[Diabetes-Talk] Diabetes-Talk Digest, Vol 153, Issue 11

Mon Aug 17 18:51:19 UTC 2020

Thank you everyone for your responses. Bridget you are correct I do you have it set up for digest mode and will get that changed and I am sure that will make it much easier for me to use voice over to read. Of note I do have a Medtronic 723 pump that was sent to me as a replacement three years ago when my 500 series got a motor air and had to be replaced but I do realize that all Medtronic pumps are us Touch green now as I met with one of the reps a year or so ago and was not able to see the screen at all. At that time there was an external button for doing manual bolus dose is. My 723 pump has all the same buttons that all the previous pumps had but it is just Out of the five year warranty of the original pump now and I think perhaps I’m just going to hold onto it as long as I can because I can still do bolus doses and temporary basils independently.
Patricia

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>   1. New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
>      (Patricia Maddix)
>   2. Re: New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need
>      help (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>   3. Re: New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need
>      help (joystigile at gmail.com)
>   4. Re: New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need
>      help (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>   5. Re: New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need
>      help (Rick Mladek)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:38:26 -0700
> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble
>    using it, need help
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> I have been a member of the Federation for several years but did not know that there were special interest divisions until I took part in the national convention recently. I am very excited about this list serve for people with diabetes and have found valuable information already but I am having a terrible time maneuvering the many pages of messages that seem to come in daily. I thought I was really good using voice over with my iPhone until I started to maneuver this list serve. I see that at the beginning of the emails there is usually a list of messages that have content to follow but apparently you cannot tap on any one of those messages. Then when I do find the first message which seems to be many swipes to the right down there is so much information that talks about how to subscribe, how to unsubscribe, the webmaster and how to post a message that I have great difficulty finding the actual content of the message that the person posted. I use my iPhone and tried setting the rotor to headings but that did nothing to take me directly to the content of each post. Is there a trick for going through the many many pages to jump quickly to each person?s message?
> I have had type one diabetes for 59 years since the age of 11 and use a med Tronic insulin pump which is now out of warranty. I would really love to get the new tandem pump but of course it has the touchscreen. At my doctors office one day I was able to play around with one of the previous models and was able to see the screen well enough to Enter in carbohydrates and tap on the button to deliver insulin. I will never be able to read the smaller print that includes all the settings etc. and even with my med Tronic have to have my husband set up the reservoir and get the pump going each time I change my site. I cannot see the screens on the med Tronic pump except for the one of quick bolus I am hoping that the brand new app that works with the tandem pump will work with voiceover to give verbal feedback as to what the status of the pump Is doing and then I might actually be able to use the tandem pump. I know that you cannot direct the pump to give a bolus from the app but it certainly would give a lot of information that is not visible to me on the pump screen if it talks
> I can?t even imagine living without a pump as I got my first one in 1997 and take very small amounts of insulin, less than 20 units total per day including basil and bolus and need the tiny increments that a pump provides.
> I have been following as well as I could be discussions over the last couple of days on the topic of inaccessible insulin pumps on this list serve and share everyone?s frustration. It sounds like several of you are trying to make progress in making pumps accessible.
> Patricia Maddix
> Phone
> 360-944-2051
> 
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:03:02 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble
>    using it, need help
> Message-ID: <2f0601d67429$c7527780$55f76680$@gmail.com>
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> Patricia,
> 
> Sounds like you're set up for digest mode. You can change your settings for each respective listserve on NFBNET if you go to the website www.nfbnet.org, find your subscribed listserves and switch out of digest mode. This way, you receive each message as a separate email, and not a single digest with all emails.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 5:38 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> I have been a member of the Federation for several years but did not know that there were special interest divisions until I took part in the national convention recently. I am very excited about this list serve for people with diabetes and have found valuable information already but I am having a terrible time maneuvering the many pages of messages that seem to come in daily. I thought I was really good using voice over with my iPhone until I started to maneuver this list serve. I see that at the beginning of the emails there is usually a list of messages that have content to follow but apparently you cannot tap on any one of those messages. Then when I do find the first message which seems to be many swipes to the right down there is so much information that talks about how to subscribe, how to unsubscribe, the webmaster and how to post a message that I have great difficulty finding the actual content of the message that the person posted. I use my iPhone and tried setting the rotor to headings but that did nothing to take me directly to the content of each post. Is there a trick for going through the many many pages to jump quickly to each person?s message?
