[Diabetes-talk] Talking insulin pump from Prodigy

Thu Sep 8 15:07:04 UTC 2011

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 Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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
> [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.
>
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>
> 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>
> 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
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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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
> > Message-ID: <008f01cc6d11$01d80e30$05882a90$@panix.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > 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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> > <https://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2009/02/10/6087/you-can-help-supp
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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
> > Message-ID: <009601cc6d11$19891e70$4c9b5b50$@panix.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > 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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