[Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 5
tom
jlv810g at aol.com
Wed Oct 19 10:54:44 UTC 2011
The most brilliant man is in England - my mind has lost his name at the moment. I have seen him with his talking computer and it has been over twenty years ago. Love love
tom
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From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Tue, Oct 18, 2011 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 5
Been following this thread for a bit. I've not experienced discrepancies
in the accuracy of my glucose readings with the Prodigy meter, nor have
I had discrepancies in my A-1C and what my meter says. I am, however,
frustrated with Prodigy's constant promoting of products and tools, but
nothing happening.
I remember very distinctly how they advertised a talking pump in early
2011. They put it out there for the world to see. Our dear friend
Priscilla McKinley, who sadly has passed, decided to wait on switching
to an insulin pump because of this advertisement.
2011 is almost at a close now, and no pump. I heard, on this list, I
believe, that the FDA is backed up which is why the pump hasn't been
placed on the market yet, but why advertise a product if the FDA hasn't
even approved it yet?
We know the technology is possible, so why all the problems and delays
with these products? As consumers, we're growing restless, and it seems
unfair if not unethical.
Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
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Mike, I agree that you can't paint everyone with the same brush, but
Prodigy has a history of putting things out there and not following
through. They've been promising to move manufacturing to the US too but
that hasn't happened
yet either. Where's the software? Where's the patch? These have been
showing on their website for quite awhile and yet nothing. If I were a
betting man, I'd say that the fda isn't a factor for the talking pump
not being available yet. I'd love to here what Jerry has to say about
the status of the talking pump. Maybe he or Bern will chime in.
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I hate to make like a wet blanket but frankly the market for accessible
pumps isn't sufficiently large to be a great lure for companies. But
accessible pumps will come -- just not as soon as we'd all like. AS
Veronica says, part of it is the FDA but also manufacturers always are
overly-optimistic with regard to development timetables.
Mike
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Thanks for all the updates. It is funny it all goes back to equal
access. Oh well. I will contact Mini Med. But still I really want to try
to wait before I put out the money for even the upgrade. Mini med. Only
gives $400.00 per up grade on the old pumps when getting a new one. So,
as you all say hopefully one of the companies will hurry up and get it
into gear. Thanks again everyone. Bonna
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2. Re: RTalking Insulin Pump from Pradygee?E: Diabetes-talk
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3. Talking insulin pump from Prodigy (Bridgit Pollpeter)
4. Re: Talking insulin pump from Prodigy (cheryl echevarria)
5. Re: Talking insulin pump from Prodigy (Veronica Elsea)
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Hi everyone:
I went to my doctor yesterday. I had asked him about the talking
Insulin pump that is supposed to be on the market anytime now. He stated
that there were some problems of late and that no release date has been
set? My Mini Med. Pump is out of warrantee and I am praying that it will
continue to work. My husband's just quit and the expense of replacing is
pretty tough during these times. So, does any of you have any
information. The second question is are they taking any blind
individuals for trial purposes? I am so tired of not being able to get
the full benefit from my insulin pump. Help is greatly appreciated.
Bonna
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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:48:28 -0700
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
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Subject: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have your number
When It Comes to Diabetes, Knowledge Truly Is Power
President, American Association of Diabetes Educators
Donna Tomky, MSN, RN, C-NP, CDE, FAADE
Sep 3, 2011
When people are diagnosed with diabetes <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/>
, things can seem pretty overwhelming. In a short time, they have to
absorb a daunting amount of information and start making significant
decisions about the way they live their lives.
For many people, their diabetes diagnosis is the first time they've
heard words like hypoglycemia
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/low-blood-s
ugar
/> , neuropathy
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/nerve-care-
neur
opathy/> , and microalbuminuria-or even blood glucose. Despite their
unfamiliarity with such terms, they are expected to quickly grasp the
information, change ingrained eating and exercise
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/fitness/exercise/> habits, learn
how to monitor blood glucose levels, and remember how and when to take
medications.
Yet another concept with which patients may be unfamiliar is the field
of diabetes education. Many nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and others
are certified as diabetes educators, with specific training in teaching
people how to manage their condition. Diabetes education is a proven,
effective way to help people avoid some of the serious complications
that may arise.
Diabetes is a complex disease that requires daily self-management. Most
of that work takes place outside of the physician's office-in the daily
lives of the patients. So it's necessary for patients to learn healthy
behaviors and make them part of their everyday lifestyle. But how do
they do this?
Diabetes educators focus on seven key areas of diabetes self-management,
developed by the American Association of Diabetes Educators and called
the AADE7 Self-Care BehaviorsTM. It's important for patients to
understand and set goals for improvement in each of the following areas:
Healthy Eating - Learning to make healthy food choices by paying
attention to nutritional content and portion sizes Being Active -
Recognizing the importance of physical activity and making a plan to
start moving today Monitoring - Learning to check, record, and
understand blood glucose levels and other numbers important to diabetes
self-care Taking Medication - Remembering to take medications as
prescribed and understanding how they affect the body and diabetes
management Problem Solving - Gaining skills to identify problems or
obstacles to self-care behaviors and learning how to solve them Reducing
Risks - Understanding the potential complications associated with
diabetes and taking steps to prevent developing them Healthy Coping -
Developing healthy ways of dealing with challenges and difficult
situations related to diabetes
Patients and diabetes educators can work together to create a plan for
approaching these self-care behaviors and implementing them in the
patient's life.
