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

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Thu Mar 3 04:13:08 UTC 2011 

Dar:

Since I'm on intensive diabetes management, this means that I calculate how
much carbohydrate is in a meal and give myself enough insulin to cover it.
For at-home stuff, I know how much carbohydrate is in whatever I'm eating
either from the recipe or by consulting carbohydrate tables (there are a
number on the web) and add up the carbohydrate in each ingredient,
multiplied by the fraction of a serving of that carbohydrate is in what I'm
eating.  For example, one cup of milk contains 12 grams of carbohydrate.

For fast food stuff, I look it up on a site like
<http://www.carlorieking.com> or, more likely, I use an iPhone app called
FastFoodCal which lists all the relevant nutritionl parameters (sodium,
amount of fat, carbohydrate and so on) in the particular fast food item.

Sometimes it's just guesswork; by testing and observing your body's reaction
you will learn about what you can eat without raising your bg too much and
you eventually learn something of the portion sizes you can handle.

If you don't count carbs (and I gather you do not), you were probably given
an idea how many "carb choices", that is, number of 15-gram carb items, you
can eat per meal.  You then guess or look up how much is in what you propose
to eat and act accordingly.

No one ever said that diabetes control didn't involve use of the gray
matter!

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 8:04 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?

OK a question for you, since I'm the cook of the home smile,
and you have only a small portion of your meal left that you can't use 
for another meal the next day, you can't add this to your plate?
If it is a half cup of your dinner or a one cup of your dinner,
you must stick with that?
also when you go out to a fast food place, how do you work with this?
I try for the childs hamburger, and share fries with my husband taking 
two or three at most.
I either drink water, or iced tea plain.
These are questions that have never been answered for my satisfaction.

Original message:
> I am not on a rigid diet.  Gotta count carbs religiously, though.

> Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 8:57 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?

> Has anyone else never had a strict diet?  When I was younger (late 80's)
> I had more dietary restrictions, but I also always ran low so I was
> suppose to eat more.

> When products like Lantis came around, what I could and could not eat
> became more flexible.  With Lantis, I followed the sliding scale after
> meals, only taking insulin after eating and not prescribing to a pre-set
> amount of insulin for the day.

> The pump is now similar, but better.  Again, I only take insulin after
> eating-- including snacks-- so I am getting whatever amount of insulin I
> require at that time.  It is not so rigid.

> So, though I lean more towards the healthier side of eating (actually, I
> usually don't eat enough *smile*) I have not had to stick to super rigid
> eating habits.

> I have always watched my weight, and my A1-C has always hung around a
> relatively good level so maybe this accounts for it.  I also do not
> prefer sweet foods, at least now that I am older.

> I do count carbs, and watch my portions and again, I tend to eat less
> than ering on the other end, but, I have been rather flexible in what I
> could eat over the years, at least the last 15 years or so.

> Just curious if anyone else has experienced this.

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:21 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?


> Thanks for sharing,
> So much I don't understand, I'm type two, and for this I'm trying hard
> to keep my numnbers at a mild roar smile.
> you sure have to watch what you eat, at times it can be a trile. I take
> care of my diabetes, I don't let it take care of me. I have to say
> though cravings can get the best of you at times. Glad I'm getting
> better with this as well.

> Original message:
>> 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-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 8:16 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Insulin pump is it out yet?


>> 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-----
>>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 11:44 AM
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> 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

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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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