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

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

I have had great medical staff who believed in my abilities from day
one.  I have been very lucky in this department.  I have actually been
asked to mentor other patients, and our NFB chapter has done
presentations for the diabetes clinic in Omaha.  I am far from perfect,
and I have my days, but my point is that blindness was not a reason to
think I couldn't handle independent management, or an insulin pump.

I have been shocked to learn how many people lack this experience.  I
met one lady a few years ago whose 10-year-old son was handling her
diabetes because she, and her doctors, did not think she could manage it
as a blind person.

I, too, would not change my pump for anything.  It really has made a
difference.

It seems like we have to adjust my rates every few months.  My eating
habits and daily routine are pretty stable, but for some reason, I will
run low and then in 4 to 5 months, I start running high for a time.  I
now will adjust rates on my own when I feel it is necessary, and I have
a temp increase as well as a second basil pattern I can switch to if
necessary.  Like during (I will be diplomatic since we are mixed
company) my lady time of the month-- my readings go crazy so I use my
second basil pattern which has rates set with higher dosages of insulin.
I usually run this for about a week.

It will be interesting to see what Prodigy does.  Hopefully their first
model will be pretty efficient and not require too many updates to fix
bugs.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica Elsea
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 11:21 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?


Bridget and others, I've found that it's pretty easy to hear any air 
bubbles when filling the cartridge. As you're pushing the plunger in, 
just hold the thing near your ear and you'll get great info. <grin.> 
In 20 years, nobody has ever filled any of my cartridges. It was a 
bit trickier filling the little pod for the OmniPod though. There was 
more effort involved in keeping all of the twiddly fiddly bits of 
tape out of the way. I hope this part is more nicely designed on the 
Prodigy. <grin.>
And like you Bridget, a cartridge also lasts me about a week. And one 
day after having quite an argument with a really annoying 
endocrinologist, I changed my basal pattern so that a new rate came 
in on the half hour. I did it just to bother him. Funny thing was it 
really worked for me too. Oh sometimes that little imp inside just 
has to come out and play. Hahahahaha!
I'm just about to undertake another round of basal testing to see if 
my levels are still correct. Right now my insulin to carb ratios are 
one unit per 15 grams at breakfast and 1 unit per 10 grams later in the
day.

Veronica
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