For someone who is newly diagnosed, Medicare and most private insurance
companies cover 10 hours of diabetes self-management training. Every
year after that, patients are entitled to two hours of diabetes
self-management training. AADE recommends that patients ask their
doctors for a referral to a diabetes educator. Diabetes educators can
also be found atwww.diabeteseducator.org/find.
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Categories:American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/american-association-of-
diab
etes-educators-aade/> , Blood Glucose
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/blood-gluco
se/>
, Diabetes <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/diabetes/> ,
Diagnosis <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/health-care/diagnosis/>
, Glucose
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Hypoglycemia
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/hypoglycemi
a/>
, Medications <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/medications/> ,
Monitoring <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/monitoring/> , Nerve
Care
(Neuropathy)
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opathy/>
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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:49:08 -0700
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
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Crippling Condition Associated with Diabetes Often Misdiagnosed and
Misunderstood
1-Sep-2011
Robert Winkler says he limped around on his painful left foot for six
months, suffering unnecessarily from a misdiagnosis by a physician who
didn't know about the symptoms and treatments for Charcot foot, a form
of localized osteoporosis linked to diabetes that causes the bones to
soften and break, often resulting in amputation.
When his primary care physician finally agreed to Mr. Winkler's request
for an x-ray, they discovered the metatarsal bones in Mr. Winkler's left
foot were all broken-a common symptom of this serious and potentially
limb-threatening lower-extremity complication.
A new article in the September issue of the journal, Diabetes Care,
describes Charcot foot and its treatment with a goal of educating
medical professionals about this painful inflammation of the foot. The
article is the product of an international task force of experts
convened by the American Diabetes Association and the American Podiatric
Medical Association in January to summarize available evidence on the
pathophysiology, natural history, presentations and treatment
recommendations for Charcot foot syndrome.
"Even though it was first described in 1883, the diagnosis and
successful treatment of Charcot foot continue to be a challenge because
this syndrome is not widely known or understood by the broader medical
profession," said Lee C. Rogers, D.P.M., co-director of the Amputation
Prevention Center at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA, and
lead author of the Diabetes Care article. "Charcot foot is now
considered to be an inflammatory syndrome most often seen in patients
with diabetes which can be successfully treated in its early stages."
The article describes Charcot foot as a condition affecting the bones,
joints and soft tissues of the foot and ankle, which is characterized by
inflammation in the earliest phase and is associated with diabetes and
neuropathy. The report finds offloading, or removing weight from the
foot, is the most important initial treatment recommendation. Surgery
can be helpful in early stages involving acute fractures of the foot or
ankle or in later stages when offloading is ineffective, according to
the article.
In Mr. Winkler's case, he was first diagnosed with Charcot foot in 2004
and had already undergone one surgery that relieved the problem for
several years. By 2010, though, he was facing the potential amputation
of the foot because of complications associated with Charcot foot
syndrome.
His podiatrist referred him to Dr. Rogers at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital's Amputation Prevention Center, an integrated limb salvage
center that is one of only a handful in the nation. Since its December
2009 opening, the Amputation Prevention Center's specialized
multidisciplinary team of highly skilled professionals has treated
patients from all over the country and around the world with
leading-edge technology, achieving a limb salvage rate of 96 percent.
George Andros, M.D., the Center's Medical Director, performed vascular
surgery to restore circulation to Mr. Winkler's left foot so that it
would heal. Then, Dr. Rogers performed surgery to rebuild the bones in
Mr. Winkler's foot. Dr. Rogers also implanted a bone stimulator that
acts like a pacemaker for bones which encourages Mr. Winkler's body to
rebuild and fuse the broken bones in his left foot. As a result, Mr.
Winkler is expected to be able to recover the use of his left foot.
"I'm very pleased because I had gone to another doctor and he wanted to
amputate my foot," Mr. Winkler said. "When I found Dr. Rogers and Valley
Presbyterian Hospital's Amputation Prevention Center, it's like I found
a blessing and an angel in disguise. I have tears running down my face
as I describe to you how I will be able to get up out of my chair and
walk because of the care I received at Valley Presbyterian Hospital. All
the people there are superb. They treat me like a king."
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From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
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You should have been contacted by Mini Med to get an upgrade on your
pump, the talking pumps won't be out yet probably for another year or 2
years.
I love my pump right now I am on the Mini Med since February. And my A1C
has gone done 2 points I am working on it, but loving it.
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>* Hi everyone:*>**>* I went to my doctor yesterday. I had asked him
about the talking Insulin*>* pump that is supposed to be on the market
anytime now. He stated that*>* there were some problems of late and that
no release date has been set? My*>* Mini Med. Pump is out of warrantee
and I am praying that it will continue*>* to work. My husband's just
quit and the expense of replacing is pretty*>* tough during these times.
So, does any of you have any information. The*>* second question is are
they taking any blind individuals for trial*>* purposes? I am so tired
of not being able to get the full benefit from my*>* insulin pump. Help
is greatly appreciated.*>* Bonna*>**>**>* -----Original Message-----*>*
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6:47 PM*>* To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb.
