[Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?

Wed Mar 2 04:37:52 UTC 2011

When I say I have had the best control of my blood sugars, I mean I do
not have constant fluctuations from one extreme to another.

On average, my daily numbers run between 100 and 130, and my A1-C's have
been between 6.5 and 7.  For type 1 diabetes, these are good averages.

Of course, the pump alone does not cause this-- I still have to test
regularly and make sure my sliding scale per carb ratio is correct with
each meal.  And exercise is always key for us.  If you have a pump but
continue to not take care of things, your numbers will still run all
over.

See, with the pump, rates are set up for different times of the day so
if I am more inclined to run high at night, rates are set accordingly,
and vice versus for low times.  If changes happen, we adjust the rates
as well.  Instead of one or two shots a day of long acting insulin, I
now have multiple rates set for different times.  My pump has the
ability to set a different rate for every 30 minutes if necessary.

I then use a sliding scale for meals.  I count carbs and then deliver my
bolsis which is 1 unit per every 15 grams of carbs.

A cartridge of insulin is loaded into the pump, and, for me, one
cartridge last about a week.  I can fill the cartridges, but I prefer to
have someone sighted do it since I can't tell if there are air bubbles
or things like that.  I can, though, load the cartridge without
assistance.

This is why they say pumps are the closest thing to a functioning
pancreas.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
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When you speak of your numbers being in control, what are you saying.
Are they same all of the time? Example 110 or 100? You are doing well if
I understand correctly.

Original message:
> Yes, I agree.  I am totally blind and have been using an insulin pump 
> for six years now.  I have not had problems related to the pump, and I

> have had the best control of my sugars ever.

> You will learn how to operate the pump, and I am glad to see you have 
> medical staff willing to help you learn this tool.

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 11:44 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?

> Wishing you the best with learning your new pump.
> I know you will catch on just fine.

> Original message:
>> FYI, I finally got approval last week to get my insulin pump, yeah, I

>> got it in the mail last week and today I start training on it.

>> So finally, especially with my high sugars, and my kidney transplant 
>> it should be more under control now.

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>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Mike Freeman<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>
>>   To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>   Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 11:30 AM
>>   Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?

>>   Bonna:

>>   The answers are NO and NO.  Manufacturers are notoriously 
>> overly-optimistic re release dates.

>>   Mike Freeman
>>   sent from my iPhone

>>   On Mar 1, 2011, at 8:17, Bonna Williamson 
>> <bwilliamson at redeemer.net<mailto:bwilliamson at redeemer.net>> wrote:

>>> Last year I received a phone call from Prada gee regarding their new

>>> talking insulin pump that is supposed to be on the market the first 
>>> quarter of this year. Is it available yet? If not, do they have a 
>>> release date to the blind diabetic? Thanks for any input. It is 
>>> greatly appreciated. Bonna Williamson

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