[Diabetes-Talk] re hersthe link toe het omnipod 5 with dexcom integration whihc was approved by fda

Jamie Gurganus jamielgurganus at gmail.com
Mon Feb 28 02:33:14 UTC 2022 

Thanks for keeping us posted about any updates about things. Yes, I have been very impressed with Insulet and how interested they are and making their product accessible to us.

Why do you have to drive so far to find insulin? Is Medicare only allowing you to purchase a certain kind? I know they would not let me use the one type of ultra rapid insulin, so I had to go with the other brand called Fiasp. We all need to contact our senators and tell them to support the legislation that is being proposed to put a $35 cap on insulin for everyone. How many of us kind of ration insulin right now due to the high cost? I know I do. I try to only eat what 3-5 units will cover each meal. That is what concerns me about the Omnipod, since there is a possibility of wasting quite a bit of insulin if the pod expires before you use all of the insulin that is in it. With my pump, I can run the cartridge dry before changing it. I used to change out the cartridge as soon as the low-cartridge alarm went off, but now I use as much as the remaining insulin as possible before changing it.

Take care and talk soon!

       Jamie

Jamie Gurganus, Resource Coach


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> On Feb 27, 2022, at 7:58 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jamie and everyone.
> I am hanging on for dear life to my back door contacts and have also signed up to receive further information on the Omnipod 5. It will come out first as an android app and then as an Ios app. This is definitely a company that gets it, as far as we are concerned 
> As soon as I know more, I'll speak up here. 
> In the meantime, my trusty Omnipod classic and the Seeing AI app are getting it done for me. Now if I can just find insulin! Man I hate Medicare! Really? A two-hour trip on public transit each way to buy insulin? There's a pharmacy 3 blocks from my house that's full of vials of insulin. Gee, guess what I'm doing this week!
> Anyway, let's just keep working towards progress.
> Veronica
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2022 7:41 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: jamielgurganus at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re hersthe link toe het omnipod 5 with dexcom integration whihc was approved by fda
> 
> Hi Eileen!  I did meet with the lead researchers for a brainstorming session about what they need to do to increase the accessibility of the Omnipod system.  I'm not sure whether they have been able to consider these issues with the release of this new system, but it was a very positive meeting with them.  I'm sure hopeful that they will come up with something.  They have been the only pump company actually interested in helping visually impaired and blind diabetics to my knowledge.  I received a call from Medtronic on Feb. 1, since my 530G is now out of warranty.  She wanted to know if I wanted to upgrade!  I was very nice, but gave her an earful about their lack of consideration for blind diabetics and what seems like an unwillingness to do anything about it like Insulet.
> 
>                Jamie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2022 9:26 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: etscrivani at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re hersthe link toe het omnipod 5 with dexcom integration whihc was approved by fda
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just wondering if anyone in this group has heard further information from Insulet on their development of a pump with "accessibility"? I attended the conference call they held some months back with us, the blind/vip insulin pump users and I have not received any word back from them.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Eileen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2022 5:35 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jamie Gurganus <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re hersthe link toe het omnipod 5 with dexcom integration whihc was approved by fda
> 
> Thanks Gary! I had no trouble getting the information. I hope Insulet was able to make the device that runs the pod accessible for the blind. They have been working hard to do so.
> 
>      Jamie
> 
> Jamie Gurganus, Resource Coach
> 
> 
> Phone: 515-291-8451
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> “Be your self. Everyone else is already taken.”  Oscar Wilde 
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>> On Feb 12, 2022, at 4:00 PM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Well I couldn't find what you wanted to share, to much babbling.
>> Thanks anyway.
>> Dar
>> Original message:
>>> Hello I found the link that  talks about all this. Its called  omni pod 5
>>> with dexcom g6 integration as a closed loop  system .   I wil leave the link
>>> to healthline  website which describes and talks about it. I am doing 
>>> some research as my endo told me about it the last time I saw him.
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>>> https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/omnipod-5-tubeless-system
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