[Diabetes-talk] Accessible insulin pumps

[Wayne Merritt]

Hi, Mike. Thanks for your reply and the other people that have replied
so far. For those interested, below is the direct link to the
publication that Mike referenced, Bridging the Gap, in web page
format:
http://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/books/bridgegap_diabetes.htm

Good to know this list is still out here and active.

Regards,
Wayne Merritt

On 5/9/12, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> Wayne:
>
> There's no truly fully accessible insulin pump on the market today although
> there may be one on the horizon. However, many blind persons are
> successfully using insulin pumps with but minimal sighted assistance.
>
> Go to the NFB web site and check out our book "Bridging the Gap"; it's
> available in HTML and audio and, if you wish, I can send you a copy in
> Word.
> In any event, there's an article in the booklet by Tom Ley describing how
> blind persons use insulin pumps even though they're not fully accessible.
>
> You've gotten good advice from Cheryl Echevarria. Bridgit Polpeter and
> Diane
> Filipe are also good resources.
>
> Keep us posted.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 12:18 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> 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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