[Diabetes-Talk] Insulet Corporation - OmnipodR 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System is now FDA-cleared for People with Type 2 Diabetes

[Patricia Maddix]

I do not understand why Insulet as well as other companies are reluctant to have people who are low vision and Blind test out their products for accessibility as it could open up opportunity for additional sales for them as well as it is just  morally the right thing to do to have these devices Available to our community. Although those of us with long-term diabetes and visual challenges are not new to misconceptions and discrimination regarding our abilities to operate a device as safely and efficiently as sighted users. The American Diabetes Association frequently reminds everyone that diabetes is still the leading cause of blindness in working age Americans, and it only makes sense for a diabetes device to be accessible to this community.
Right now, the package inserts and indications for use could read something like, “This device is approved for use by anyone over the age of two with the exception of adults or children whose eyesight interferes with their ability to read all screens and perform all functions.”
Patricia
Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 29, 2024, at 4:48 PM, gmelconian619 at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Hopefully they can get one of you who is  an I phone user to test it out for
> accessibility issues or challenges .i am already using it on the Samsung and
> android dside with omni pod 5 and dexcom g6.now I am hoping for the
> transition to dexcom g7 next year.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia
> Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 2:50 PM
> To: NFB Diabetes Division <Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Insulet Corporation - OmnipodR 5 Automated Insulin
> Delivery System is now FDA-cleared for People with Type 2 Diabetes
> 
> Dear friends,
> FYI. I was very surprised to run across this recent report and wanted to
> share with you all.  Hopefully we will be able to find out soon how
> accessible the iPhone app that controls this pump will be. The iPhone app is
> only in a limited release right now, but they keep promising that it will be
> widely available soon.
> Patricia.
> 
> 
> https://investors.insulet.com/news/news-details/2024/Omnipod-5-Automated-Ins
> ulin-Delivery-System-is-now-FDA-cleared-for-People-with-Type-2-Diabetes/defa
> ult.aspx
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