[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
Sat Jul 23 01:24:40 UTC 2022
Yes it works on this up date as well.
I am using my dexcom just fine.
Dar
Original message:
> I had to get a new iPhone a few weeks ago and it came with iOS 15.5. It
> works fine with Dexcom but I believe we are on 15.6 now and I have an
> updated to that
> Patricia
> Sent from my iPhone
>> On Jul 22, 2022, at 10:56 AM, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Thanks for the warning about updating my iPhone! I’ll hold off until I
>> know it is safe! Jamie
>> Jamie Gurganus, Resource Coach
>> Phone: 515-291-8451
>> “Be your self. Everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde
>>> On Jul 22, 2022, at 12:45 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
>>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 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.
>>> Veronica
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 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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