[Diabetes-Talk] apology re using insulin pumps

[Veronica Elsea]

No need to apologize. Nobody should be afraid to say anything on this list and even if a specific suggestion doesn't immediately pan out, it just might spark an idea down the road. I appreciate the fact that we're all thinking about each other's needs, no matter how much they may differ. So please continue to ask any ol' question, give voice to any thought or idea. And hey, feel free to shoot down one of mine down the road too. <grin> 
Veronica


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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Paul Magill via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 11:17 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Cc: Paul Magill
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] apology re using insulin pumps


Hi all,

I should have realised that people would have already considered what Iput forward, and that there was no need for me to  suggest it on list, which quite understandably irritated people who already have enough problems dealing with the manufacturer's obstinance.

I have benefitted so much from being on this list, that I thought I might offer something in return, without giving it due consideration.

With apologies,
Paul from Australia.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, 8 February 2019 5:51 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Amber Wallenstein
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] using insulin pumps

There are several problems with this.
1. You are assuming I have the smart phone or glasses to use AIRA. 
2. You are also assuming I have the funds to buy AIRA services each month. And you can’t miss a month if you buy this inaccessible pump, because of the inaccessibility, you would have to use it. What if something happens to AIRA and it is no longer operational? 
3.  It also gives the company a pass on accessibility.  If I buy the pump, what is their incentive to make it accessible?
4.  The fact I would have to use AIRA or another service is extremely disconcerting to me… I don’t really want a person knowing that information about me.  In addition, I’m not sure I feel comfortable telling this person information about me, or having to have them direct me on everything I must do. Frankly it’s another cumbersome step in what I need to do to access my own care.
So unless the companies of the inaccessible pumps were to pay for AIRA, the equipment to access it, and pay me to be trained on how to use AIRA effectively, I pass.
Amber

> On Feb 7, 2019, at 11:29 PM, Paul Magill via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> All I know about insulin pumps is what I have read on this list, but 
> may I make a suggestion re using the touch screen controller:
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> Would it help to use the Aira service to have an agent tell you where 
> the appropriate control is, so you can press it.
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> https://aira.io/
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> Regards,
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> Paul from Australia
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