin pen is the inability to mix your own insulins.

It s not hard to figure out. Monitor your blood glucose and take your insulin. Disposable as well as multiple use. Insulin pen for blind.

If you re on u 100 pens there is one click per unit. With any pen a new pen needle must be screwed onto the end of the pen for each injection. Easy to see or talking blood glucose meters are available if your sight problems make it difficult to read the display ask your diabetes nurse for more information. Are insulin pens accessible accessworld vol.

This can be easier for people with visual impairment and for people with hand movement problems. Diabetes is a threat only if it is not managed properly and the more accurate discreet and easy to use insulin pens should be made accessible for people with vision loss. Despite the resounding evidence that blind people can use insulin pens safely and effectively. Gently tap the pen to move air bubbles to the top of the pen.

Lots of diabetics both blind and sighted use insulin pens which combine insulin drawing and dosing functions. Press the injection button. Diabetes and visual impairment. Most pens nowadays are preloaded at the factory.

All the pens click so i can hear how much insulin i m drawing up and how it s being delivered. The pen may be convenient but it is not that precise. You either use one of the few insulin pre mixes already prepared like 70 30 or else you use two different pens and take two shots. Using a syringe to inject.

If you do not see a drop change the needle and repeat this step. The pens come in two standard kinds. Many insulin pens have audible clicks so that you can count the clicks to know how many units you are injecting. A test shot of one to two units is dialed in and the delivery button of the pen is pressed filling the needle with insulin.

Magnifiers are available that fit on to the pen. Many people with low vision use insulin pens instead of syringes. There are pre filled disposable pens available for some brands of insulin and this means that you do not have to re load the pen when a cartridge runs out. For most insulin pens you will hear a click for each unit of insulin that you dial.