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org> Org*>*
Subject: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have your
number*>**>**>**>**>* When It Comes to Diabetes, Knowledge Truly Is
Power*>**>**>* President, American Association of Diabetes
Educators*>**>* Donna Tomky, MSN, RN, C-NP, CDE, FAADE*>* Sep 3,
2011*>**>* When people are diagnosed with diabetes
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/> ,*>* things can seem pretty
overwhelming. In a short time, they have to absorb*>* a*>* daunting
amount of information and start making significant decisions*>* about*>*
the way they live their lives.*>**>* For many people, their diabetes
diagnosis is the first time they've heard*>* words like
hypoglycemia*>**<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-
care/low-blood-sugar
>* /> ,
neuropathy*>**<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-ca
re/nerve-care-neur
>* opathy/> , and microalbuminuria-or even blood glucose. Despite
their*>* unfamiliarity with such terms, they are expected to quickly
grasp the*>* information, change ingrained eating and exercise*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/fitness/exercise/> habits,
learn*>* how*>* to monitor blood glucose levels, and remember how and
when to take*>* medications.*>**>* Yet another concept with which
patients may be unfamiliar is the field of*>* diabetes education. Many
nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and others are*>* certified as diabetes
educators, with specific training in teaching people*>* how to manage
their condition. Diabetes education is a proven, effective*>* way*>* to
help people avoid some of the serious complications that may
arise.*>**>* Diabetes is a complex disease that requires daily
self-management. Most of*>* that work takes place outside of the
physician's office-in the daily lives*>* of the patients. So it's
necessary for patients to learn healthy behaviors*>* and make them part
of their everyday lifestyle. But how do they do this?*>**>* Diabetes
educators focus on seven key areas of diabetes self-management,*>*
developed by the American Association of Diabetes Educators and called
the*>* AADE7 Self-Care BehaviorsTM. It's important for patients to
understand and*>* set goals for improvement in each of the following
areas:*>**>* Healthy Eating - Learning to make healthy food choices by
paying attention*>* to nutritional content and portion sizes*>* Being
Active - Recognizing the importance of physical activity and making*>*
a*>* plan to start moving today*>* Monitoring - Learning to check,
record, and understand blood glucose*>* levels*>* and other numbers
important to diabetes self-care*>* Taking Medication - Remembering to
take medications as prescribed and*>* understanding how they affect the
body and diabetes management*>* Problem Solving - Gaining skills to
identify problems or obstacles to*>* self-care behaviors and learning
how to solve them*>* Reducing Risks - Understanding the potential
complications associated with*>* diabetes and taking steps to prevent
developing them*>* Healthy Coping - Developing healthy ways of dealing
with challenges and*>* difficult situations related to diabetes*>**>*
Patients and diabetes educators can work together to create a plan
for*>* approaching these self-care behaviors and implementing them in
the*>* patient's*>* life.*>**>* For someone who is newly diagnosed,
Medicare and most private insurance*>* companies cover 10 hours of
diabetes self-management training. Every year*>* after that, patients
are entitled to two hours of diabetes self-management*>* training. AADE
recommends that patients ask their doctors for a referral*>* to*>* a
diabetes educator. Diabetes educators can also be found at*>*
www.diabeteseducator.org/find.*>**>* _____*>**>* Categories:American
Association of Diabetes Educators
(AADE)*>**<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/american-assoc
iation-of-diab
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>Sep 2011 20:49:08 -0700*>* From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>*>* To:
"Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>*>*
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] crippling condition
often*>* misdiagnosed*>* Message-ID:
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charset="us-ascii"*>**>* From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org
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[mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>]*>* On
Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf*>* Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
6:29 PM*>* To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb.
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org> Org*>*
Subject: [acb-diabetics] crippling condition often
misdiagnosed*>**>**>**>**>**>**>* Crippling Condition Associated with
Diabetes Often Misdiagnosed and*>* Misunderstood*>**>**>*
1-Sep-2011*>**>* Robert Winkler says he limped around on his painful
left foot for six*>* months, suffering unnecessarily from a misdiagnosis
by a physician who*>* didn't know about the symptoms and treatments for
Charcot foot, a form of*>* localized osteoporosis linked to diabetes
that causes the bones to soften*>* and break, often resulting in
amputation.*>**>* When his primary care physician finally agreed to Mr.
Winkler's request*>* for*>* an x-ray, they discovered the metatarsal
bones in Mr. Winkler's left foot*>* were all broken-a common symptom of
this serious and potentially*>* limb-threatening lower-extremity
complication.*>**>* A new article in the September issue of the journal,
Diabetes Care,*>* describes Charcot foot and its treatment with a goal
of educating medical*>* professionals about this painful inflammation of
the foot. The article is*>* the product of an international task force
of experts convened by the*>* American Diabetes Association and the
American Podiatric Medical*>* Association*>* in January to summarize
available evidence on the pathophysiology, natural*>* history,
presentations and treatment recommendations for Charcot foot*>*
syndrome.*>**>* "Even though it was first described in 1883, the
diagnosis and successful*>* treatment of Charcot foot continue to be a
challenge because this syndrome*>* is not widely known or understood by
the broader medical profession," said*>* Lee C. Rogers, D.P.M.,
co-director of the Amputation Prevention Center at*>* Valley
Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA, and lead author of the*>*
Diabetes Care article. "Charcot foot is now considered to be an*>*
inflammatory*>* syndrome most often seen in patients with diabetes which
can be*>* successfully*>* treated in its early stages."*>**>* The
article describes Charcot foot as a condition affecting the bones,*>*
joints and soft tissues of the foot and ankle, which is characterized
by*>* inflammation in the earliest phase and is associated with diabetes
and*>* neuropathy. The report finds offloading, or removing weight from
the foot,*>* is the most important initial treatment recommendation.
