[Diabetes-talk] RTalking Insulin Pump from Pradygee?E: Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4

Thu Sep 8 13:59:45 UTC 2011

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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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonna Williamson" <bwilliamson at redeemer.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at 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
>
>
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>    1. FW: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have your number
>       (Mike Freeman)
>    2. FW: [acb-diabetics] 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>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] diabetes educators have
> your number
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> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
> On Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 6:47 PM
> To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb. 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-of-diab
> etes-educators-aade/> , Blood Glucose
> <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/complications-and-care/blood-glucose/>
> , 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/hypoglycemia/>
> , 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-neur
> opathy/>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:49:08 -0700
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] FW: [acb-diabetics] crippling condition often
> misdiagnosed
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> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
> On Behalf Of Patricia LaFrance-Wolf
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 6:29 PM
> To: Acb-Diabetics at Acb. 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
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