[Diabetes-talk] Have you gone thru this?

[J Steele-Louchart]

It's called the OmniPod. It's wireless. It has an adhesive strip so
that you can put it, say, on the back of your arm, and it comes with a
remote control that inserts the insulin via a button press on that
remote. You set it once every 24 hours, and based upon the amount of
carbs you take in with a meal, you set the remote to give you an extra
dose of insulin as-needed. You can also go swimming, deep-sea diving,
or lay out in the sun with no problems. the website is:
https://www.myomnipod.com/

J


On 7/21/16, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Jay,
>
> I would be curious what exactly the Pod is, that is brand and exact name.
> I’m using a Medtronic’s pump, but think I have 1 or two more years until I
> am able to upgrade if I want.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eileen
>
>
> From: J Steele-Louchart via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 4:01 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: J Steele-Louchart
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Have you gone thru this?
>
> Hi, all,
>
> Some totally blind diabetics I've met through another forum  are using
> "The Pod," a wireless insulin pump which auto checks your blood sugar
> every 15 minutes and delivers as needed. The app is apparently
> accessible, and the device itself has a simple pattern to be able to
> control it through the inaccessible on-board settings.
>
> I could ask them for more information, if you're interested. Their
> insurances are covering it with no problem.
>
> J
>
> On 7/21/16, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I now use the Animas Ping, but I worked with a Medtronic pump too. As a
>> blind person, there's not a whole lot more you can do with a pump
>> independently beyond changing batteries, cartridges and tubing, bolus,
>> some
>> bolus wizards can work without sight, setting temporary basal patterns and
>> switching between basal patterns, but changing basal rates is usually a
>> bit
>> more complicated to do nonvisually. Outside this, there's not much more
>> blind users use on pumps. It also depends on how comfortable you become
>> with
>> the pump. The CGM part of the Medtronic is not accessible at all. I'm not
>> sure about the app. My understanding was that the Dexcum CGM app was the
>> only accessible app, but I thought someone on the list said that with the
>> Medtronic CGM app you can at least have it read out numbers, though you
>> can't change or set anything.
>>
>> Do you have symptoms of being low? Dizziness, cold sweats, hunger,
>> light-headed, etc.? Not all diabetics feel symptoms, I understand this. I
>> feel symptoms well before I reach the point of passing out. I have
>> frequent
>> lows, but I rarely don't get to the point where I run out of time to
>> treat.
>> But I can also be 40 or lower and completely lucid and capable of
>> treating.
>> But when, if you do, feel symptoms, do you treat immediately? Do you keep
>> juice and candy or food nearby at all times including at night? When I
>> leave
>> the house, I always have juice and a snack of some kind with me. And I
>> keep
>> juice in my nightstand.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:33 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: blindhands at aol.com
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Have you gone thru this?
>>
>> It will shut off up to 2 hours or from what I have been told if your blood
>> sugar reaches a certain level it will start delivering insulin once again.
>>
>> I have had this in my hands and the rep basically showed me how to put the
>> insulin in and bleed the tubing to get the air out.  Showed me how to
>> bolis
>> a amount of insulin.  I will need to learn a lot more, but I don't know if
>> I
>> want the pump until I get the CGM  unit as I feel that they are giving me
>> the car without the brakes and there is no brakes for it.
>>
>> Joyce
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 11:27 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Have you gone thru this?
>>
>> When the Medtronic turns off when low, is it somehow accessible to turn
>> back
>> on when you need?
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:06 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: blindhands at aol.com
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Have you gone thru this?
>>
>> Well first the good news:
>>
>> My United Health Care has approved getting me the Medtronic 530 B insulin
>> pump!  This is the new one that will turn off when your blood sugar goes
>> to
>> low.  I don't know what other bells and whistles it has.  Someone
>> mentioned
>> here that this is the only pump that can do this?
>>
>> This is what I really need as I have had a lot of low blood sugars and
>> have
>> been found on the floor by my son being unconscious for 3 to 4 hours.
>>
>> Now the horrible and are they crazy?
>> They denied the CGM to this machine.  So much for it turning off when my
>> blood sugar goes too low.  But, I was advised by the American Diabetes
>> Association to contact my state advocacy  department which I had done and
>> was assigned a person that will handle the denial.  I got the form in like
>> Johnny on the Spot.  When she called me I told her I did not get a denial
>> letter as MedTronics was dragging their feet on it.  They wanted me to put
>> in for the older machine as the United Health Care would approve that
>> machine.
>>
>> So I will be starting the battle to see if they change their minds and go
>> for the thing that I really need and the endocrinologist is recommending.
>>
>> Has any one tried fighting a denial?
>>
>> If you call up Medtronics and get put on hold they have an advertisement
>> going that states United Health Care supportsMedtronics 530 G insulin
>> pump.
>> When I asked the insurance person she did not even know that was on their
>> phone line.
>>
>> I did ask her, if the apt works with voiceover and she told me she did not
>> know and would ask around.  I did not get that answer from her either.
>>
>> Advise, Advise Advise, please let me know your experience with a denial.
>> Supposely United Health Care goes by Medicare rules.  So that is why the
>> first denial.
>>
>> Joyce
>>
>>
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