[Diabetes-Talk] OmniPod first impressions

[gmelconian619 at gmail.com]

Patricia, as long as there are solution and options.that  is a good start in making insulin pumps more accessible through smart apps  and our smart phones  and  screenreaders  like voice over  on I OS and  android accessibility suite as that has been the new renamed   name for talkback  on Android.   Lets se where  the  progress leads . Hopefully for better acces to these sort of smart tech for managing diabetes at a lower cost .  

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 3:27 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] OmniPod first impressions

Ed,
Thanks for the update. Keep us posted.  Sounds like a Omnipod is now a couple of strides ahead of Tandem in the race for accessible pumps.
Patricia

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 12, 2022, at 2:30 PM, Ed Worrell via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Listers,
> 
> It has been a very interesting first week with the Omnipod 5 system, filled with positive hopes and some big frustrations. First off. I’ll say the set up of the OP 5 is simple and my trainer and Dr walked me through everything very well. I can change the pods and even give calculated doses with zero problems using the OP app on my Samsung S10E smart phone. 
> The app is about 65 to 70% accessible with Talkback. I can start/end a pod, adjust carb intake, Read current insulin on board, current CGM reading. All of the tabs for information and most menus are useable. This is a great first step in having a fully accessible insulin pump.
> 
> The app falls flat on it’s face when it comes to adjusting carb corrections, target BG, insulin sensitivity, and I am extremely lucky to have a great wife that helps with the adjustments. I will say after you find the correct correction ratios the algorithm should take over and learn from your readings and values put into the controller app.
> 
> I’ll send another email in a few weeks on my progress with the new pump.
> 
> Ed Worrell
> 
> 
> 
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