[Diabetes-talk] Pumps

[Mike Freeman]

Nope. The salient question is: who's gonna pay for it? And what would really
be the best interface? Dream on, baby!

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d
m gina
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 12:25 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Pumps

I am wondering if apple would take something like this on.
You can go into an app to change the time date anything like that,
This would work well for a pump.
Scrowling up and down to get where you need to be.
I test four times a day, or even in the middle of the day if I should 
feel different.

Original message:
> I was on a pump back in the mid/late 90s when you could still buy 
> pre-filled cartridges, and it was sight loss and blindness that sent me 
> back to the pens.

> So, it looks like there are several pump users here, and I'm curious as 
> to the models you use, and your vision level if you choose to share as 
> I'm now shopping for a new pump.

> So far, in talking to company reps, the Accu-Trend Spirit seems to be 
> the most "accessible," as it is one of the few pumps I've found where 
> every time you enter a menu the selector starts at the top of the menu. 
> It also has the beeps and vibrations as you navigate menus and make
selections.

> I looked at another, which I've forgotten the name of, which 
> automatically primes and inserts the needle, and the "unit" is 
> controlled entirely by a remote. I asked their tech support about the 
> possibility of a smartphone app to program and control the unit, but 
> never heard anything back.

> Then, my doctor has been talking about a Johnson and Johnson pump 
> supposedly up for FDA evaluation with speech capabilities. My doctor 
> has seen pictures of the pump, but I lack the credentials to find any 
> information on it or it's progress. I know J&J was recently in trouble 
> with quality control, but I'm betting that now that the FDA has come 
> down on them their quality control will be significantly
improved...hopefully.

> So, any ideas on pumps and accessible features would be appreciated.

> Thanks,
> Kelly


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