[Diabetes-talk] Talking insulin pump from Prodigy

Thu Sep 8 14:52:46 UTC 2011

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/

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From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at 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.

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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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> 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-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-
neur
> opathy/>
>
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> 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
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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."
>
> Source: Valley Presbyterian Hospital
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