[Diabetes-talk] {Disarmed} Fw:JoinArtificialPancreas PetitionToday

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Seven, eight, years ago when I first started my pump, my doctor had
another patient who was blind, and this patient had been using an
accessible pump, but the FDA no longer was approving it. Don't remember
what brand it was. Obviously they were deciding what pump would work
best for me, and that was no longer an option. Anyone aware if Europe
has an accessible pump on the market?

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:15 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] {Disarmed} Fw:JoinArtificialPancreas
PetitionToday


Bridgit:

Never heard of an accessible pump that's no longer made. I suspect it's
right up there with cars that ran on water but were supposedly
suppressed by Big Oil. 

Mike Freeman
sent from my iPhone


On Oct 20, 2011, at 21:05, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> From what I understand, there use to be an accessible insulin pump, 
> but then the FDA stopped approving it, or something to that effect. 
> Obviously Prodigy believes it has a product meeting the needs of blind

> pump users, but has yet to release it, whatever the reasons may be.
> 
> The question is always how do we get companies and businesses to 
> aggressively work towards accommodating a very small percentage of the

> population? Regardless of what intentions people have when starting 
> businesses, the point of business is to make money. Making up only 
> like, what is it, one percent of the population, as consumers who are 
> blind, our voice is often over-looked because we're not the big 
> market. Not trying to push conspiracy theories or anything- just a 
> past business student who worked in business and know at the end of 
> the day, all that really matters are the dollars and cents. As 
> consumers, we have to find a way to make these companies and suppliers

> understand that, though a small group, our needs are equally important

> especially when in the realm of health and medicine.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at: http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
> 
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down." The 
> Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tina Hansen
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:53 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] {Disarmed} Fw: JoinArtificialPancreas 
> PetitionToday
> 
> 
> I certainly agree that we could learn a lot from the toy industry. The

> big question, then, is what it will take to get the tech companies to
> address 
> this issue, and what it will take to ensure that this issue stays on
> their 
> radar. Thanks. 
> 
> 
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