[Diabetes-Talk] I can now take an insulin bolus directly from my iPhone after updating my tandem insulin pump and it’s fully accessible using voiceover
d m gina
dmgina at mysero.net
Fri Jul 22 17:51:15 UTC 2022
When does this take place?
I just got a new set of dexcom replacements
Dar
Original message:
> Yes, in the meantime, hope is a great gift and we haven't had that
> until quite recently. I'll happily play with that toy and hope it
> doesn't break. <grin.>
> The other area that really does need attention, as you Dexcom users
> know, Apple jumps on to Ios 16 and Dexcom says, oh no no! You need to
> stay on Ios 14 point something. For something as crucial to life as
> running a pump through an Iphone or Android, we need to get these
> companies working more closely together so that our pump functionality
> doesn't get interrupted. I know some of the companies use third party
> app developers, which makes things a bit tricky. I certainly don't have
> that answer yet, but stay tuned research! <grin.> But that is one
> reason why devices themselves should still talk, even if we do have
> smart phones.
> But like I said, for now, I'll go play with that newfound hope.
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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2022 11:23 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] I can now take an insulin bolus directly
> from my iPhone after updating my tandem insulin pump and it’s fully
> accessible using voiceover
> Dar,
> I am on Medicare and there is a coinsurance for the actual pump itself
> and the coinsurance is based on the Medicare allowable and not the
> actual cost of the pump which retails for around $4500. I am paying
> this coinsurance monthly over a 10 month period and it ranges between
> 65 and $75 a month. Don’t know why they’re not billing me exactly the
> same amount every month but it looks like my out-of-pocket cost for the
> pump will amount to around $750. All of the supplies for my Dexcom and
> my pump are billed through my Medicare part B insurance and they have
> a zero dollars copayment. all of this is no doubt different for
> employer sponsored insurances and other types of insurance.
> Patricia
> Sent from my iPhone
>> On Jul 21, 2022, at 9:51 AM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Oh I am sorry about the home that burned down,
>> glad you are ok.
>> And most of all, glad the pump is working with the phone.
>> Now for those of us who use dexcom,
>> isn't it more expensive to use both pump and dexcom?
>> Just interested.
>> Dar
>> Original message:
>>> Dear friends,
>>> After our neighbor‘s house burned down on Sunday morning and damaged
>>> part of the side of our garage I finally was able to take the time to
>>> update my tandem pump to enable me to take a Bolus directly from the
>>> app on my iPhone. Yes, everyone got out of their houses safely due to a
>>> young neighbor who happen to be awake and saw the flames and the
>>> initial explosion and ran a block to wake all of us up. Those
>>> additional minutes may have saved lives and enabled enough time for my
>>> husband to get outside and start hosing down the side of our house to
>>> reduce the amount of flames that were able to take hold. Only a Only a
>>> small amount of the siding caught fire, some windows shattered from the
>>> heat, the fence burned down, our wood pile burned up and gas and
>>> electric utility boxes damaged. But the main thing is we are safe. Now
>>> life must go on.
>>> So, just wanted to share that I’m having a similar experience to Liz
>>> Oleksa and being able to take an insulin bolus from my phone. All of
>>> the regular bolus features including calculating dose from carbs,
>>> calculating needed corrections, accounting for insulin on board are
>>> available through the app except for the extended bolus feature. I have
>>> only had one meal since getting it up and running but everything worked
>>> great. Need to practice with it a bit more so it becomes second nature
>>> but everything seems to read aloud.
>>> The main thing that I think we have to learn from this is that all of
>>> the pump features should be able to be made accessible in this manner
>>> and if it can be done on the insulin pump it certainly can be done on
>>> other medical devices. So no medical device manufacturer has an excuse
>>> that it cannot be done. We have very solid proof that it can and has
>>> been done.
>>> I think that in the near rather than distant future we Will be looking
>>> back at this landmark event as the beginning of an explosion of
>>> accessibility for blind and low vision users of insulin pumps and
>>> hopefully other medical devices.
>>> Patricia
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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