Surgery can be*>* helpful in early stages involving acute fractures of
the foot or ankle or*>* in*>* later stages when offloading is
ineffective, according to the article.*>**>* In Mr. Winkler's case, he
was first diagnosed with Charcot foot in 2004*>* and*>* had already
undergone one surgery that relieved the problem for several*>* years. By
2010, though, he was facing the potential amputation of the foot*>*
because of complications associated with Charcot foot syndrome.*>**>*
His podiatrist referred him to Dr. Rogers at Valley Presbyterian*>*
Hospital's*>* Amputation Prevention Center, an integrated limb salvage
center that is*>* one*>* of only a handful in the nation. Since its
December 2009 opening, the*>* Amputation Prevention Center's specialized
multidisciplinary team of*>* highly*>* skilled professionals has treated
patients from all over the country and*>* around the world with
leading-edge technology, achieving a limb salvage*>* rate*>* of 96
percent.*>**>* George Andros, M.D., the Center's Medical Director,
performed vascular*>* surgery to restore circulation to Mr. Winkler's
left foot so that it would*>* heal. Then, Dr. Rogers performed surgery
to rebuild the bones in Mr.*>* Winkler's foot. Dr. Rogers also implanted
a bone stimulator that acts like*>* a*>* pacemaker for bones which
encourages Mr. Winkler's body to rebuild and*>* fuse*>* the broken bones
in his left foot. As a result, Mr. Winkler is expected to*>* be able to
recover the use of his left foot.*>**>* "I'm very pleased because I had
gone to another doctor and he wanted to*>* amputate my foot," Mr.
Winkler said. "When I found Dr. Rogers and Valley*>* Presbyterian
Hospital's Amputation Prevention Center, it's like I found a*>* blessing
and an angel in disguise. I have tears running down my face as I*>*
describe to you how I will be able to get up out of my chair and walk*>*
because of the care I received at Valley Presbyterian Hospital. All
the*>* people there are superb. They treat me like a king."*>**>*
Source: Valley Presbyterian Hospital*>**>* Page Options:*>* Print
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 09:52:46 -0500
From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Talking insulin pump from Prodigy
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP14454EEB5B4B4CAF5EDAB23C41E0 at phx.gbl
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It's funny that Prodigy won't be out with the talking pump for another
couple of years after a grand announcement was made last year about it
being on the market in early 2011! Ha-ha, this is one of those I'll
believe it when I see it situations! *smile*
I've been on my pump for seven years and love it. My A1-C has been low,
and more importantly, consistent. My sugars stay pretty even-keeled, and
I have a lot more flexibility with my regimen.
I understand and respect those who don't trust pumps because they aren't
accessible yet, but in seven years, I've never had a complication arise
because of the operating of my pump in terms of me manipulating it and
delivering insulin on my own. Now, it is a piece of technology, and I
will be honest and say on two occasions I've experienced problems with
my pump, both times a manufacturing glitch with it, but I always keep
insulin pens on hand just in case, and on these two occasions, I didn't
experience extremes or problems with my sugars while I waited for the
pump to ship.
Pumps are becoming more and more sophisticated, so hopefully Prodigy
will get its but in gear, and hopefully it will reflect some of the
sophistication of pumps currently on the market.
While I can't access, or easily access, 98% of the functions on my pump,
this doesn't affect the daily operations necessary for me to use it and
have it revolutionize my personal management. Nonetheless, it would be
nice to have equal access to what most have with it. Funny, it always
comes down to equal access, doesn't it? I'm not trying to start another
lengthy discussion on pumps again, though! I'm just commiserating. LOL
Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog for Live Well Nebraska.com
athttp://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
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From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
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<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>] On Behalf
Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:00 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] RTalking Insulin Pump from
Pradygee?E:Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4
You should have been contacted by Mini Med to get an upgrade on your
pump, the talking pumps won't be out yet probably for another year or 2
years.
I love my pump right now I am on the Mini Med since February. And my A1C
has gone done 2 points I am working on it, but loving it.
Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
Cheryl Echevarriahttp://www.echevarriatravel.com
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Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com
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Inc.
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From: "Bonna Williamson" <bwilliamson at redeemer.net
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:17 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] RTalking Insulin Pump from Pradygee?E:
Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4
>* Hi everyone:*>**>* I went to my doctor yesterday. I had asked him
>about the talking*>* Insulin*>* pump that is supposed to be on the
market anytime now. He stated that*>* there were some problems of late
and that no release date has been*set? My
>* Mini Med. Pump is out of warrantee and I am praying that it
will*continue
>* to work. My husband's just quit and the expense of replacing is
pretty*
>* tough during these times. So, does any of you have any
information.*The
>* second question is are they taking any blind individuals for trial*>*
purposes? I am so tired of not being able to get the full benefit
from*my
>* insulin pump. Help is greatly appreciated.*>* Bonna*>**>**>*
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**>* Message: 1*>* Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:48:28 -0700*>* From: "Mike
Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
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"Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have*>*
your number*>* Message-ID:
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6:47 PM*>* To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb.
