[Diabetes-Talk] Medtronic sharing site

Fri Jan 22 01:58:19 UTC 2021

Sure.  I just asked them to please work on making their pumps accessible for those of us who are blind.  I said that I currently use the 530G, but I will not have another accessible option once my warranty expires in a year from now.

  I'm sure I could have let them know that the 530G is usable, but not really that accessible.  Or, I could have expanded what I said to let them know why their pumps don't work for totally blind individuals, but I didn't want to write a novel.  They did ask for my email, and said that they would contact me if they had questions or wanted to discuss my idea in further detail.  We'll see what happens, especially if we all write to them!    

				Jamie

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robert Shelton via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 6:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Medtronic sharing site

Would you be comfortable sharing what your suggestion was? I know it was an accessible insulin pump, but if we had your wording, we could tweak it just enough that it would not appear to be mass produced but would request the same thing. I am not a diabetic, but I'm totally blind and my wife is a severe type II. I've been following this list for ten years, and the struggle you have been waging in the shadows is truly heroic. I only want to help.

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Medtronic sharing site

Yes, I am sure the idea that I have shared is not exactly what they were thinking about receiving from customers!

Jamie Gurganus
Phone: 515-291-8451
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> On Jan 21, 2021, at 5:52 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing, Jamie. I wish I believed them. They have told so 
> many tall tales over the years. Somehow I bet ours isn't the sort of 
> idea they have in mind here. Obviously it's good to keep saying it, 
> but it doesn't fill me with one ounce of hope. I'll work on it. <grin> 
> Thanks.
> Veronica
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:39 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
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> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Medtronic sharing site
> 
> Here is the link to the share your ideas page.
> 
> 
> 
> https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/share-your-idea?utm_source=Eloqua
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