> I have had type one diabetes for 59 years since the age of 11 and use a med Tronic insulin pump which is now out of warranty. I would really love to get the new tandem pump but of course it has the touchscreen. At my doctors office one day I was able to play around with one of the previous models and was able to see the screen well enough to Enter in carbohydrates and tap on the button to deliver insulin. I will never be able to read the smaller print that includes all the settings etc. and even with my med Tronic have to have my husband set up the reservoir and get the pump going each time I change my site. I cannot see the screens on the med Tronic pump except for the one of quick bolus I am hoping that the brand new app that works with the tandem pump will work with voiceover to give verbal feedback as to what the status of the pump Is doing and then I might actually be able to use the tandem pump. I know that you cannot direct the pump to give a bolus from the app but it certainly would give a lot of information that is not visible to me on the pump screen if it talks I can?t even imagine living without a pump as I got my first one in 1997 and take very small amounts of insulin, less than 20 units total per day including basil and bolus and need the tiny increments that a pump provides.
> I have been following as well as I could be discussions over the last couple of days on the topic of inaccessible insulin pumps on this list serve and share everyone?s frustration. It sounds like several of you are trying to make progress in making pumps accessible.
> Patricia Maddix
> Phone
> 360-944-2051
> 
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 17:15:16 -0700
> From: joystigile at gmail.com
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "'Patricia Maddix'" <pmaddix at comcast.net>,    <joystigile at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble
>    using it, need help
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> Hi Patricia,
> I think the issue you happened upon was that several people on this list who posted over the last couple of days left their message at the end of their post.
> This list is one of the more quieter lists.  So, welcome and hang on!
> I am not a pump user but I am sure someone on this list will advise you about the few pumps that are accessible.
> Warmly, Joy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 3:38 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> I have been a member of the Federation for several years but did not know that there were special interest divisions until I took part in the national convention recently. I am very excited about this list serve for people with diabetes and have found valuable information already but I am having a terrible time maneuvering the many pages of messages that seem to come in daily. I thought I was really good using voice over with my iPhone until I started to maneuver this list serve. I see that at the beginning of the emails there is usually a list of messages that have content to follow but apparently you cannot tap on any one of those messages. Then when I do find the first message which seems to be many swipes to the right down there is so much information that talks about how to subscribe, how to unsubscribe, the webmaster and how to post a message that I have great difficulty finding the actual content of the message that the person posted. I use my iPhone and tried setting the rotor to headings but that did nothing to take me directly to the content of each post. Is there a trick for going through the many many pages to jump quickly to each person?s message?
> I have had type one diabetes for 59 years since the age of 11 and use a med Tronic insulin pump which is now out of warranty. I would really love to get the new tandem pump but of course it has the touchscreen. At my doctors office one day I was able to play around with one of the previous models and was able to see the screen well enough to Enter in carbohydrates and tap on the button to deliver insulin. I will never be able to read the smaller print that includes all the settings etc. and even with my med Tronic have to have my husband set up the reservoir and get the pump going each time I change my site. I cannot see the screens on the med Tronic pump except for the one of quick bolus I am hoping that the brand new app that works with the tandem pump will work with voiceover to give verbal feedback as to what the status of the pump Is doing and then I might actually be able to use the tandem pump. I know that you cannot direct the pump to give a bolus from the app but it certainly would give a lot of information that is not visible to me on the pump screen if it talks I can?t even imagine living without a pump as I got my first one in 1997 and take very small amounts of insulin, less than 20 units total per day including basil and bolus and need the tiny increments that a pump provides.
> I have been following as well as I could be discussions over the last couple of days on the topic of inaccessible insulin pumps on this list serve and share everyone?s frustration. It sounds like several of you are trying to make progress in making pumps accessible.
> Patricia Maddix
> Phone
> 360-944-2051
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:27:55 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble
>    using it, need help
> Message-ID: <2f1701d6742d$40d835b0$c288a110$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="UTF-8"
> 
> The Medtronic 530 G is no longer under warranty, and from what I understand, you can no longer get it. As of now, no pump on the market is workable for nonvisual use. Not a single work-around. Now, if you have useable vision and can do some things visually, there might be some more options. But if using vision in any way is not an option, there's currently no pump to transition to. Those of us who switched to the Medtronic 530 G before the deadline a couple of years ago will have to transition to insulin pens once our warranties are up unless a different pump with a work-around magically arrives on the market, but with the popularity in touchscreens and using smart phones as PDMs, it doesn't seem likely.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:15 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: joystigile at gmail.com; 'Patricia Maddix' <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> Hi Patricia,
> I think the issue you happened upon was that several people on this list who posted over the last couple of days left their message at the end of their post.
> This list is one of the more quieter lists.  So, welcome and hang on!
> I am not a pump user but I am sure someone on this list will advise you about the few pumps that are accessible.
> Warmly, Joy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 3:38 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> I have been a member of the Federation for several years but did not know that there were special interest divisions until I took part in the national convention recently. I am very excited about this list serve for people with diabetes and have found valuable information already but I am having a terrible time maneuvering the many pages of messages that seem to come in daily. I thought I was really good using voice over with my iPhone until I started to maneuver this list serve. I see that at the beginning of the emails there is usually a list of messages that have content to follow but apparently you cannot tap on any one of those messages. Then when I do find the first message which seems to be many swipes to the right down there is so much information that talks about how to subscribe, how to unsubscribe, the webmaster and how to post a message that I have great difficulty finding the actual content of the message that the person posted. I use my iPhone and tried setting the rotor to headings but that did nothing to take me directly to the content of each post. Is there a trick for going through the many many pages to jump quickly to each person?s message?