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org> Org*>*
Subject: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have your
number*>**>**>**>**>* When It Comes to Diabetes, Knowledge Truly Is
Power*>**>**>* President, American Association of Diabetes
Educators*>**>* Donna Tomky, MSN, RN, C-NP, CDE, FAADE*>* Sep 3,
2011*>**>* When people are diagnosed with diabetes*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/> , things can seem pretty*>*
overwhelming. In a short time, they have to absorb a daunting amount*>*
of information and start making significant decisions about*>* the way
they live their lives.*>**>* For many people, their diabetes diagnosis
is the first time they've*>* heard words like hypoglycemia*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/low-blood*>
* -sugar*>* /> ,
neuropathy*>**<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-ca
re/nerve-care-
neur
>* opathy/> , and microalbuminuria-or even blood glucose. Despite
>their*>* unfamiliarity with such terms, they are expected to quickly
grasp the*>* information, change ingrained eating and exercise*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/fitness/exercise/> habits,*learn
>* how*>* to monitor blood glucose levels, and remember how and when to
take*>* medications.*>**>* Yet another concept with which patients may
be unfamiliar is the field*
>* of diabetes education. Many nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and*>*
others are certified as diabetes educators, with specific training in*>*
teaching people how to manage their condition. Diabetes education is a*
>* proven, effective way to help people avoid some of the serious*>*
complications that may arise.*>**>* Diabetes is a complex disease that
requires daily self-management.*>* Most of that work takes place outside
of the physician's office-in the*
>* daily lives of the patients. So it's necessary for patients to
learn*>* healthy behaviors and make them part of their everyday
lifestyle. But*>* how do they do this?*>**>* Diabetes educators focus on
seven key areas of diabetes*>* self-management, developed by the
American Association of Diabetes*>* Educators and called the AADE7
Self-Care BehaviorsTM. It's important*>* for patients to understand and
set goals for improvement in each of*>* the following areas:*>**>*
Healthy Eating - Learning to make healthy food choices by paying*>*
attention to nutritional content and portion sizes Being Active -*>*
Recognizing the importance of physical activity and making a*>* plan to
start moving today*>* Monitoring - Learning to check, record, and
understand blood glucose*>* levels*>* and other numbers important to
diabetes self-care*>* Taking Medication - Remembering to take
medications as prescribed and*>* understanding how they affect the body
and diabetes management*>* Problem Solving - Gaining skills to identify
problems or obstacles to*>* self-care behaviors and learning how to
solve them*>* Reducing Risks - Understanding the potential complications
associated*with
>* diabetes and taking steps to prevent developing them*>* Healthy
Coping - Developing healthy ways of dealing with challenges*and
>* difficult situations related to diabetes*>**>* Patients and diabetes
educators can work together to create a plan for*
>* approaching these self-care behaviors and implementing them in the*>*
patient's life.*>**>* For someone who is newly diagnosed, Medicare and
most private*>* insurance companies cover 10 hours of diabetes
self-management*>* training. Every year after that, patients are
entitled to two hours of*
>* diabetes self-management training. AADE recommends that patients
ask*>* their doctors for a referral to a diabetes educator. Diabetes*>*
educators can also be found at www.diabeteseducator.org/find.*>**>*
_____*>**>* Categories:American Association of Diabetes Educators
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>Sep 2011 20:49:08 -0700*>* From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
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>* misdiagnosed*>* Message-ID:
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Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf*>* Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
6:29 PM*>* To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb.
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org> Org*>*
Subject: [acb-diabetics] crippling condition often
misdiagnosed*>**>**>**>**>**>**>* Crippling Condition Associated with
Diabetes Often Misdiagnosed and*>* Misunderstood*>**>**>*
1-Sep-2011*>**>* Robert Winkler says he limped around on his painful
left foot for six*>* months, suffering unnecessarily from a misdiagnosis
by a physician who*
>* didn't know about the symptoms and treatments for Charcot foot, a
form*
>* of localized osteoporosis linked to diabetes that causes the bones
to*>* soften and break, often resulting in amputation.*>**>* When his
primary care physician finally agreed to Mr. Winkler's*>* request*>*
for*>* an x-ray, they discovered the metatarsal bones in Mr. Winkler's
left*foot
>* were all broken-a common symptom of this serious and potentially*>*
limb-threatening lower-extremity complication.*>**>* A new article in
the September issue of the journal, Diabetes Care,*>* describes Charcot
foot and its treatment with a goal of educating*>* medical professionals
about this painful inflammation of the foot. The*
>* article is the product of an international task force of experts*>*
convened by the American Diabetes Association and the American*>*
Podiatric Medical Association in January to summarize available*>*
evidence on the pathophysiology, natural history, presentations and*>*
treatment recommendations for Charcot foot syndrome.*>**>* "Even though
it was first described in 1883, the diagnosis and*>* successful
treatment of Charcot foot continue to be a challenge*>* because this
syndrome is not widely known or understood by the broader*
>* medical profession," said Lee C. Rogers, D.P.M., co-director of
the*>* Amputation Prevention Center at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in
Van*>* Nuys, CA, and lead author of the Diabetes Care article. "Charcot
foot*>* is now considered to be an inflammatory syndrome most often seen
in*>* patients with diabetes which can be successfully*>* treated in its
early stages."*>**>* The article describes Charcot foot as a condition
affecting the bones,*
>* joints and soft tissues of the foot and ankle, which is
characterized*>* by inflammation in the earliest phase and is associated
with diabetes*>* and neuropathy. The report finds offloading, or
removing weight from*>* the foot, is the most important initial
treatment recommendation.*>* Surgery can be helpful in early stages
