[Diabetes-Talk] Animas Vibe, I'm live!

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Veronica,

I wear my pump with the clip on the back attached to my waistband. However,
about every six months or so, I need to replace the clip as it starts to
break. On the Animas website, they have some other options for devices to
wear the pump. I prefer the clip despite it wearing down easily though.

I tried using my KNFB reader and it did not work but maybe I need to try
again.

Glad things are going well so far. You get used to the extra Ok's
eventually, grin.

Keep us updated.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 7:15 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Animas Vibe, I'm live!

Hi everyone!
Pant pant! It's amazing how much mental work is involved here. But I am now
up and running on my Animas Vibe. 
The very first time I filled a cartridge, one of the O rings busted. My
trainer said she'd never seen that before and took a picture of it. Oh boy!
But things went better than I was afraid they might go. I have everything
set up, thanks to my hubby. I've now filled my first cartridge, done a
correction bolus, figured out how to handle temp basals, the easy carbs and
of course, the audio bolus. It's kind of nice how it divides up the whirring
sound of the motor so you have a sense of how much insulin has been
delivered. The only thing I'm still trying to sort out is how to wear this
pump. It doesn't fit in the Waist-it that held my Cozmo because there is a
giant seam right where the audio bolus button is. So for the moment I'm
trying out the clip on the back of the pump. We'll see how it behaves during
certain activities. <grin> I did make one really, and I mean really cool
discovery. I actually used my KNFB reader to read my home screen. As long as
things aren't too cluttered, I was able to read how much was left in my
cartridge. Now that was exciting!
Life will be really cool if I can keep that up! I still get just a bit
nervous about which things need an extra ok and which don't. And I'm already
kind of sick of Beethoven. <grin> So now I'll just see how the rest of the
day goes, calibrating my Dexcom and one more meal. 
Anyway, thanks for hanging with me through my negative anticipation. Now
we'll just see when the breath holding stops. <lol> But any hints on how you
are wearing this pump would be appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Veronica


"Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now available on
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To learn more, visit:
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