[Diabetes-Talk] New talking pump

[Patricia Maddix]

Filling the cartridge is a huge challenge, but actually can be done by a blind person using some adaptive measuring devices to be sure to draw up the right amount of insulin. There are two steps where you have to remove bubbles from the syringe and this can be done by holding it up to your ear, and listening for the bubbles to be pushed out. I am in the process of training a friend who is a retired nurse about changing a pump site so she could help out in an emergency and we’ve met with her twice. She is still struggling with all the steps involved and is of course fully cited. The hardest part is dealing with the infusion set it’s self. There are many steps involved, and it is easy to dislodge the set from the inserter container in which case you have to start over. Priming, the infusion set Has to be done on the touch screen of the pump itself, so visual assistance of some sort is absolutely necessary but some people are doing it remotely using the camera on their phone.  
I have tried one of the other infusion sets, which is called true steel, and is an actual steel needle that stays in the body and is inserted manually. It is a bit easier to insert But caused a lot of tissue irritation, and I also kept ripping it out as well.

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> On Feb 17, 2023, at 8:03 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Patricia,
> 
> Is changing the cartridge still an issue on the Tandem pump for a totally blind person?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Eileen
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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 2:15 AM
> To: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>; Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New talking pump
> 
> Another thing I forgot to mention in my last email was that notifications that show up as a dialog box on the pump can be accessed from the notifications tab in the tconnect app. Voiceover reads out what the notification is but they still have to be dismissed on the pump, screen itself. But there is a technique Whereby a blind person can do this directly on the pump. Previously I had to use the. SEEING. AI app to read any alerts or alarms or messages on the pump screen.
> Patricia.
> 
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>> On Feb 16, 2023, at 10:53 PM, gmelconian619 at gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> Patricia, I am thinking the same thing.probably if there is an ap that  is interacting wit the  pump.if that is the case. patricia, how is the Tandum pumps working with  it being talking.do you have full accesss to the pump or not.  
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>> Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 10:40 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New talking pump
>> 
>> Joyce,
>> So is the talking coming directly from your pump or from the med Tronic app on your phone?
>> Patricia.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Feb 16, 2023, at 8:30 PM, blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Medtronic software is saying a lot.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It just told me, "Calibration is needed by 11:28 PM to continue
>>> 
>>> blood sugar calculations".
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> I will note, when blood sugar was dropping more than 3 points per 
>>> minute it just made the falling sound.
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