involving acute fractures of*>* the foot or ankle or in later stages
when offloading is ineffective,*>* according to the article.*>**>* In
Mr. Winkler's case, he was first diagnosed with Charcot foot in*>*
2004*>* and*>* had already undergone one surgery that relieved the
problem for*several
>* years. By 2010, though, he was facing the potential amputation of
the*foot
>* because of complications associated with Charcot foot syndrome.*>**>*
His podiatrist referred him to Dr. Rogers at Valley Presbyterian*>*
Hospital's*>* Amputation Prevention Center, an integrated limb salvage
center that*is
>* one*>* of only a handful in the nation. Since its December 2009
opening, the*>* Amputation Prevention Center's specialized
multidisciplinary team of*>* highly*>* skilled professionals has treated
patients from all over the country*and
>* around the world with leading-edge technology, achieving a
limb*salvage
>* rate*>* of 96 percent.*>**>* George Andros, M.D., the Center's
Medical Director, performed vascular*
>* surgery to restore circulation to Mr. Winkler's left foot so that
it*>* would heal. Then, Dr. Rogers performed surgery to rebuild the
bones in*
>* Mr. Winkler's foot. Dr. Rogers also implanted a bone stimulator
that*>* acts like a pacemaker for bones which encourages Mr. Winkler's
body to*
>* rebuild and fuse*>* the broken bones in his left foot. As a result,
Mr. Winkler is*expected to
>* be able to recover the use of his left foot.*>**>* "I'm very pleased
because I had gone to another doctor and he wanted*>* to amputate my
foot," Mr. Winkler said. "When I found Dr. Rogers and*>* Valley
Presbyterian Hospital's Amputation Prevention Center, it's like*
>* I found a blessing and an angel in disguise. I have tears running
down*
>* my face as I describe to you how I will be able to get up out of
my*>* chair and walk because of the care I received at Valley
Presbyterian*>* Hospital. All the people there are superb. They treat me
like a king."*>**>* Source: Valley Presbyterian Hospital*>**>* Page
Options:*>* Print Version*>*
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 11:07:04 -0400
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
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To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking insulin pump from Prodigy
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FYI, Jerry Munden was at the Convention in Orlando, I was not there that
long since I had to go next door to the Travel and Tourism Division
meeting.
I hope Jerry will post something in reference to this, since he did win
the Bolton Award this year.
Again, for a person who uses the pump herself, I love it.
Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
Cheryl Echevarriahttp://www.echevarriatravel.com
631-456-5394reservations at echevarriatravel.com
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Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:52 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Talking insulin pump from Prodigy
>* It's funny that Prodigy won't be out with the talking pump for
another*>* couple of years after a grand announcement was made last year
about it*>* being on the market in early 2011! Ha-ha, this is one of
those I'll*>* believe it when I see it situations! *smile**>**>* I've
been on my pump for seven years and love it. My A1-C has been low,*>*
and more importantly, consistent. My sugars stay pretty even-keeled,
and*>* I have a lot more flexibility with my regimen.*>**>* I understand
and respect those who don't trust pumps because they aren't*>*
accessible yet, but in seven years, I've never had a complication
arise*>* because of the operating of my pump in terms of me manipulating
it and*>* delivering insulin on my own. Now, it is a piece of
technology, and I*>* will be honest and say on two occasions I've
experienced problems with*>* my pump, both times a manufacturing glitch
with it, but I always keep*>* insulin pens on hand just in case, and on
these two occasions, I didn't*>* experience extremes or problems with my
sugars while I waited for the*>* pump to ship.*>**>* Pumps are becoming
more and more sophisticated, so hopefully Prodigy*>* will get its but in
gear, and hopefully it will reflect some of the*>* sophistication of
pumps currently on the market.*>**>* While I can't access, or easily
access, 98% of the functions on my pump,*>* this doesn't affect the
daily operations necessary for me to use it and*>* have it revolutionize
my personal management. Nonetheless, it would be*>* nice to have equal
access to what most have with it. Funny, it always*>* comes down to
equal access, doesn't it? I'm not trying to start another*>* lengthy
discussion on pumps again, though! I'm just commiserating. LOL*>**>*
Sincerely,*>* Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter*>* Read my blog for Live Well
Nebraska.com at*>*
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/*>**>**>*
-----Original Message-----*>* From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>*>*
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>] On Behalf
Of cheryl echevarria*>* Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:00 AM*>*
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind*>* Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] RTalking
Insulin Pump from*>* Pradygee?E:Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue
4*>**>**>* You should have been contacted by Mini Med to get an upgrade
on your*>* pump,*>* the talking pumps won't be out yet probably for
another year or 2 years.*>**>* I love my pump right now I am on the Mini
Med since February. And my A1C*>* has*>* gone done 2 points I am working
on it, but loving it.*>**>**>* Leading the Way in Independent
Travel!*>**>* Cheryl Echevarria*>* http://www.echevarriatravel.com*>*
631-456-5394*>* reservations at echevarriatravel.com
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>*>**>*
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located
in*>**>* Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com*>**>* Affiliated as an
Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,*>* Inc.*>**>**>*
----- Original Message -----*>* From: "Bonna Williamson" <bwilliamson at
redeemer.net
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>*>* To:
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>*>* Sent:
Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:17 AM*>* Subject: [Diabetes-talk]
RTalking Insulin Pump from Pradygee?E:*>* Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50,
Issue 4*>**>**>* > Hi everyone:*>* >*>* > I went to my doctor
yesterday. I had asked him about the talking*>* > Insulin*>* > pump that
is supposed to be on the market anytime now. He stated that*>* > there
were some problems of late and that no release date has been*>* set?
