[Diabetes-talk] wearing your pump

[d m gina]

Yes I would love a copy of this article.
Thanks.

Original message:
> Look on the NFB website for "Bridging the Gap"; it's there both in text 
> form and in .MP3 audio files.  I have a copy at home in Word document 
> form I can send to whomever would like it.  I don't think Veronica's 
> article is there anymore but Tom Ley has a couple of articles on using 
> pumps as a blind person.

> Mike Freeman
> sent from my iPhone


> On Mar 4, 2011, at 10:02, Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com> wrote:

>> Dar, most pumps have a four-year warranty, except for the Accu-chek 
>> Spirit, which is six. That's how often insurance companies generally 
>> will replace a pump. But I think it would be wise to start with your 
>> health care team to discuss whether or not it's right for you right now 
>> in terms of your diabetes management, not the blindness issues. <grin.>
>> I was looking around this morning for my copy of the book that the NFB 
>> published back in 1996. While some of the technology has changed, the 
>> basic book was designed to show mostly health care pros how much we can 
>> actually manage on our own as blind people. I wrote the article on 
>> managing insulin pumps. Like I said, much of the technology is 
>> different now, but filling cartridges still happens, at least for now. <grin.>
>> This book had a nice title which is escaping me at the moment. Oh no! 
>> Hahahahahaha! I wonder if the NFB still has copies. Now the grand hunt 
>> begins around here for mine! Just because! <grin.> But it was really 
>> well put together and covered lots of different topics.
>> Too bad there's no way to know where things stand with Prodigy, the FDA 
>> and anybody else involved in the process. I think if I were not yet on 
>> a pump and there was a way to know the talking pump was close, man, I 
>> might just wait a bit and get that. Hey, nothing like a good fantasy, right?
>> But good for you for exploring and asking questions. That's the only 
>> way we get the best.

>> Veronica
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