[Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump
d m gina
dmgina at samobile.net
Thu Mar 3 03:28:21 UTC 2011
Is this when you are taken off the pill, or still on the pill?
I didn't know this, and will see my doctor in May.
Does this matter where your a one c is?
Even if it is good?
I understand that the Met Formen causes cancer?
If you get off this, are your chances better than not getting this ccancer?
Original message:
> Also, more and more studies are beginning to show that diabetic
> complications are significantly reduced when type 2's are put on insulin
> earlier rather than later.
> Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 9:15 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump
> more and more doctors are putting diabetic on insulin, because it is more
> affective then the pills, I keep up to date with my Primary Care, and
> Endocrinologist and my Nephrologist who has taken care of my kidneys since I
> had to go on Dialysis.
> They have told me they have more and more type 2 having to take insulin
> because either patients are not compliant meaning they don't follow doctors
> orders, they don't have the insurance to cover them, and they are under so
> much stress in every day things that it keeps their sugars high.
> Also, my Kidney doctor, easier for me to write, told me on my last
> appointment, that he is seeing and increase of diabetics on dialysis, and
> more and more with type 2. Because the type 2s he is seeing also have high
> blood pressure and high cholesterol, mostly because he says that to many
> people listen to doctors that do not specialize in the disease like an
> endocrinologist, or they refuse to go to the doctor.
> Or they tell their families, that I am boarder line, no such thing.
> Trying to keep on top of my own disease, and ask question since I am part of
> DAN here in NY and National. That we all should be asking these questions,
> they all affect us.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter<mailto:bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump
> My understanding has been that most type 2's can control things with
> diet and/or oral medication. Most type 2's do not require insulin, but
> you are not the first I have heard say this. I am no expert, but since
> type 2's are still producing some level of natural insulin, and type 1's
> do not produce insulin at all, this is of course why we are on insulin
> from the start, maybe it is not as beneficial for type 2's to be on the
> pump.
> Not sure why type 2's using insulin are usually not elgible for the
> pump. Some one should ask their doctor about this.
> Bridgit
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:34 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] using the insulin pump
> It is interesting to me, if the pump is this good, then why don't they
> let type two diabetics have it as well, who are serious in keeping
> numbers down.
> I also would love to cut down on the shots each time before a meal. I'm
> a very strong lady, where I will do my best to keep my numbers in a
> good range.
> If they go out of range in the two hundred area, then I know I can't
> have this food that caused the number to rock as I call it.
> The only way to learn and know is to try it and go from there. I know
> you will do well, keep up the swell work.
> Original message:
>> 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<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:
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>> [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-----
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>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of tom
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 11:32 AM
>> To:
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> k 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:k7ui
> j at panix.com>>>
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-ta
> lk 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
> @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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