[Diabetes-Talk] Exciting news Medtronics 770 pump

[Patricia Maddix]

It is very true that nothing that is available right now allows you to control the pump with an app that would be accessible to the blind. From what I have been reading about what is in the pipeline tandem plans to have the app able to control the pump in the near future but we’ve heard that before right. It does appear however that their advancement of this was slow dramatically By the pandemic so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is still in the works. The Omni pod horizon which is expected to come out next year most certainly will be controlled by a phone app from what I have read. The way the Omni pod is designed it always have to be controlled by an external device because it’s connected to the body. They are not Doing all this of course for just us, the blind but as everyone nowadays is so attached to their phones they find it convenient to just be able to monitor and adjust their pumps well they already have their phone out and this is especially helpful if the pump is Tucktaway Under clothing. Students and office workers are requesting an easy way to deal with their diabetes while busy in classrooms and business meetings. Parents of children with diabetes are also requesting a way to monitor and control their child’s pump from another room or even while they are in school. The fact that even sighted people are requesting these remote access capabilities will help our cause.
Patricia

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> On Oct 9, 2020, at 6:47 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This seems pointless to me. Even if you can use visually, what does a stationary app get you? You wear the pump, so how difficult is it to check the same info from your pump? Not understanding an app that does nothing.
> 
> Bridgit
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Melanie Torrance via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 7:51 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Melanie Torrance <melanietorrance at icloud.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Exciting news Medtronics 770 pump
> 
> The new pumps will continue to NOT be accessible to blind users. The apps only display pump information; they do not allow you to perform any pump functions such as delivering a bolus, setting a temporary basal rate, or suspending the pump. Unfortunately, doing this still remains in the future.
> Melanie
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>> On Oct 8, 2020, at 10:06 PM, gary-melconian via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Please do let us all know about the new developments  with insulin 
>> pumps.how accessible these new pumps will be to the blinded diabetic 
>> and pros an cons as it relates to insulin pumps and all aht. I am 
>> interested , just knowing hat hey wer not  accessible ot us and that 
>> is why I have not followed up on the matter.
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