To About Prosthetics re Diabetes

[Guest guest]

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It might sound like an off-topic subject to talk about prosthetics or the

anxiety related to getting one, but keep in mind that while ocular

prosthetics are for blind and partially sighted diabetics and nondiabetics,

care for the prosthetics and proper fitting is of greater concern for those

who do have diabetes. Since diabetes affects every part of the body, it

certainly does affect the eye sockets and we need to be aware of the

process. Granted, yes, the thread did get a little out of hand, and I

include myself in that group, however, because of the great fear on the part

of some in getting prosthetics or proper care for same, I erred on te side

of injecting some anxiety-breaking humor to hopefully give the process a

much less " clinical " image. Those of us who want to continue talking about

this should take it off list, but to the extent applicable, if this has

helped anybody deal with their prosthetics in a better light, it has

certainly been worth having this discussion.

Bill Powers