My*>* > Mini Med. Pump is out of warrantee and I am praying that it
will*>* continue*>* > to work. My husband's just quit and the expense of
replacing is pretty*>**>* > tough during these times. So, does any of
you have any information.*>* The*>* > second question is are they taking
any blind individuals for trial*>* > purposes? I am so tired of not
being able to get the full benefit from*>* my*>* > insulin pump. Help is
greatly appreciated.*>* > Bonna*>* >*>* >*>* > -----Original
Message-----*>* > From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011 12:00 PM*>* > To: diabetes-talk at
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Subject: Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4*>* >*>* > Send
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crippling condition often misdiagnosed*>* > (Mike Freeman)*>* >*>*
>*>* >
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* >*>* > Message: 1*>* > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:48:28 -0700*>* > From:
"Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>*>* > To:
"Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>>*>* >
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have*>*
> your number*>* > Message-ID:
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text/plain; charset="us-ascii"*>* >*>* > From: acb-diabetics-bounces at
acb.org <http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>*>*
> [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>]*>* > On
Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf*>* > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
6:47 PM*>* > To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb.
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org> Org*>* >
Subject: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have your number*>* >*>*
>*>* >*>* >*>* > When It Comes to Diabetes, Knowledge Truly Is Power*>*
>*>* >*>* > President, American Association of Diabetes Educators*>*
>*>* > Donna Tomky, MSN, RN, C-NP, CDE, FAADE*>* > Sep 3, 2011*>* >*>* >
When people are diagnosed with diabetes*>* >
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/> , things can seem pretty*>* >
overwhelming. In a short time, they have to absorb a daunting amount*>*
> of information and start making significant decisions about*>* > the
way they live their lives.*>* >*>* > For many people, their diabetes
diagnosis is the first time they've*>* > heard words like
hypoglycemia*>* >
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/low-blood*>
* > -sugar*>* > /> , neuropathy*>* >*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/nerve-care-
*>* neur*>* > opathy/> , and microalbuminuria-or even blood glucose.
Despite their*>* > unfamiliarity with such terms, they are expected to
quickly grasp the*>* > information, change ingrained eating and
exercise*>* > <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/fitness/exercise/>
habits,*>* learn*>* > how*>* > to monitor blood glucose levels, and
remember how and when to take*>* > medications.*>* >*>* > Yet another
concept with which patients may be unfamiliar is the field*>**>* > of
diabetes education. Many nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and*>* >
others are certified as diabetes educators, with specific training in*>*
> teaching people how to manage their condition. Diabetes education is
a*>**>* > proven, effective way to help people avoid some of the
serious*>* > complications that may arise.*>* >*>* > Diabetes is a
complex disease that requires daily self-management.*>* > Most of that
work takes place outside of the physician's office-in the*>**>* > daily
lives of the patients. So it's necessary for patients to learn*>* >
healthy behaviors and make them part of their everyday lifestyle. But*>*
> how do they do this?*>* >*>* > Diabetes educators focus on seven key
areas of diabetes*>* > self-management, developed by the American
Association of Diabetes*>* > Educators and called the AADE7 Self-Care
BehaviorsTM. It's important*>* > for patients to understand and set
goals for improvement in each of*>* > the following areas:*>* >*>* >
Healthy Eating - Learning to make healthy food choices by paying*>* >
attention to nutritional content and portion sizes Being Active -*>* >
Recognizing the importance of physical activity and making a*>* > plan
to start moving today*>* > Monitoring - Learning to check, record, and
understand blood glucose*>* > levels*>* > and other numbers important to
diabetes self-care*>* > Taking Medication - Remembering to take
medications as prescribed and*>* > understanding how they affect the
body and diabetes management*>* > Problem Solving - Gaining skills to
identify problems or obstacles to*>* > self-care behaviors and learning
how to solve them*>* > Reducing Risks - Understanding the potential
complications associated*>* with*>* > diabetes and taking steps to
prevent developing them*>* > Healthy Coping - Developing healthy ways of
dealing with challenges*>* and*>* > difficult situations related to
diabetes*>* >*>* > Patients and diabetes educators can work together to
create a plan for*>**>* > approaching these self-care behaviors and
implementing them in the*>* > patient's life.*>* >*>* > For someone who
is newly diagnosed, Medicare and most private*>* > insurance companies
cover 10 hours of diabetes self-management*>* > training. Every year
after that, patients are entitled to two hours of*>**>* > diabetes
self-management training. AADE recommends that patients ask*>* > their
doctors for a referral to a diabetes educator. Diabetes*>* > educators
can also be found at www.diabeteseducator.org/find.*>* >*>* > _____*>*
>*>* > Categories:American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)*>* >
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/american-association-o*>
* > f-diab*>* > etes-educators-aade/> , Blood Glucose*>* >*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/blood-gluco
*>* se/>*>* > , Diabetes
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/diabetes/>*>* ,*>* >
Diagnosis*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/health-care/diagnosis/> ,*>* >
Glucose*>* >
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/glucose/>*>
* ,*>* > Hypoglycemia*>* >*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/hypoglycemi
*>* a/>*>* > , Medications
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/medications/> ,*>* > Monitoring
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/monitoring/> , Nerve*>* Care*>* >
(Neuropathy)*>* >*>*
<http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/nerve-care-
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Sep 2011 20:49:08 -0700*>* > From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
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"Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] crippling condition
often*>**>* > misdiagnosed*>* > Message-ID:
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text/plain; charset="us-ascii"*>* >*>* > From: acb-diabetics-bounces at
acb.org <http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>*>*
> [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>]*>* > On
Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf*>* > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
6:29 PM*>* > To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb.
