[Diabetes-talk] Accessible insulin pumps

[William and Bernadette Jacobs]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 3:18 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Accessible insulin pumps


> Greetings. I have been on and off this list over the years. I am a
> blind type 2 diabetic that lives in Austin, TX. I have been having
> trouble keeping my blood sugars under control lately. So much that my
> doctor has mentioned the possibility of an insulin pump. Which leads
> me to ask the following: are today's insulin pumps usable by a totally
> blind guy? Do they talk or provide some sort of audio feedback? I have
> read references on the web to insulin pump accessibility, where most
> pumps issued a series of beeps and so forth. I know nothing about the
> insulin pumps, thinking that I would never need one and now it may be
> a possibility. Is an insulin pump surgicly implanted in your body, or
> is there a method by which you inject the needed insulin or send it
> through a tube into your body? Any and all info would be appreciated.
> And, for those that use iOS devices, are there pumps on the market
> that would let me monitor the pump activity through my iPhone?
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne Merritt
>
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