[Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list subscriber

[K C]

Hello, Chanelle, and everyone.  I don't have information on the pump 
accessibility questions but it sounds like calling Home care solutions is a 
great idea since I have a Prodigy voice meter.  smile
I think I can help you with information about the Nfb centers.  Mike may 
consider that off topic beyond your Diabetes class question.  If you'd like 
more general information you're welcome to email me off list and I'll try to 
help you.  I went to the Colorado center for the blind in Denver.  Take 
care.
Kijuana


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list subscriber


> Well, welcome to the list.  I don't have a whole lot of personal 
> experience
> with the pump, except that one of my sons is a type 1 diabetic who uses a
> pump, and believe me, its very impressive to me.
> My doctor tells me that he thinks I'll go that way someday myself, but
> that's hopefully a long way off.  My son's pump and accompanying software
> seems to do some amazing things, including allowing him to program his 
> food
> choices, and coming back with insulin level adjustments.  It amazes me how
> much info the thing contains, but, alas, it isn't accessible.
> Keep raising your questions, because I think there's a lot of help and
> interested people here.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chanelle Hill
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:27 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list subscriber
>
> Dear List Members,
>
> I read an article about insulin pumps that someone from NFB wrote several
> years ago, and so I thought I would join this list to see if anyone has 
> had
> improved accessibility with the pump and for other diabetes issues. I am a
> Type I diabetic, and I have been using the Minimed Paradigm 512 insulin 
> pump
> and the Prodigy Voice meter. I know that NFB is heavily involved in
> advocacy, but what has been done to inform insulin pump companies of the
> need for more accessible pumps? Is there any way to become involved in
> advocating for better accessibility? It would be wonderful to use the new
> Minimed Continuous Glucose Monitoring system, but the meter needed to
> calibrate the pump doesn't talk. It seems like that could easily be fixed
> since there are already talking glucometers. I spoke with a rep from 
> Minimed
> about upgrading my pump and asked if Minimed was working on a pump that
> would be more accessible. She thought that the company was, but no one has
> gotten back to me.
>
> It sounds like someone is having problems with the Prodigy Voice meter on
> this list? After calling and waiting a few weeks to get some more strips, 
> I
> found out that Homecare Solutions is no longer carrying the strips for
> Prodigy Voice and that they are carrying a new meter that is supposedly 
> like
> the Prodigy called the Clever Check. Have any of you heard of this new
> meter? Hopefully it has all of the audible features and more accessible
> software (that's almost too much to ask :-) ).
>
> Finally my last question. I am checking out state rehabilitation centers 
> in
> Minnesota-one of which is Blind Inc. On the CD that SSB sent me containing 
> a
> BLIND cyber brochure, a class for diabetes management was mentioned. Do 
> you
> know if that is still taught? Apart from that, have any of you had
> experience with the training programs at Blind Inc.?
>
> Thanks in advance for answering my questions.
>
>
>
> Chanelle
>
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