[Diabetes-Talk] new member intro

[Eileen Scrivani]

Alyssa, 

I’m using the Mini Medtronics Paradigm pump. I’m totally blind and don’t live with sighted help. The pump gives audio beeps when I give my bolis insulin, does a confirmation count back with beeps and once I okay the dosage it beeps a single time. If I escape out of something there is a tri-tone beep. And when I change the reservoir and infusion set there are beeps and beepish sounds at different points during the process so I can tell when the steps are going correctly or if I screwed up by pressing a button too many times. Sometimes I can escape my way out of it and other times I will take the battery out of the pump quickly and then insert them back in. Usually this sets me straight and other times I start making phone calls to see who is available to come over for a few minutes to straighten me out.

It would be so nice to have a reliable accessible pump. Even though there are times when its frustrating, my control is sooo much better with a pump than when on two different types of insulin and injections. 

Eileen

From: Alyssa Frierson via Diabetes-Talk 
Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2017 8:33 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind 
Cc: Alyssa Frierson 
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] new member intro

Thank you both for your welcome and introduction messages.

Eileen, what kind of pump do you use? I use an Animas Ping with a
OneTouch Ultra Mini glucose meter. I use my remaining vision to
operate both, but I've always wondered if there is a better, less
visual option. My pump has an audio bolus feature, which is helpful,
but most of the time I use magnification to read my pump's screen.

Thanks.

Alyssa

On 10/1/17, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Alyssa,
>
> Welcome. I am a type 1 diabetic of 49 years and I’ve been blind for 37 of
> those years. I lost my sight from complications of diabetes. I use an
> insulin pump to deliver my insulin.
>
> Eileen
>
>
> From: Alyssa Frierson via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2017 7:51 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Alyssa Frierson
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] new member intro
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am new to the list and thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself.
>
> I've had Type 1 Diabetes for almost fourteen years. I've been blind my
> whole life, so the two are unrelated. Does anyone else on here have
> Type 1?
> I enjoy writing and have a blog about my life with Type 1.
>
> I'm looking forward to getting to know others on this list.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alyssa
>
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