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

[Mike Freeman]

Are you sure it was *fully* accessible? Blind people have been using pumps for 30 years. But note the ^jbleing — "using" as opposed to "having full access to".

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Bl'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 23:13:27
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] {Disarmed} FwccJoinArtificialPancreas PetitionToday

>
>
> 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
> 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 Mike Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:15 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] {Disarmed} FwccJoinArtificialPancreas
> 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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