[Diabetes-talk] Munden Blood Applicator Aid

Sun Nov 4 22:15:08 UTC 2012

Hello:

I use a Prodigy meter and I am totally blind.  I would be interested in the 
applicator that would help get the blood on the strip.

Dwight Johnson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Munden" <JerryMunden at carolina.rr.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 5:25 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Munden Blood Applicator Aid

> Hi d m gina,
>
> I have designed and have a patent pending on a product that I call the 
> Munden Blood Applicator Aid (BAA).  It is a plastic piece designed to work 
> with the NFB + AFB Access Award winning Prodigy Voice meter so that the 
> Voice glucose meter fits inside.   The BAA product has been evaluated and 
> approved by some of the top blindness accessibility experts in the 
> country. It is designed so that when a blind person pricks their finger 
> there is a tactile guide attached to the glucose meter to bring the blood 
> sample and the top of the test strip together so that the test can be done 
> quickly and correctly the first time and you're done.
>
> As soon as I can confirm that there is a need and a market for this 
> product I will work with partners to bring it to market ASAP.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry Munden
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Accessible insulin pumps.
>
>
>> Can you share more about the project you are wishing to pull together?
>> Sense we get the lancets with the strips, I would want to know why your 
>> new product would work faster for me?
>> And what all do you buy to keep this going?
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Original message:
>>> Hello NFB DAN Members:
>>
>>> I saw your email about accessible insulin pumps and glucose meters and I
>>> wanted to ask a question.  My name is Jerry Munden and I had the 
>>> privilege
>>> of working with the top NFB accessibility experts and Prodigy several 
>>> years
>>> ago to develop the Prodigy Voice meter which received the NFB + AFB 
>>> Access
>>> Awards.  I am no longer working with Prodigy but I have recently 
>>> received a
>>> patent pending on a new product I developed to help a blind person apply
>>> blood to the test strip quickly, easily, and consistently.   Does a 
>>> product
>>> like this, selling for $10 or $12 sound like something that would be 
>>> helpful
>>> and you would use?  I have not produced it yet so this is not a sales
>>> pitch - I just want your feedback on accessible products.
>>
>>> I am working on several blind accessibilty projects and as the recipient 
>>> of
>>> the 2011 NFB Bolotin Award I appreciate your feedback as I seek to help
>>> increase independence for people that live with blindness.
>>
>>> Thank you,
>>
>>> Jerry Munden
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 11:55 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Accessible insulin pumps.
>>
>>
>>>> Linda,
>>
>>>> Welcome.
>>
>>>> First, Prodigy makes a fully accessible meter that allows you to
>>>> independently test, repeat if you didn't hear it, set all the settings
>>>> and peruse past glucose records. There's the Prodigy Voice, which is 
>>>> the
>>>> better one, and another Prodigy meter that talks as well, but I do not
>>>> find it as blind-friendly even though it's been made with blind people
>>>> in mind.
>>
>>>> As for accessible insulin pumps... I've been on a pump for almost ten
>>>> years, and I love it. However, there's no fully accessible pump. For
>>>> years, companies have teased us with potential accessible pumps, but as
>>>> of yet, it's still a pipe-dream. At best, you use a pump with audio
>>>> features, not talking, but beep sounds, that allow you to navigate
>>>> menues. Here's how I use mine, and keep in mind that I'm totally blind:
>>
>>>> Each time I press a button, there is a beep. This lets me know I have
>>>> indeed pressed the button. I have either memorized certain menus or I
>>>> follow written directions to access the proper menus. I simply count,
>>>> and it isn't as tedious as it sounds. My particular pump, which
>>>> unfortunately is no longer manufactured, has four buttons: left, right
>>>> and up, down. There's also a bolus button on the side of my pump which 
>>>> I
>>>> use for meals.
>>
>>>> This probably doesn't make much sense in written form. Pumps are not 
>>>> for
>>>> everyone, and some doubt the ability to function a pump that's not 
>>>> fully
>>>> accessible in terms of a talking pump, but from my personal experience,
>>>> I have had the best control of glucose levels since using a pump, and
>>>> I've never had problems with the pump due to my own inability to
>>>> function it.
>>
>>>> Things I have sighted people help with are filling the cartridges, 
>>>> which
>>>> can be done when blind, and some people do including myself when
>>>> necessary, I just prefer sighted help for this. I also need help 
>>>> setting
>>>> my basal rates, which are the rates set up throughout the day delivered
>>>> hourly, or however my doctor and I establish them. During my recent
>>>> pregnancy, I had various rates set throughout the day to accommodate 
>>>> for
>>>> my increasing glucose levels due to the pregnancy. Setting the basal
>>>> rates is a bit tedious without sighted help. Beyond these two functions
>>>> though, I do everything else on my own.
>>
>>>> Two pumps I have played with that are good are the Medtronic and the
>>>> Animas. There are other pumps on the market, but since I haven't had 
>>>> the
>>>> opportunity to play with any of them, I can't speak to their
>>>> accessibility or general functioning.
>>
>>>> Sorry if none of this makes sense. I've been up with a spitty baby for 
>>>> a
>>>> few hours now and not quite awake, grin! There are others on the list
>>>> who may be able to better answer your question.
>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>>>> Read my blog at:
>>>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>>
>>>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>>>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>
>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>> Of limestone lady
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:51 AM
>>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Accessible insulin pumps.
>>
>>
>>>> My name is Linda, and I live in Canada, and hope to find some other
>>>> canadians here.
>>>> A friend of mine told me about this list, and that I might be able to
>>>> find answers to my questions here.
>>>> the subject line says it all I guess. I'm looking for info about blind
>>>> friendly insulin pumps, which can be had in Canada.
>>>> I may not have to go that route, but if I do, I want to be armed with
>>>> as much information as I can get.
>>>> I know that a few years ago, there was a review of a talking pump in
>>>> access world, but I guess it was too buggy, and must have been pulled
>>>> from the market.
>>>> Sure hope to get info here, and maybe, info about talking glucometers
>>>> available in Canada. I have one but it isn't completely accessible.
>>>> Linda.
>>
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