[Diabetes-talk] TALKING insulin pumps

[David Anspach]

Hello Di,
When you say the Animas  pump has more audible features, what exactly do you
mean? Do you happen to have their web site address handy?

I have been using a Medtronic/Minimed pump for nearly 5 years. Like you,
they don't seem to want to hear anything I have to say about building
accessibility into their pumps. This all just seems to fall on deaf ears
each time I talk about it with anyone from their company. They just say
something like "Oh, we are not looking at adding accessibility, but just
wait until you see the other new features we are adding to our pumps." While
this might be great to someone who is sighted, it does absolutely nothing
for those of us who are blind and trying to take advantage of the greater
control using a pump supposedly affords a diabetic. I am ready to either go
back to injections, or switch to another manufacturer who might have a more
accessible pump.

I know one thing for sure, when the new DDI pump hits the market with it's
synthesizer built-in, even if it is just a small start, I will jump ship as
fast as I can. I'm sick and tired of dealing with a company who simply will
not take a look at adding synthesizes, text-to-speech technology into their
pumps. There is absolutely no reason why they cannot add this functionality
while they are redesigning their pumps to accommodate the other new features
they are so excited about. I know that the money really speaks to what
features get added, but text-to-speech is so cheap to implement these days,
that they really don't have a leg to stand on.

Ok, I promise that I'm done venting for a while, now where's that tall, cold
can of Coors Light with the vented mouth?? <lol>

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Diane
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 8:06 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] TALKING insulin pumps

DDI has been the leader so far in even trying to get a pump for us blind
folk.
MedTronic refuses to listen to me anymore, so I told them I am taking my
business elsewhere, and I am getting an Animas shortly (the next best thing
until DDi comes through victoriously as it has a large screen and more audio
options!)
Don't worry y'all...the entire world will know!!!
Di
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Bryant" <ebryant at socket.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] insulin pumps


> Hi Debbie,
>
> I know an insulin pump is being worked on which will have a voice 
> synthesizer. I cannot give details right now and don't know how long 
> the insulin pump with the voice will take but this list will be kept
posted.
>
> Regards,
> Ed Bryant
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of catdancing
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:29 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] insulin pumps
>
> has anyone on here ever heard of an insulin pump for the visually 
> impaired?
> if so could u let me know what it is and where to find it.
> a friend of mine also a type 1 said a place called ammis. com made 
> them but i couldn't find any such item on their web page.
> has anyone any ideas?
> Debbie
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