[Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump
cheryl echevarria
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Wed Mar 2 13:23:21 UTC 2011
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----- Original Message -----
From: Diane<mailto:dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump
Cheryl,
My Animas pump only has 3 buttons!
welcome to the world of pumping!
Diane
----- Original Message -----
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Freeman<mailto:k7uij at panix.com<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<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%3Cmailto: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%3Cmailto: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<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto: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<mailto:k7uij at panix.com%3Cmailto:k7uij at panix.com>>>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto: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<mailto:bwilliamson at redeemer.net%3Cmailto: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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