[Diabetes-Talk] Tandem slim X2 insulin pump

[Eileen Scrivani]

Hi Shawn,

>From what I know of the Tandem Slim, it uses a touch screen and isn’t accessible to a totally blind person. However, if you don’t mind taking the time, I would meet with the rep from Tandem and let them see first hand that they are loosing out on a sale by not haveing accessibility built into their insulin pump. Especially if your CDE wants you to meet with them and they are willing and able to come and show you so you can have some hands-on time with it. It is good just to see for yourself how other pumps operate and that will eventual help you to make a better informed decision about which is best for you and your level of vision or lack there of.

Next March my Medtronics pump will be out of its warrantee and from what others have said about other Medtronics models I don’t know what I’ll do. I never, never want to go back onto daily injections of insulin! I figure by late year end I will start making calls and asking for demos of whatever pumps are left on the market.

Good luck.

Eileen


From: Shawn Mayo via Diabetes-Talk 
Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 2:29 PM
To: Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org 
Cc: Shawn Mayo 
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Tandem slim X2 insulin pump

Hi,

My diabetic educator just called me and wants me to meet with the rep for
the Tandem slim X2 insulin pump because she said it uses sounds for giving
boluses.  I know that there is not a great accessible pump currently as an
option, and I wonder if this is the one that has a touch screen an can't be
turned on in an accessible manner.  Does anyone know anything about this
one? I am just starting to look at pumps and educating the rep and my doctor
about the accessability problem. I told them about the Omni pod and that I
want to look at that one, too. I currently do not have a CGM, but will
probably be going to the Dexcom G6 when it comes out towards the end of the
month.

 

Thanks for any feedback.

Shawn

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