[Diabetes-Talk] OmniPod and Medtronic 530G

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Verlyn,

Do you mean you spoke to Medtronic about the 530G? The 730G is its newest
model, and it would be able to supply one for a new patient; I'm assuming
it's the 530Gs they have in stock they are keeping for those of us who have
it, so if we need a replacement since it will no longer manufactor the 530G,
but it's fully steam ahead on manufacturing the 730G. So, I'm confused as to
why a new patient couldn't get a 730G.

I would love to think a fully accessible pump would be on the market soon,
but it's not likely. I've been waiting 16 years for this, and it's nowhere
near happening. Prodigy had been working on a fully accessible talking pump
several years ago but then suddenly stopped and has no intention of starting
it back up. Currently, no pump company is even working on accessibility for
a pump, so a year from now is definitely not going to happen. The easiest
solution would be for the T Slim or Medtronic to adopt a voice-over program
like what Apple uses, and like our iPhones and iPads, it would be a feature
you can turn on if you need it. We don't necessarily need an entirely
separate pump for blind people. We can still dream and fight for a better,
equal future as blind diabetics though.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Veryln
Baldwin via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:54 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Veryln Baldwin <letsdanceintx at gmail.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] OmniPod and Medtronic 530G

Thank you to everyone that responded.

I spoke with Medtronic this morning about the 730G and was told they were
not sure they had any more in stock that could be given to someone who had
never had one as Medtronic is keeping these for replacement for any 730G
users that may have trouble with their current pump. 
I did not know about the 530G until reading the groups responses. So I will
be back on the phone with Medtronic tomorrow in regards to this model.

Also, I will speak with Veronica regarding the Omni Pod as I have been
emailing with another blind Omni Pod user.
The difficulty at hand is convincing my doctor that I can indeed use the
Omni Pod indecently. When I saw her Monday she was not willing to give me a
prescription for it. In addition due to the small amount of basal rates I
use the pens will not work out either. Such a encouraging visit as her last
comment was, "I don't know anything that might work." You can just imagine
how that made feel. She is a great Endocrinologist who has a passion for
diabetic education. However, I am the only totally blind patient she has had
in all her years of practice.

I am determined to stay on a pump and will have faith that in the next year
one of companys will develop an accessible pump.

Thanks again and I'll keep you posted.

Blessings,

Verlyn


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