<http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org> Org*>* >
Subject: [acb-diabetics] crippling condition often misdiagnosed*>* >*>*
>*>* >*>* >*>* >*>* >*>* > Crippling Condition Associated with Diabetes
Often Misdiagnosed and*>* > Misunderstood*>* >*>* >*>* > 1-Sep-2011*>*
>*>* > Robert Winkler says he limped around on his painful left foot for
six*>* > months, suffering unnecessarily from a misdiagnosis by a
physician who*>**>* > didn't know about the symptoms and treatments for
Charcot foot, a form*>**>* > of localized osteoporosis linked to
diabetes that causes the bones to*>* > soften and break, often resulting
in amputation.*>* >*>* > When his primary care physician finally agreed
to Mr. Winkler's*>* > request*>* > for*>* > an x-ray, they discovered
the metatarsal bones in Mr. Winkler's left*>* foot*>* > were all
broken-a common symptom of this serious and potentially*>* >
limb-threatening lower-extremity complication.*>* >*>* > A new article
in the September issue of the journal, Diabetes Care,*>* > describes
Charcot foot and its treatment with a goal of educating*>* > medical
professionals about this painful inflammation of the foot. The*>**>* >
article is the product of an international task force of experts*>* >
convened by the American Diabetes Association and the American*>* >
Podiatric Medical Association in January to summarize available*>* >
evidence on the pathophysiology, natural history, presentations and*>* >
treatment recommendations for Charcot foot syndrome.*>* >*>* > "Even
though it was first described in 1883, the diagnosis and*>* > successful
treatment of Charcot foot continue to be a challenge*>* > because this
syndrome is not widely known or understood by the broader*>**>* >
medical profession," said Lee C. Rogers, D.P.M., co-director of the*>* >
Amputation Prevention Center at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van*>* >
Nuys, CA, and lead author of the Diabetes Care article. "Charcot foot*>*
> is now considered to be an inflammatory syndrome most often seen in*>*
> patients with diabetes which can be successfully*>* > treated in its
early stages."*>* >*>* > The article describes Charcot foot as a
condition affecting the bones,*>**>* > joints and soft tissues of the
foot and ankle, which is characterized*>* > by inflammation in the
earliest phase and is associated with diabetes*>* > and neuropathy. The
report finds offloading, or removing weight from*>* > the foot, is the
most important initial treatment recommendation.*>* > Surgery can be
helpful in early stages involving acute fractures of*>* > the foot or
ankle or in later stages when offloading is ineffective,*>* > according
to the article.*>* >*>* > In Mr. Winkler's case, he was first diagnosed
with Charcot foot in*>* > 2004*>* > and*>* > had already undergone one
surgery that relieved the problem for*>* several*>* > years. By 2010,
though, he was facing the potential amputation of the*>* foot*>* >
because of complications associated with Charcot foot syndrome.*>* >*>*
> His podiatrist referred him to Dr. Rogers at Valley Presbyterian*>* >
Hospital's*>* > Amputation Prevention Center, an integrated limb salvage
center that*>* is*>* > one*>* > of only a handful in the nation. Since
its December 2009 opening, the*>* > Amputation Prevention Center's
specialized multidisciplinary team of*>* > highly*>* > skilled
professionals has treated patients from all over the country*>* and*>* >
around the world with leading-edge technology, achieving a limb*>*
salvage*>* > rate*>* > of 96 percent.*>* >*>* > George Andros, M.D., the
Center's Medical Director, performed vascular*>**>* > surgery to restore
circulation to Mr. Winkler's left foot so that it*>* > would heal. Then,
Dr. Rogers performed surgery to rebuild the bones in*>**>* > Mr.
Winkler's foot. Dr. Rogers also implanted a bone stimulator that*>* >
acts like a pacemaker for bones which encourages Mr. Winkler's body
to*>**>* > rebuild and fuse*>* > the broken bones in his left foot. As a
result, Mr. Winkler is*>* expected to*>* > be able to recover the use of
his left foot.*>* >*>* > "I'm very pleased because I had gone to another
doctor and he wanted*>* > to amputate my foot," Mr. Winkler said. "When
I found Dr. Rogers and*>* > Valley Presbyterian Hospital's Amputation
Prevention Center, it's like*>**>* > I found a blessing and an angel in
disguise. I have tears running down*>**>* > my face as I describe to you
how I will be able to get up out of my*>* > chair and walk because of
the care I received at Valley Presbyterian*>* > Hospital. All the people
there are superb. They treat me like a king."*>* >*>* > Source: Valley
Presbyterian Hospital*>* >*>* > Page Options:*>* > Print Version*>* >
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Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:43:50 -0700
From: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking insulin pump from Prodigy
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Actually, the delay in getting the talking pump out is related to the
state of affairs at the FDA more than at Prodigy at this point. At the
diabetes educators' conference I spoke with several companies who had
products held up because the FDA was way behind schedule. I have been
using insulin pumps for 20 years now and love them. However, I agree
with you Bonna. There are some really cool features that I'd love to be
able to use. That doesn't mean I'm not getting things done now. It just
means I want better. <grin.> I actually had a really nice talk with a
representative from the FDA at this same conference and I now have a few
calls in to see what we mere mortals can do to help change the current
system. Hey, nothing will happen if I don't try, right? Anyway, just
thought I'd point out that Prodigy is kind of stuck for the moment. So
come on, FDA!
Veronica
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