[Diabetes-Talk] V-go insulin system

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Jamie,

Thanks for the intel. This is very helpful. Like you, I have rather low
insulin needs. So, this system would not work for me either. When I moved to
Iowa, I made the decision to go off the InPen. I have no support here to
assist with pump needs when I need it. It made sense for me to transition
off. However, I want to be back on a pump. I'm using Levemir for my long
acting, and Humalog in the InPen. First, InPen is a novelty. I've not found
it to be any different than a traditional insulin pen. I do like that I can
confirm delivered doses via its app, but other than that, it does nothing
else useful in my opinion. It does not even provide info about how much
insulin is left in the pen, which would be helpful. I confirmed with InPen
that it does not provide this info. It's supposed to pair with Dexcom, but
it does not provide real time info. I have to manually plug doeses, carbs,
etc. for it to calculate. And I hate logging on 2 separate apps, so I
stopped logging on InPen, and just stick to logging info on Dexcom. My BGs
have not been too bad since transitioning, but I definitely have better,
tighter control with a pump. I really hope accessibility is being considered
with these apps; I would switch back to a pump in a heart beat if I had more
independent control with a pump. I know DAN and the NFB were supposed to
revive efforts on this again, but have not heard anything substantive beyond
it putting yet another committee together.

Bridgit

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Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] V-go insulin system

Hi all!  I just came from seeing my Diabetic Educator.  I asked her about
the V-go system, and she showed it to me.  Here is the scoop on why it might
not work for many of us pump users.  

 

1.	The basal rate can only be set at 20, 30 or 40 units per day.  So,
for someone like me who only uses 13 units each day, it would be an insulin
overload all day for me.
2.	The basal rate is steady all day.    So, at 20 units total per day,
the basal rate per hour is .8.  The only time my rate is that high is for a
few hours in the middle of the night.
3.	The bolus dose is set at 2 unit increments, so taking a half unit or
just one unit is not possible.

 

Anyway, it is pretty neat for someone who might need a lot more insulin than
I do.

 

My Medtronic 530G is out of warranty in 2022, but that doesn't mean it will
quit on me by then.  So, my educator hopes that either Tandem or Omnipod
come out with something accessible for us blind users by then.  She said
that they are both working on accessible phone apps that will have the
ability to run the pump from the phone.  She also mentioned that there is a
person from Boston named DeMayo who is working on a pump.  She does not
think it will ever get on the market though.  It is a dual cartridge system
that has both insulin and glucagon in it.  I sure don't want to have to pay
for glucagon.  I refuse to fill a glucagon prescription, since it is
anywhere from $300-600 to fill.  In my 50 years of being a diabetic, I have
never had to use my glucagon kit.

 

Hope everyone is staying safe and well!  

 

 
Jamie

 

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