[Diabetes-talk] Blind Inc....
Alan Wheeler
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I can promise you, as a former staff member of BLIND, Inc. that you don't have to be from the NFB to go there.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:13
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Blind Inc....
> Dear Bern,
> I'm not sure if it is okay to be talking about Blind Inc. on the diabetes
> list, so maybe if we continue this conversation you could write me off list?
> I should not have mentioned it and just stuck to the portion about a
> diabetes class at the center.
> Blind Inc. seems to be very thorough in training clients. However, I am a
> little worried because the policies seem to be quite strict and I am not
> sure how open staff are to someone who is not from the NFB. I am also
> curious as to how flexible the staff members are. I hope to arrange a tour
> for sometime late this month or early next month. I live a few hours from
> Minneapolis, so I need to plan a trip with my friends who will be driving.
>
> Chanelle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of The Jacobs' Family
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:58 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Blind Inc....
>
> Good Morning Chanelle:
>
> There was a question here about BLIND Inc. Please rest assured that
> BLIND INC. is one of our training centers. Can't get much better than that
> Honey. I've personally known many of the staff there--seems like since
> dirt! The standards are impeccably high. Believe me, you won't regret
> attending there. And, of course, we now have Diabetes Management/Care
> training at all of our Centers. With the growing diabetic population,
> obviously comes the growing demand for diabetes management
> education/training.
>
> Welcome back Miss Chanelle!!
>
> Bern
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 1:00 PM
> Subject: Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 20, Issue 3
>
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>> 1. questions from a fairly new list subscriber (Chanelle Hill)
>> 2. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber
>> (Paul & Paula Jordan)
>> 3. National Federation of the Blind President to Deliver Keynote
>> Address at Notre Dame's Blindness Symposium (Freeh, Jessica)
>> 4. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber (Vincent Chaney)
>> 5. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber (David Anspach)
>> 6. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber (Mike Freeman)
>> 7. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber (K C)
>> 8. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber (Chanelle Hill)
>> 9. Re: questions from a fairly new list subscriber (Chanelle Hill)
>>
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>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:27:03 -0600
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list subscriber
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:54:22 -0500
>> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <00f101c99c52$fea83e60$fdc8a8c0 at PaulJordan>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> 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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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:58:49 -0600
>> From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews
>> <dandrews at visi.com>)
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] National Federation of the Blind President to
>> Deliver Keynote Address at Notre Dame's Blindness Symposium
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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>>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>>
>>
>> CONTACT:
>>
>> Chris Danielsen
>>
>> Director of Public Relations
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>>
>> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>>
>> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>
>>
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind President to
>> Deliver Keynote Address at Notre Dame's Blindness Symposium
>>
>>
>>
>> Speech will Address Education and Civil Rights for All Americans
>>
>>
>>
>> Baltimore, Maryland (March 3, 2009): Dr. Marc Maurer, President of
>> the National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest
>> organization of blind people in the United States, will give the
>> keynote address at the Notre Dame Disability Studies Forum's
>> blindness symposium. The symposium will be held at the University of
>> Notre Dame on March 6, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The Notre
>> Dame Disability Studies Forum is hosting speakers from arts-based and
>> technology-based disciplines to discuss the culture and technology
>> surrounding blindness and low vision. The symposium will also
>> feature a technology fair running concurrently with the conference
>> and highlighting products that blind people can use.
>>
>>
>>
>> "I am honored to give the keynote address at this influential
>> symposium conducted by my alma mater. With the increasing use of
>> electronic textbooks, Web-based instruction, and other technology in
>> the classroom, it is critical that educators consider how all aspects
>> of the educational system can be made accessible to all students
>> including the blind. Only 10 percent of all blind children are
>> currently learning to read and write using Braille. Our educational
>> system is failing these students and this issue must be addressed
>> immediately. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on these crucial
>> subjects to this prestigious gathering."
>>
>>
>>
>> Attendees of the symposium will get to see firsthand a brand-new,
>> highly affordable navigational aid called AdapTap that blind swimmers
>> can use to keep their bearings in a swimming pool. The National
>> Federation of the Blind awarded the project a 2008 Dr. Jacob Bolotin
>> Award for outstanding and innovative achievements in the blindness field.
