[Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump

Diane dianefilipe at peoplepc.com
Wed Mar 2 12:52:12 UTC 2011 

Cheryl,
My Animas pump only has 3 buttons!
welcome to the world of pumping!
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 5:30 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump


>I have been training on it for 1 day already and I have the pump on.
>
> for the 1st week they have saline in it so that I know what I am doing.
>
> I have some vision but not enough to read the LCD Screens.
>
> But it only has 5 buttons on it, and the person training me has worked 
> with the blind before and I have the latest model from Medtronics, a 
> little different then my daughter pump, she is sighted and has used the 
> pump for about 4 years.
>
> Nelson was not home when we were doing the training, the diabetic educator 
> from my doctors office is training me on it.  Since he knows me already 
> and what I can handle and not.
>
> the buttons are raised on it, so far I am doing it correctly.
>
> and we practiced a few times putting the battery in, also how to change 
> the sets, meaning filling the pump, and attaching it to my body, it was 
> hard at first, but now in less then 24 hours it has become second nature 
> to me.
>
> I am a fast learner, always was even when I was sighted.
>
> I am not saying that everyone will get it at first, but they will not have 
> you use it with insulin in the pump until you can totally do it, and if 
> you have a person who will help you change the pump when you need to fill 
> it again, use them at first make sure that they are at the training 
> sessions with you.
>
> Let them watch you do it, and that you can do it yourself.
>
> If not then if you are a person that needs help use help nothing wrong in 
> it.
>
> Using the pump over the needle has advantages, you have closer in range 
> numbers with your readings because you have continuous insulin, also you 
> are not counting carbs to figure out your before meal insulin, if you are 
> 200 and you know that when you are this high before dinner, it is the same 
> amount of insulin you will give yourself that you would with a needle.
>
> Also, you don't have to worry about sticking yourself, which I have done 
> many of times.
>
> I may write something up for the Braille Monitor on a first time pump user 
> from the needle.
>
> You will have better readings and you will feel better, and you will not 
> need lantus when you use the pump either.
>
> The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>
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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 9:42 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?
>
>
>  Bridgit:
>
>  In order to admit that a talking pump might be useful, one must 
> acknowledge
>  to oneself and to others that one is blind.  How many of those dealing 
> with
>  diabetic retinopathy do you suppose are ready to do that?  Of those who 
> do
>  admit it, how many use a pump?  I suspect that this last number is 
> perhaps a
>  thousand at most.  In other words, there is little economic incentive
>  tempting pump manufacturers to enter this extremely limited market.  This
>  situation won't ultimately change until we secure passage of our 
> Technology
>  Bill of Rights for the Blind.
>
>  Mike Freeman
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: 
> diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>  [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
>  Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:03 PM
>  To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
>  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?
>
>  Since diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, you would
>  think they would develop more tools and items like talking insulin
>  pumps.
>
>  My nurse educator pushes for this whenever she speaks at conferences, or
>  attends seminars.  It just makes sense.
>
>  If they can make some of the talking toys I see for children, they can
>  certainly produce an insulin pump.
>
>  Why are we always fighting for this stuff?  It gets tiring.
>
>  Bridgit P
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: 
> diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>  [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of tom
>  Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 11:32 AM
>  To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?
>
>
>
>   Talking insulin pump..............again another miracle on the
>  threashhold.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>>
>  To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind 
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>>
>  Sent: Tue, Mar 1, 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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