[Diabetes-Talk] negaderm patches

Fri Sep 10 04:27:00 UTC 2021

I have a six year old Minimed 723 pump which also is no longer made but the screen does not lock so no problem there. It has two ways to take a bolus either by counting the button presses or using the up arrow which makes a sound and vibration for each 1/10 unit of insulin that you are trying to take and then counts these back to you before you activate.    I use the Dexcom CGM so there’s no communication between the sensor and the pump. There are none of the new automated features that I can take advantage of so I’m using this pump pretty much the same way I did with my first one in 1997. It’s all the other advancements and technologies that have enabled me to get much better control of my diabetes over the years.
It sounds like a lot of us are holding onto our very old pumps hoping that soon there will be ones that are accessible.  Anyway, that’s what I am doing at this point.
Patricia

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> On Sep 9, 2021, at 3:03 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> You know, reading all of these message, it just hit me. On Sunday, it will be 30 years that I've been using insulin pumps. I too have never given a wrong dose of insulin. The Omnipod doesn't have the audio bolus and repeat back to me like all of the older pumps did and even there, it's never happened. One day I got stupid and couldn't remember whether or not I'd taken my insulin though. That was a long time ago and I just had to guess at what I did. Ummm, guessed wrong. <grin> 
> I've been using pumps for so long that I'm kind of terrified of not having one on. Sometimes I long to have nothing constantly in my body though. But everything has its ups and downs.
> As for unlocking the screen, it takes mere seconds if you know what keys to press. It's a little like the phone in that you first hold down a key and guess when to let go. But then you press another key and it's not always the same one. I've figured out which keys to hit on the Omnipod to gat past that one, but have to pay attention to see if I've gotten step one accomplished. If I haven't, nothing happens. And yes, been there, done that, got the teashirt.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Diana Cook via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 5:50 PM
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> Cc: Diana Cook <diana56cook at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] negaderm patches
> 
> I was diagnosed at age 11.. they said it probably started age 5. I am 83. Still have enough vision to see with magnifying glass. My son can help when needed. I have had a pump since they became user friendly many years ago. Someone totally blind in our group still uses her pump… that amazes me.  My meter puts glucose results in pump. I put in amount of carbs. Pump does the rest! Hope that is clear enough! So grateful to Banting and Best for  discovering insulin!
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>> On Sep 8, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I've also been a totally blind pump user for almost 23 years now and never
>> gave myself the wrong dose.  I've used four different makes and models of
>> pumps now, and all have a way to make sure you are giving yourself the
>> correct dose.  Of course, one does need to pay attention to the dosage
>> confirmation before pressing the "Go" button!  
>> 
>>               Jamie
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bridgit
>> Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 2:15 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] negaderm patches
>> 
>> Gary,
>> 
>> As a totally blind person who used an insulin pump for nearly 20 years, I
>> never gave myself a wrong insulin dose despite current pumps having no
>> nonvisual interface. Every pump on the market has fail-safes built in for
>> any user, which often works well for nonvisual use. As we all know, the
>> problem right now with pumps is that in order to access any function, you
>> have to unlock the screen now, and there's really no way to do this
>> nonvisually since it's not always the same part of the screen you tap to
>> unlock. But in terms of misdosing, personally, was not an issue.
>> 
>> Bridgit
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of gary via
>> Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 1:39 PM
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>> Cc: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] negaderm patches
>> 
>> Thanks very much.do you think this pump sstem will have an accessible app
>> that would work with I OS or android to make life a bit simplier for blind
>> users like you and i. that is my fear and worry about insulin pumps as I
>> will make the mistake and administer more insulin then I need then have lows
>> and it wont be fun 
>> 
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