[Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.

[Veronica Elsea]

Eileen, I have not played with the app, only had my hubby look at screen shots. I have played with the pen itself. As for the cartridges, you do not fill them like with a pump. You simply place the cartridge into the pen. The cartridge would contain a certain number of units of insulin. I remember dealing with those in the late eighties. I liked the cases that used to come with those old pen. Made it much easier to cope with carrying needles with you in public. No idea what I'd do now if I had to do that. 
Verlyn, your question about using the pen in public is one of the reasons I'm so desperately hanging on to my pump. I hope someone responds to your question because it would be mine as well. I thought of you when I read the article because it might make it easier down the road should you reach the point where you feel you need more assistance with management. 
For now I'm still with my Omnipod but I figure, the more I know, the less fear there is when things change.
Veronica


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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2019 4:15 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Eileen Scrivani
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.

Veronica,

Are you saying you’ve tried this I-Pen & that the app is accessible with VoiceOver? I still want to stay with a pump and don’t really have an interest in using pens unless my back is against the wall at the point my pump stops working or I can no longer get supplies for it then and only then would I consider using pens again.

Thanks.

Eileen
From: Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk 
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2019 5:43 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' 
Cc: Veronica Elsea 
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] inpen companion.

Hi everyone.
With all the craziness surrounding today's pumps and our future
accessibility, I thought this might be helpful for some of you. I'm probably
not the only one who got this email since Dexcom is sharing it. But for
those who may not have seen it, I thought I'd share this.
Inpen by Companion Medical is an insulin pen which works with an app on your
phone. I have played with the pen, but not the app. 
It does have some cool sounding features though. It can deliver up to 30
units, in half-unit increments. The clicks were easy to feel when I played
with it. It is not a disposable pen, you put cartridges in it. It seems to
only have Humalog and Novalog right now though. I hope it has more choices
in the future. But hey, the pen comes in three colors, blue gray and pink.
When you connect it to the app, it sends your dosing information to the app.
So it keeps track of how much you've used and alerts you when the cartridge
is low. It has a calculator so it can calculate boluses like the pumps do.
It also alerts you when the insulin gets out of an acceptable temperature
range. You can set other reminders like when to test, when to take
long-acting insulin and stuff like that. You can pair multiple pens to the
app. The app also connects with Dexcom Clarity and becomes part of the
report your doc sees.
When my hubby looked at the screen shots on the web site, he said it looked
like a pretty normal app, with text boxes and number keypads. If I'm reading
it right, I think for iPhones, it connects through Apple Health somehow.
Anyway, here's the web site if anyone wants to check it out.

https://www.companionmedical.com/inpen

Hope this is helpful.
Veronica

"Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now available on
iTunes, along with other music from her and from the Guide Dog Glee Club. 
To learn more, visit:
http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
                Veronica Elsea, Owner
Laurel Creek Music Designs
Santa Cruz, California
Phone: 831-429-6407




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