[Diabetes-talk] Accessible Insulin Pumps???

[Priscilla McKinley]

Thanks for the information.  At this point, I think I'll wait another
few months tfor a pump that talks.  I've had Type 1 diabetes for 37
years, and I guess I can wait another few months for one I can use
alone. *smile*

Priscilla



On 10/11/10, Vincent Chaney <vgc732 at optonline.net> wrote:
> Priscilla,
>
> At this moment there are no Insulin Pumps with speech. We are fortunate
> though that the DDI Company with their line of Prodigy products is designing
> to release their IQPump in the first quarter of 2011. There is also in
> development a product called the PumpMate that will wirelessly communicate
> with the Medtronic Minimed line of pumps and the blood glucose monitors that
> interface with their pumps.
> I have been an Insulin Pumper for over 11 years today. I am blessed to have
> my wife who is whom fills my pump and makes any adjustments or record
> readings for me. We do struggle still as she is legally blind and requires a
> magnifier to see the screen.
> As I have always promised the DAN, and personally promised Ed Bryant, I will
> let everyone know ASAP when I learn of an accessible talking/audible insulin
> pump. I personally, though having to submit my total control of filling my
> pump and requiring my wife's help with working the pump, would not ever go
> back to using injections with how my quality of life has improved.
> This being my opinion and living with diabetes for 48 years...
>
> Vinny
> Vincent Chaney Jr
> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board of Directors
> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> NJAGDU (NFBNJ Association of Guide Dog Users) Division President
> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> NFBNJ Resolutions Committee Member
> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> Mail: vgc732 at optonline.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Priscilla McKinley" <priscilla.mckinley at gmail.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 2:29 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Accessible Insulin Pumps???
>
>
> I'm thinking about getting an insulin pump, and I was wondering if
> there are any insulin pumps on the market with speach.  If not, what
> ppumps are easiest to navigate without sight?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Priscilla
>
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