>>
>>
>>
>> Both the academic conference and the technology fair will be open at
>> no charge to the general public. For more information about the
>> symposium, please e-mail
>> <mailto:BlindnessSymposium at gmail.com>BlindnessSymposium at gmail.com.
>> For more information on the National Federation of the Blind, please
>> visit <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ###
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
>> is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
>> people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people's lives
>> through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs
>> encouraging independence and self-confidence. It is the leading
>> force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's
>> blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the
>> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in
>> the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:10:21 -0500
>> From: Vincent Chaney <vgc732 at optonline.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <CBFDA2C57213463BACE67FB798C003A9 at Vincent>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>>
>> Chanelle,
>>
>> Welcome to the list...
>>
>> I too am a pumper, an insulin pump user. I am using the Medtronic Minimed
>> 712 but require my wife to fill it due to the inaccessible menu options.
>> Once it is filled I work with the beeps to deliver the "Normal" or
>> "Squared"
>> bolis amounts as you probably do.
>> Regarding the "Clever Check", I performed a "Google" search on this and
>> found no indication it included any accessibility feature. The Blog I also
>> looked at noted it worked with only one button which could be used with a
>> talking machine but very unlikely. I would recommend you to contact one of
>> the many suppliers noted on this list who carry the "Prodigy Voice Test
>> Strips". The company I work with is "Advanced Diabetic Solutions" and just
>> received new strips about 10 days ago. Their Web Site is:
>> http://www.advanceddiabeticsolutions.net/
>> Their phone number is 1-888-377-6382. Tina Rockwell, Director of Patient
>> Services, is whom has helped me and the members from the Diabetes Division
>> of the NFBNJ.
>>
>> Vince
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:27 PM
>> 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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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:32:31 -0500
>> From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <CA74FC1DE42045DDB93B0221DE92B215 at SuperMaddox>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hi Chanelle,
>> Welcome to the diabetes talk list. This list is full of great people and I
>> think you will learn a lot here.
>> My name is David anspach and I live in largo Florida with my wife Tammy.
>> We
>> are both diabetics ad have been so for most of our lives, Tammy for nearly
>> 42 years and I for about 34 years. Tammy has been using a Minimed insulin
>> pump since 2001. she has used several different models, none of which were
>> very accessible, of course. She is now using the Paradigm 722 pump with
>> pretty good success. I saw how well she was able to control her diabetes
>> through the use of an insulin pump and started using a Minimed Paradigm
>> 712
>> pump in 2004. I'm now also using the 722 because my insurance company
>> covered the upgrade and I figured why not go for it. I have had reasonable
>> success using the pump as well.
>>
>> I have remained very frustrated with the fact that Minimed is yet to begin
>> working on an accessible insulin pump. Tammy and I both have discussed the
>> development of an accessible insulin pump with various Minimed people over
>> the past four or five years. We continue to get the same basic answer of
>> "it's been suggested many, many times, but Minimed has not started looking
>> at ways to develop a pump that is accessible to the blind." Basically, I
>> was
>> told just last week that it comes down to a matter of what sells the most
>> insulin pumps, making them accessible, or, adding other new technologies
>> to
>> help the masses. I fear that it will take a smaller company to actually
>> develop an accessible insulin pump. In fact, it is my understanding that
>> the
>> same people who developed the Prodigy Voice meter, DDI, are also looking
>> into the feasibility of developing an accessible insulin pump. I even
>> mentioned this to the Minimed people I met with a few weeks ago and they
>> seemed to be somewhat interested in learning more.
>>
>> I think the best thing you can do as a blind pumper is to continue to talk
>> to Minimed about creating an accessible pump. You just need to be
>> persistent
>> and ask anyone and everyone you talk to at Minimed who can take your
>> request
>> and actually submit it to the proper channels. According to the sales rep
>> I
>> spoke with a few weeks ago, they have received quite a lot of requests
>> for
>> accessible pumps, so, they are at least hearing our requests. In the end,
>> though, I think it will take a large number of blind diabetics to get an
>> accessible pump created. The manufacturers are certainly going to put
>> their
>> research and development dollars into the technology that sells the most
>> pumps and benefits the largest number of diabetics out there. As the
>> population ages, blindness will be on the rise along with the rise in the
>> number of diabetics encountering some type of visual impairment.
