Managing Diabetes Medications If You are Blind or Low Vision: Part 6

NEHEP infographic depicting hand pricking finger. wording: keep your diabetes in control to prevent or slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy. www.nei.gov/diabetes (image compliments of the National Eye Health Education Program)

Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, is a Diabetes Nurse Educator, APH VisionAware Peer Advisor, and author of the APH VisionAware multi-part blog series on diabetes and diabetes education. In this series, Audrey has covered how diabetes education can help lower your blood sugars and reduce the risk of diabetic retinopathy, the significance of the A1c test in […]

Ways to Make Monitoring Blood Sugar Easier, More Accurate and Less Costly: Part 3

Photo of woman’s hand and blood glucose meter. She is pricking her finger. Compliments of NIH, NIDDK

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of updated posts on living with diabetes and blindness or low vision, written by Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, a Diabetes Nurse Educator and APH  VisionAware Peer Advisor. Audrey discusses the importance of developing regular and accurate blood glucose monitoring skills, which are essential for people with diabetes. […]

Diabetes Education Can Help Lower Blood Sugars & Reduce the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy

Logo: Diabetes Management: It Takes a Team --National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of updated posts on living with diabetes and blindness or low vision, written by Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, a Diabetes Nurse Educator and APH  VisionAware Peer Advisor. As a primer to initiate Diabetes Awareness Month, Audrey introduced this topic with an overview of diabetes from head […]