[Diabetes-Talk] question about insulin pumps

[d m gina]

Thanks for the warning,
I would have to tape it down.
Most patches did stick to me, I had a blood pressure patch I wore for years.

Saved on pills.

Original message:
> Good evening Gary.


> I lasted about a year on the silly thing. I had a lot of trouble with 
> it. It never stuck to me, especially in the summer. I can’t to say much 
> good about it. On the other hand, if you have better luck than I did, 
> more power to you!!  Another one of the things I had trouble with, was, 
> that if the patch does not stick to you, you’ve lost that much insulin 
> and you have to throw it away. If you have just filled the cartridge, 
> you’ve just thrown away about $100 worth of insulin.

> Bern



> Sent from my iPhone

>> On Jan 23, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk 
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>> Gary,

>> Is that the name brand of the pump or the pump name itself? If its the 
>> name of the actual pump do you know who the manufacturer is?

>> I haven’t heard of it before.

>> Eileen

>> From: gary-melconian via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 12:07 AM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
>> Cc: gary-melconian
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] question about insulin pumps

>> Hello has anyone heard about the  viggal or however its spelled insulin 
>> pump.my endo wants me to look  at it and try it out.i got my last a1c 
>> today and its   a bith high then I wanted to be.so he gave me that  
>> option of exploring.so I am wondering if anyone has any knowledge about 
>> these sort of insulin pumps.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>> Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 7:08 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another accessible glucose meter. Was acu 
>> chek pairing interface

>> I remember this meter. It does sound like a really good one. 
>> Unfortunately, it is not available here in the US. I’m glad you still 
>> have it in Australia though. Wish we did. Thanks for sharing.
>> Veronica


>> Veronica Elsea, owner, Laurel Creek Music Designs

>>> On Jan 22, 2019, at 3:40 AM, Paul Magill via Diabetes-Talk 
>>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>> Hi all,

>>> I use the SensoCard Plus glucose meter, which is fully accessible,
>>> including recalibration when a new batch of test strips is required.

>>> I don't know whether it is available in the US, but both the device
>>> and test strips are readily availablein Australia.

>>> The below link has a good description, and towards the bottomof the
>>> page, has links to YouTube videos about using the meter.

>>> https://www.pocd.co.nz/products/sensocard-plus-talking-blood-sugar-lev
>>> el-met
>>> er

>>> Warm regards,
>>> Paul from Australia



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