[Diabetes-talk] Another new pump with some promise!

Thu May 2 18:41:36 UTC 2013

Is this Vitamin B12?  I have to inject mine, but B12 really does help with 
neuropathy!  Mine was caused by Vitamin B12 deficiency, rather than 
diabetes, but it really hurt!  Once my B12 was improved, the neuropathy went 
away.

Sandi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Lewis" <wlewis19 at cox.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Another new pump with some promise!

>
> Hello Everyone, I want to share with you a OTC med for neuropathy and want 
> to know if you have had any experience trying to deal with the 
> consequences of neuropathy.  Here's the story:
>
> Early this month of April I visited a podiatrist for shoes, inserts, aqnd 
> some new OTC vitamins I had not heard of before.
>
> I have had problems of numbness, burning sensations, and tingling in my 
> feet ffor years.  I have been taking a prescription med for years for the 
> neuropathy but it has not helped.
>
> Early this month the podiatrist suggested two vitamin[type cablets and see 
> if they help.  The dosage is twice a day for both of the cablets which 
> will last for about eight weeks.  Then I will observe any returns of the 
> symptoms, once I run out of the cablets.  Then I see the podiatrist again 
> for a evaluation of the effectiveness and how to proceed.
>
> I started taking the tablets as prescribed (bid)   but was not expecting 
> much.
>
> Wow!  In the nearly three weeks I have been on the cablets, all the 
> symptoms have disappeared.  No more numbness, no more tingling or burning 
> sensations, and even the sensitive nerve running up my right leg on the 
> outside has gone away.
>
> Being of a scientific sort of thinker, I asked my regular family doc about 
> the pills and he examined the bottles and found the ingredients 
> acceptable, so far as he could tell.  Vitamin-B12 was in the mix.
>
> I next stopped by a Natural Foods store which sells all gki
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Veronica Elsea
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 9:26 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Another new pump with some promise!
>
> Hi everyone!
> I thought I'd share this with all of you, especially my fellow 
> researchers.
> <grin> I just found out about a new pump called the Snap.
> It's made by Asante, a company not too far from my house. Ahem! Hint hint!
> They are just beginning to roll it out, starting in the east, Maryland,
> Washington DC, western Pennsylvania and New England. I think I have that
> covered. I know New York isn't in the initial group. The rest of us should
> be brought in during the summer.
> Anyway, the pump. It uses only prefilled Humalog cartridges. They're 
> working
> to add Novalog and other insulins. So the disposable part of the pump 
> holds
> the cartridge and the battery. The cartridge holds 300 units. So one thing
> right off the bat, we wouldn't have to worry about low battery alarms we
> can't read. When you snap the cartridge into the pump, it's self-priming,
> which also includes removing all of the air bubbles. So no worries there.
> It's not a touch screen pump. It has five buttons, I think. I went to the
> web site and did find the manual. In prowling through it, I discovered 
> that,
> wait for it, wait for it, yes, keypad beeps. Apparently it has quite a bit
> of audio feedback to let you know when you've cancelled something or 
> backed
> out of something, when something has completed, etc. There is an audio 
> bolus
> feature as well.
> I haven't yet figured out a few things like whether meal boluses are 
> figured
> into insulin on board. I also don't know its system for how often basal
> insulin is delivered. But it's a very light-weight pump.
> The only thing I don't like, okay two things. First, it has its own
> proprietary infusion set, only one. I couldn't quite figure out what sort 
> of
> cannula it was. So I'd have to give up my beloved Cleo's. Second, if you
> want a long temporary basal, it bugs you with alarms every six hours. Like 
> I
> want to be awakened in the middle of the night just to be reminded that I
> have a temporary basal set. Sheesh! So I have my list of questions and 
> will
> be contacting them for sure.
> The web site for the pump is:
> http://www.snappump.com
> And the phone number for the company is:
> Asante: (877) 244-8402
> Anyway, I was sure happy to discover that there's some improvement for us
> here coming soon. I still wish I could use the T-slim though. This 
> afternoon
> I sat down with my sighted hubby and it looks like it would be almost
> impossible to adapt this pump using templates. Now, what we have to do is
> convince sighted people that they need a Siri in this pump. Great for
> driving! Hey Slim, I'm munching 30 grams of carbs as I drive. Yes. 
> Confirm!
> That would be a cool way for us to get access, wouldn't it! <grin>
> Anyway, stay tuned!
> Veronica
>
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>                Veronica Elsea, Owner
> Laurel Creek Music Designs
> Santa Cruz, California
> Phone: 831-429-6407
>
>
>
>
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