About Nancy Mayer, JDNancy Mayer is an attorney at law who now runs a solo general practice concentrating on Elder Law, Disability Law and Immigration Law. Mrs. Mayer worked for USEPA for the past 30 years concentrating in air pollution policy and regulation development, implementation and enforcement. She has experience as a union steward with the American Federation of Government Employees where she specializes in American with Disabilities Act applications and federal arbitration. Mrs. Mayer is also an active member of the Society of Women Engineers and North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. Why is Nancy passionate about DiabetesSisters?"I have been concerned about diabetes ever since I discovered as a very young girl that I had a cousin who shared a name and a birthday with me. I was never able to meet her because she passed away due to complications from diabetes. I was originally asked to get involved with DiabetesSisters because of my legal training in corporate governance. Now, I hope to share my knowledge of working with clients who have diabetes within the DiabetesSisters community. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Cornell University, an MBA from Duke University and a JD from North Carolina Central University. I am admitted to practice law in North Carolina and the District of Columbia bars. I have a private law practice that concentrates on elder, immigration and disability law. I have also served as a union steward specializing in obtaining accommodations for people with disabilities, including people with diabetes." If you have a legal question regarding diabetes, please submit it to
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Identity Theft
When we think of identity theft we think of many different hazards. I hope to cover most of your concerns and possible solutions. If your identity is stolen, a consumer attorney could help out, however, many of the steps mentioned here need no attorney. The Federal Trade Commission website mentioned here has much more information for the layperson. |
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Diabetes & Driving (February) |
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It is a fact of life for people with diabetes that they have a medical condition that can potentially cause them to be a danger to themselves and others while driving a car. If a person becomes hypoglycemic, the person can become confused and disoriented and sometimes can lose consciousness. This can cause accidents. This does not mean that a person with diabetes cannot obtain a drivers license.
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Bell v. Burson that driving is an "important interest" that may not be taken away from a licensed driver without a government agency providing procedural due process. Several lower courts have held that even person with insulin-dependent diabetes is not automatically subject to license forfeiture or nonrenewal, and an agency may do so only if the diabetes affects the driver's safe operation of a motor vehicle. |
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Veterans Benefits (January) |
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Is type 2 diabetes a presumptive service related disability for veterans of the Vietnam Nam war who were exposed to Agent Orange? Are government veterans benefits often easier to qualify for than the civilian Medicaid benefits? If you are not aware that the correct answer to these questions is yes, and you are a veteran or related to a veteran this column may provide interesting useful information. |
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Family Medical Leave Act (December) |
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Family Medical Leave Act
People with diabetes may need to take time away from work to address a short term medical crises related to diabetes. Individuals may also need time off to care for other family medical issues. Also, relatives of people with diabetes may need to take time off from work to cope with the medical conditions brought on by their relative who has diabetes. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees with the right to take time off in these and similar situations. |
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End of Life Documents (October) |
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End of Life Documents
After noting the importance of end of life documents in my column on the Health Care Reform, I thought it would be helpful to describe these documents in more detail. While not specifically for people with diabetes, everyone, including people with diabetes, needs these documents. |
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The Big Health Care Debate (September) |
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The current discussion revolving around a new health care plan should be of great interests to anyone with diabetes. A few things apply no matter what. Diabetes is a disease that once you have it you have it for life, It will always be considered a pre-existing disease condition when applying for health insurance or life insurance. People with diabetes do not have to guess whether they will need significant health care. People with diabetes know that they will have significant medical expenses, for life. Not only is diabetes a life long disease but it makes one susceptible to other significant medical conditions. |
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