[Diabetes-Talk] Exciting news Medtronics 770 pump

Sat Oct 10 02:33:28 UTC 2020

Of course it won't mess with their bottom lines. That's just the excuse they
like to use. 
I have some calls into my Omnipod people to see what I can find out. And
remember, the Omnipod is not buried under clothing. You control it from what
they call a PDM, which is really a remote. The old one I'm using talks to
the pump using an infrared connection. The new one, the Dash, uses blue
tooth, which is what got them playing with phones. But of course, it's
completely touch screen. The dash is actually a Samsung phone with the phone
part taken out. Trouble with all of these companies is that they get caught
up in the coolness factor that the kids like and we don't really figure in
as part of the coolness factor. Maybe that should be our next trick,
convince the kids that it's cool to have your phone talk. Hey, nice fantasy,
right?
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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Alan Lemly via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2020 1:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Exciting news Medtronics 770 pump

Patricia,

I expect it is the very fact that the sighted masses are now requesting
control of their insulin pumps via a smart phone will change entirely the
manufacturers' take on this issue. Hopefully accessibility of their
resulting apps will be factored into the process without negatively
impacting their bottom lines too much.

Alan Lemly

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2020 3:13 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Patricia Maddix
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Exciting news Medtronics 770 pump

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
> 
> -----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
> 
> Sent from Melanie's i phone
> 
>> On Oct 8, 2020, at 10:06 PM, gary-melconian via Diabetes-Talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?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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