>>
>> In the end, I think it's sad that money drives the types of changes we now
>> see in insulin pumps. I know this is just the way it is, but there are so
>> many blind diabetics out there who either use a pump now, or could benefit
>> from the increased level you get through the use of a pump. I know the
>> pump
>> isn't for everyone, but, for those who are interested in the increased
>> level
>> of control it offers, I think it is a great option.
>>
>> Have a great week,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----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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>>
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>> mpabay.rr.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:58:23 -0800
>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <FEAB66C6E6C74607A652D32A6DEAB00B at owner96190708e>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Chanelle:
>>
>> With respect to BLIND, Inc., it's a great rehab center. I know some of
>> the personnel who teach there and they're great folks and know what
>> they're about. If you go to http://www.nfb.org, thence to the
>> "Publications" link and thence to "The Braile Monitor", you can read a
>> review and description of the BLIND, Inc. program in a recent issue.
>> Just do a search for "Blind, INC." and you'll find it or just peruse the
>> tables of contents for the past few issues.
>>
>> BLIND, Inc. had someone who specialized in diabetes management but don't
>> think there's one there now. However, there are a number of persons
>> there who have diabetes and who can probably put you in touch with
>> blindness-savvy CDEs. Additionally, there's a lot of practical expertise
>> on this list.
>>
>> Insofar as pump accessibility is concerned, I and several others from
>> the Diabetes Action Network are working on the problem. However, the
>> situation isn't much different than that which you described from an
>> article several years ago. Although at first blush it would seem that it
>> would be easy to make an insulin pump talk, it isn't quite as simple as
>> one might suppose. One has to determine what must be spoken when and in
>> what form (for example, if one is using a pump with a CGMS system, often
>> the information is graphically displayed, not numerically displayed and
>> one must figure out how to convey this verbally). WE have had some
>> communication with one pump manufacturer which has showed a bit of
>> interest. However, if truth be told, despite what we might think, the
>> blind (and yes, I mean the visually impaired also) are a pretty small
>> segment of the market so pump manufacturers have to be shown a good
>> reason for making the investment in access technology. AS I say, we're
>> working on it. I doubt anything is in the immediate offing.
>>
>> AS to the Clevercheck, I've not seen one but suspect that it is like the
>> Prodigy Autocode or the Advocate in that it would speak a bg reading --
>> once -- but that all other functions would be inaccessible. But I
>> emphasize that I'm going on a hunch, not on knowledge.
>>
>> We'll keep working on the pump problem, though!
>>
>> Mike Freeman, President
>> Diabetes Action Network
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 1:27 PM
>> 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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>> Message: 7
>> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 00:42:52 -0500
>> From: "K C" <kcc86 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>>
>> 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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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 8
>> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:44:14 -0600
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <516E1A12D11A4ABB820E22B0602C84C0 at HILLC>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Dear Vince,
>> Thanks for replying to my email. I am grateful for the many responses I
>> have
>> received from the list. I am still using the 512 but would like to upgrade
>> to the 522. How do you get your pump to deliver a square bolis? I use the
>> easy bolis feature with the beeps, but I would like to use the other bolis
>> options--especially since they give a person even more control. Does the
>> square wave bolis have to do with insulin being delivered over the course
>> of
>> a few hours? I am able to fill my pump on my own. I just have a sighted
>> friend double check that there are no bubbles in my reservoirs. I have
>> been
>> on the pump since 2004, and I went to a diabetes center in 2007 where the
>> nurses were willing to teach me how to draw up insulin. Before that, I
>> thought filling reservoirs was impossible for a blind person.
>> Thanks for checking on the Clever Check meter. The lady from Homecare
>> Solutions with whom I spoke sounded vague about it. Thanks for the
>> information about Advanced Diabetic Solutions! I really need that now
>> since
>> I haven't gotten anywhere with Homecare Solutions. If they have already
>> shipped out the Clever Check today as they said they would, I will report
>> to
>> the list as to what it is like.
>>
>> Chanelle
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vincent Chaney
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:10 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list subscriber
>>
>> Chanelle,
>>
>> Welcome to the list...
>>
>> I too am a pumper, an insulin pump user. I am using the Medtronic Minimed
>> 712 but require my wife to fill it due to the inaccessible menu options.
