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

Fri May 3 19:58:03 UTC 2013

Good afternoon Bill and everyone in the group,

I too have identical symptoms that bill was experiencing. Bill, can you share with me or the group what the products were so I or others can try them. I have been on 1200Mg of Gabapentin (Neurontin) each day. Along with this I take a variety of B vitamins, with Magnesium, and Zinc. Thank you for your thoughtful and timely response.

On May 3, 2013, at 11:12 CDT, "Bill Lewis" <wlewis19 at cox.net> wrote:

> 
> Hi Folks, this is Bill Lewis in Wichita.  I want to share with you a big discovery regarding treatment of diabetic neuropathy.  Here's what has occurred:
> 
> For ten years I have had diabetes-2 and with it came increasing neuropathy in my feet and lower legs--tingling, burning sensation, sensitivity to my feet from weight pressure when standing and walking.  I was taking a prescription med that was supposed to reduce those symptoms but not very effectively, as it was turning out.
> 
> Early this month of April I visited the podiabrist for a quarterly checkup. I complained about the persistent neuropathy and its increasing coverage in my legs and right leg.  He suggested some OTC vitamin and herb combinations--in this case, two bottles of ingredients combined into cablets, taken once or twice a day.  They are not covered by insurance.
> 
> Having nothing much to lise, I figured except an initial investment of some bucks, I purchased two bottles each of two combinations, a two month supply.
> 
> Now, here's where I almost fell off my chair just thinking of this--all my symptoms are gone.  No more tingling, burning, pressure.  No tingling from my siadic nerve in my right leg or ankles or feet.  I have been on these cablets one month, so far with one more month to go, before checking back with the podiatrist again.
> 
> I took the bottles to my diabetes doctor who could see no negatives in the herb ingredients.  The only main vitamin he recognized was vitaming B-12.
> 
> I next went to a Natural Foods store that sells all kinds of vitamins and herbs.  The lady looked at these two bottles and said they are combinations of ingredients packaged together in concentrated form.  The products she sold for neuropathy were more individualized ingredients in much lower mg levels.  These are 150 mg pills.  She could see no negatives in the listed ingredients on the bottles, just more of them and in higher mg levels than the stuff she had on the shelves.
> 
> I don't know yet if there are any potential problems on down the road, so to speak.  I don't know if there are any problems interacting with my regular three diabetes meds--that is yet to be checked out.
> Here's my question to you guys:  what have been your experiences with meds and vitamins and herbs used for your neuropathy?  Please share them with all of us here.   Frankly, so far I am flabergasted and very impressed.  Here in the first week of May I am still symptom-free, as I take all my meds and the new bid cablets.   --  Bill Lewis
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> -----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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