[Diabetes-talk] Lantus pin

Wed May 13 22:19:03 UTC 2015

No, I totally understand, and it makes sense. And yes, buttons can stick and
have problems. But I have also not had a problem with buttons not working in
all the years I've been on a pump. Not that it can't or won't happen, but as
of yet, it's not a frequent, re-occuring problem affecting my pump or
management. But it's an individual choice. No one should use a method they
are uncomfortable with.

This makes me think though, in the past, when I used pins, I was never sure
when a pin was empty. At least at the time, the Novolog pins I used still
clicked when dialed even when empty, so it made me nervous that when I got
to the bottom of a pin I would dial up nothing. How do pin users know for
sure when a pin is empty? My pump alarms when a cartridge is almost empty,
so I know when to change, but for me personally, I always had to ask someone
sighted when I knew I was getting close to the end of a pin.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
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Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 9:23 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Mike Freeman
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lantus pin

I don't trust switches, even those with a definite detent and click.
Contacts can become dirty and/or bent. I still prefer some sort of
electronic confirmation that the contact has been made. Just one man's
opinion.

Mike Freeman

> On May 12, 2015, at 21:24, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> When you push it, it has a definite indent in, plus it makes a slight 
> click sound. I have doubled check with sighted people, and when you 
> feel the indent when pushing and hear the click, it has selected an 
> item. If either of these don't happen, apparently it has not selected an
item.
> 
> Again, pumps are not for everyone, but I know many blind diabetics do 
> not trust a non-talking pump, and this is a legit concern, but from my 
> personal experience, in ten years, I have never had a problem with my 
> pump, or my diabetes in regards from the pump because of an error I 
> made because my pump lacked full accessibility. For example, I have 
> never made a mistake drastically affecting my sugars because I errored
with the pump.
> 
> However, we need to continue to crusade for accessible pumps. Like 
> everything else, we shouldn't be denied something available to others, 
> especially when it's something becoming the rule in diabetic care. 99% 
> of kids diagnosed with diabetes are put on pumps as soon as possible. 
> Seems like it should be a device made for everyone. And with diabetes 
> being one of the leading causes of blindness, pumps should be 
> available with accessibility since more and more diabetics are losing
vision.
> 
> And companies in the past have worked on pumps just for the blind, but 
> I think existing pumps just need to include a talking feature that can 
> be turned on or off, just like Apple products. We don't need a pump 
> just for us, though either way, I would take it.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:03 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Mike Freeman
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lantus pin
> 
> But how do you know that the button pushes "took"?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:44 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lantus pin
> 
> Rachel,
> 
> There is no talking pump, but many pumps have audio sounds that allow 
> blind people to use them. I use the Animas Ping. I have certain menus 
> and functions memorized, and I use written directions for other 
> functions. Some of the functions beep, though not all, but the buttons 
> have a discernable push, so you know you have selected something when 
> you push. I have been on an insulin pump for 10 years, and I have 
> never had a problem with my pump because I did not know what I did or 
> screwed something up. And I have had the best control and management ever,
and I have had diabetes for 30 years.
> 
> The Medtronic is another pump good for blind people. Veronica on the 
> list has played with mor pumps than me and may have more advice.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Rachel Krieg via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:58 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Rachel Krieg
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lantus pin
> 
> Hi, Bridgit.
> 
> My husband is Type 1 as well. We've discussed the pump, but to my 
> knowledge, there is not an accessible pump. Is this correct?
> Rachel
> 
> 
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