>> Once it is filled I work with the beeps to deliver the "Normal" or
>> "Squared"
>>
>> bolis amounts as you probably do.
>> Regarding the "Clever Check", I performed a "Google" search on this and
>> found no indication it included any accessibility feature. The Blog I also
>> looked at noted it worked with only one button which could be used with a
>> talking machine but very unlikely. I would recommend you to contact one of
>> the many suppliers noted on this list who carry the "Prodigy Voice Test
>> Strips". The company I work with is "Advanced Diabetic Solutions" and just
>> received new strips about 10 days ago. Their Web Site is:
>> http://www.advanceddiabeticsolutions.net/
>> Their phone number is 1-888-377-6382. Tina Rockwell, Director of Patient
>> Services, is whom has helped me and the members from the Diabetes Division
>> of the NFBNJ.
>>
>> Vince
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:27 PM
>> 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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>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 11:03:53 -0600
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list
>> subscriber
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <881C9EA144354F1BA00C4C14810A70E0 at HILLC>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Dear Mike,
>> Thanks for replying to my message. I will check out the Braille Monitor. I
>> subscribed to Voice of the Diabetic about a month ago and haven't received
>> an issue yet. I opted to receive the publication via email.
>> The CD I received from Blind Inc., seems to be a few years old since some
>> of
>> the articles date back to 2004, 2001, and those reprinted from the 90's.
>> I would like to get connected with diabetes educators who have had
>> experience working with the blind.
>> That would be great if Prodigy made a talking pump!
>> Minimed pumps have software that allows one to make changes to basal
>> rates,
>> the increment for easy bolis, time and date, and other items that are set
>> through the pump menus. It would be nice if one could also use the
>> software
>> to program a bolis that would be delivered as soon as the pump was
>> disconnected from the computer. For example, I think that the pump has
>> bolis
>> wizzard--a feature to calculate insulin needed for carbs eaten and high
>> blood sugars. These calculations can easily be made manually, but I think
>> the pump also keeps track of active insulin.
>> I will figure out who I could speak to at Minimed about this or pump
>> accessibility. I appreciate your efforts to advocate accessibility with
>> the
>> insulin pump companies.
>>
>> Chanelle
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:58 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] questions from a fairly new list subscriber
>>
>> Chanelle:
>>
>> With respect to BLIND, Inc., it's a great rehab center. I know some of
>> the personnel who teach there and they're great folks and know what
>> they're about. If you go to http://www.nfb.org, thence to the
>> "Publications" link and thence to "The Braile Monitor", you can read a
>> review and description of the BLIND, Inc. program in a recent issue.
>> Just do a search for "Blind, INC." and you'll find it or just peruse the
>> tables of contents for the past few issues.
>>
>> BLIND, Inc. had someone who specialized in diabetes management but don't
>> think there's one there now. However, there are a number of persons
>> there who have diabetes and who can probably put you in touch with
>> blindness-savvy CDEs. Additionally, there's a lot of practical expertise
>> on this list.
>>
>> Insofar as pump accessibility is concerned, I and several others from
>> the Diabetes Action Network are working on the problem. However, the
>> situation isn't much different than that which you described from an
>> article several years ago. Although at first blush it would seem that it
>> would be easy to make an insulin pump talk, it isn't quite as simple as
>> one might suppose. One has to determine what must be spoken when and in
>> what form (for example, if one is using a pump with a CGMS system, often
>> the information is graphically displayed, not numerically displayed and
>> one must figure out how to convey this verbally). WE have had some
>> communication with one pump manufacturer which has showed a bit of
>> interest. However, if truth be told, despite what we might think, the
>> blind (and yes, I mean the visually impaired also) are a pretty small
>> segment of the market so pump manufacturers have to be shown a good
>> reason for making the investment in access technology. AS I say, we're
>> working on it. I doubt anything is in the immediate offing.
>>
>> AS to the Clevercheck, I've not seen one but suspect that it is like the
>> Prodigy Autocode or the Advocate in that it would speak a bg reading --
>> once -- but that all other functions would be inaccessible. But I
>> emphasize that I'm going on a hunch, not on knowledge.
>>
>> We'll keep working on the pump problem, though!
>>
>> Mike Freeman, President
>> Diabetes Action Network
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 1:27 PM
>> 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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