[Diabetes-Talk] New talking pump

Sat Feb 18 17:49:19 UTC 2023

Joyce,
When I looked at this pump with one of the reps a year or so ago, my understanding was that the only way I would be able to give a bolus as a blind person was to use the external power button that allowed you to do the audio bolus feature, which has been available on the pumps f For many years. It was a technique where you pressed the button repeatedly to count out your dose in the preset amount, which in my case would have been 1/10 of a unit per press, and then the device would beep back to confirm. Then I was to depress the button to actually give the dose. In this way, I would’ve not been able to take advantage of the bolus wizard or , the smart guard feature that calculates your dose based on your current blood sugar. I had been doing this manual calculation and administration of boluses for many many years and did not feel that the 770 pump would make available to me any additional automated features that I wasn’t already using on my 723 pump. 
Having a lot of the status of the pump available on the app however sounds like a great feature.
Patricia.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 18, 2023, at 6:48 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Joyce,
> 
> Are you saying that when you need to give yourself a bolis there is nothing on the screen you need to see and touch in order to unlock the pump. This was an issue for blind diabetics only a few short years ago. In addition to there not being physical buttons on the pump to feel.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Eileen 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 8:51 PM
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> Cc: blindhands at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New talking pump
> 
> Ilene 
> 
> There is no issue regarding the unlock.  There are only a few times that you need to unlock the pump .  One of them is the Calibrating  and the "no calibration " will be coming soon.    
> 
> A new upgrade for the software will be coming soon, just waiting for the FDA approval. They also have a new sensor coming out and I will be very happy if the both get the approval by the FDA at the same time.
> 
> Watch for the news  that  will be coming out very soon.
> 
> It has been a little more than 4 months that I had gotten the 770 pump and believe me it is worth it.  I used to  pass out on the floor with low blood sugars and my son would find me there.  I am not using the pump to fullest yet, but it has stopped my low sugar going low enough that I pass out.  It can detect when your blood sugar is dropping to quickly and or it is getting low.  It basically stops the flow of insulin and will wait up to 2 hours coming back on when it is a normal range.
> 
> I look forward to working on it's own keeping my blood sugar level within the normal range.  I have been waiting for 65 years for the so called  "artificial pancreas" to come out.  I am thinking it is not to far into my future.
> 
> Joyce Kane 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 10:58 AM
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> Cc: etscrivani at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New talking pump
> 
> Joyce,
> 
> I'm wondering if Medtronic has resolved the locking issue that required sight to unlock the pump so it can be used? Do you need to call Aira every time you want to do something on the pump? Is this model 770 you say you recently got a new development?
> 
> Eileen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 1:40 AM
> 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
> 
>> 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".
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I will note, when blood sugar was dropping more than 3 points per 
>> minute it just made the falling sound.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Joyce Kane
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