> I have had type one diabetes for 59 years since the age of 11 and use a med Tronic insulin pump which is now out of warranty. I would really love to get the new tandem pump but of course it has the touchscreen. At my doctors office one day I was able to play around with one of the previous models and was able to see the screen well enough to Enter in carbohydrates and tap on the button to deliver insulin. I will never be able to read the smaller print that includes all the settings etc. and even with my med Tronic have to have my husband set up the reservoir and get the pump going each time I change my site. I cannot see the screens on the med Tronic pump except for the one of quick bolus I am hoping that the brand new app that works with the tandem pump will work with voiceover to give verbal feedback as to what the status of the pump Is doing and then I might actually be able to use the tandem pump. I know that you cannot direct the pump to give a bolus from the app but it certainly would give a lot of information that is not visible to me on the pump screen if it talks I can?t even imagine living without a pump as I got my first one in 1997 and take very small amounts of insulin, less than 20 units total per day including basil and bolus and need the tiny increments that a pump provides.
> I have been following as well as I could be discussions over the last couple of days on the topic of inaccessible insulin pumps on this list serve and share everyone?s frustration. It sounds like several of you are trying to make progress in making pumps accessible.
> Patricia Maddix
> Phone
> 360-944-2051
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:00:46 -0400
> From: "Rick Mladek" <hmladek at neo.rr.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble
>    using it, need help
> Message-ID: <01bc01d67431$d7764440$8662ccc0$@neo.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="UTF-8"
> 
> Doubter!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 8:28 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> The Medtronic 530 G is no longer under warranty, and from what I understand, you can no longer get it. As of now, no pump on the market is workable for nonvisual use. Not a single work-around. Now, if you have useable vision and can do some things visually, there might be some more options. But if using vision in any way is not an option, there's currently no pump to transition to. Those of us who switched to the Medtronic 530 G before the deadline a couple of years ago will have to transition to insulin pens once our warranties are up unless a different pump with a work-around magically arrives on the market, but with the popularity in touchscreens and using smart phones as PDMs, it doesn't seem likely.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:15 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: joystigile at gmail.com; 'Patricia Maddix' <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> Hi Patricia,
> I think the issue you happened upon was that several people on this list who posted over the last couple of days left their message at the end of their post.
> This list is one of the more quieter lists.  So, welcome and hang on!
> I am not a pump user but I am sure someone on this list will advise you about the few pumps that are accessible.
> Warmly, Joy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 3:38 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] New to this list serve and having trouble using it, need help
> 
> I have been a member of the Federation for several years but did not know that there were special interest divisions until I took part in the national convention recently. I am very excited about this list serve for people with diabetes and have found valuable information already but I am having a terrible time maneuvering the many pages of messages that seem to come in daily. I thought I was really good using voice over with my iPhone until I started to maneuver this list serve. I see that at the beginning of the emails there is usually a list of messages that have content to follow but apparently you cannot tap on any one of those messages. Then when I do find the first message which seems to be many swipes to the right down there is so much information that talks about how to subscribe, how to unsubscribe, the webmaster and how to post a message that I have great difficulty finding the actual content of the message that the person posted. I use my iPhone and tried setting the rotor to headings but that did nothing to take me directly to the content of each post. Is there a trick for going through the many many pages to jump quickly to each person?s message?
> I have had type one diabetes for 59 years since the age of 11 and use a med Tronic insulin pump which is now out of warranty. I would really love to get the new tandem pump but of course it has the touchscreen. At my doctors office one day I was able to play around with one of the previous models and was able to see the screen well enough to Enter in carbohydrates and tap on the button to deliver insulin. I will never be able to read the smaller print that includes all the settings etc. and even with my med Tronic have to have my husband set up the reservoir and get the pump going each time I change my site. I cannot see the screens on the med Tronic pump except for the one of quick bolus I am hoping that the brand new app that works with the tandem pump will work with voiceover to give verbal feedback as to what the status of the pump Is doing and then I might actually be able to use the tandem pump. I know that you cannot direct the pump to give a bolus from the app but it certainly would give a lot of information that is not visible to me on the pump screen if it talks I can?t even imagine living without a pump as I got my first one in 1997 and take very small amounts of insulin, less than 20 units total per day including basil and bolus and need the tiny increments that a pump provides.
> I have been following as well as I could be discussions over the last couple of days on the topic of inaccessible insulin pumps on this list serve and share everyone?s frustration. It sounds like several of you are trying to make progress in making pumps accessible.
> Patricia Maddix
> Phone
> 360-944-2051
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
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