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Description: This webinar will explore the importance of monitoring your blood glucose levels. We will provide information and demonstrations of talking blood glucose meters, and how to make continuous glucose monitors (CGM) accessible. Also, if you have trouble getting blood on the test strip, join this webinar to learn some helpful tips! Instructor: Kim Ladd, RN,BS,CPHQ,CDCES Instructor s Title: Diabetes Nurse Educator Instructor s Affiliation: Instructor: Marana Vradenburg Instructor s Title: T1 diabetic low vision consumer Instructor s Affiliation: Primary Core or ECC Area: Target Audience: Adult consumers who are blind or visually impaired and have diabetes and their families or caregivers, professionals Pre-requisite knowledge: none Lesson Plan Goal: Learning Objectives: Apply knowledge gained to obtain a talking blood glucose monitor, if needed. Utilize provided tips to improve accuracy in obtaining a blood sample for non-visual finger-stick testing. Be able to articulate what CGMs are and how they can be used to check blood sugar levels non-visually and without fingersticks. Materials Needed: None |
