[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7 and Tandem IQ access RE: Diabetes-Talk Digest, Vol 194, Issue 3

[d m gina]

I would love to use a pump.
I hope at some point we are all using pumps.
Dar
Original message:
> I got a notice about the Mobi in November of 2023. This notice was sent 
> to those who did not currently use a Tandem pump. They wanted us to buy 
> the T-slim x2 and then we'd get a discount on the Mobi when it came 
> out. I wasn't feeling quite ready to take that risk. <grin>
> Veronica


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Katie Keim via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2024 8:47 PM
> To: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Cc: Katie Keim <808keim at gmail.com>; Diabetes Talk for the Blind 
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G7 and Tandem IQ access RE: 
> Diabetes-Talk Digest, Vol 194, Issue 3

> Hi Patricia,
> Yes, every 10 days I enter the Dexcom G7 code into my tandem IQ  pump 
> and iPhone.

> It is a lot more streamline and lots less ba humbug than I expected.

> I am on the list to be notified as soon as the mobi is available.
> Initially Tandem will send you the mobi to  use  before you make any 
> final choice between the 2 pumps to ensure your success. Uncertain the 
> exact specifics of those details And how it will work.

> I look forward to its launch and seeing the accessibility potential in 
> the  options

> 🌺 Katie





>> On Jan 7, 2024, at 3:45 PM, Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net> wrote:

>> Katie,
>> I remembered that you had been doing this along with Aira for quite a 
>> long time and I applaud your perseverance and patience. I would be able 
>> to guide a cited person through the screens on my pump to make all the 
>> appropriate choices, but doing it remotely with someone just telling me 
>> where to put my finger would be much more tedious but I certainly might 
>> consider it If for some reason I had no one around me to assist as I 
>> love the tandem pump and what control IQ can do.
>> Can you confirm that you absolutely have to enter the sensor code for 
>> the G7 into both the app and the pump each and every time you insert a 
>> new sensor?
>> The MOBI pump is going to have real possibilities once we can get our 
>> hands on the app and check it out for voiceover compatibility. See if 
>> you can get your local trainer or a rep to show it to you as soon as 
>> they have one for demo.
>> Patricia


>> Sent from my iPhone

>>> On Jan 6, 2024, at 6:27 PM, Katie Keim via Diabetes-Talk 
>>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>> Have been successfully using the G7 as soon as it was available to Tandem IQ
>>> pump users.

>>> Choose to use a vetted system, AIRA, for sensitive medical access. Use
>>> seeing AI successfully for codes such as Dexcom which I enter manually on
>>> iPhone, but not flat screens that need active participation like my pump.

>>> Have been very successful with this process since I chose to use Tandem IQ
>>> almost 4 years ago, with my old Roche pump no longer in circulation and out
>>> of warranty. It had been a successful pump without sighted assistance for
>>> over 20 years except setting basal rates initially.

>>> My husband and I have no useable sight, and we have no sighted family living
>>> near by. Rarely use friends and neighbors living in an apartment complex,
>>> have chosen to learned how to use pump with AIRA as my primary system of
>>> access.  Chosen to be in charge and give directions to manage and be
>>> informed about my diabetic management and treatment whether accessible or
>>> not. Have learned to use the flat screen on my Tandem IQ to unlock screen,
>>> clear alarms etc. Generally know where next steps will be on pump when using
>>> AIRA or sighted assistance, But without assistance, can't do much more as it
>>> is menu driven.

>>> Not afraid to ask strangers in a pinch, for sighted assistance, but use AIRA
>>> primarily day to day when needed, on occasion family or friends if they are
>>> around.

>>> Aloha, Katie


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>>>  1. Tandem T slim X 2 pump, and Dexcom G7 sensor (Patricia Maddix)
>>>  2. Re: Tandem T slim X 2 pump, and Dexcom G7 sensor
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 22:56:53 -0800
>>> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Tandem T slim X 2 pump, and Dexcom G7 sensor
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>>> Is anyone using the Dexcom G7 sensor with their tandem pump? My Endo gave me
>>> a sample to try and I was easily able to set up the G7 app and start the new
>>> sensor from the phone but even though I had my pump set for the G7 sensor,
>>> the readings did not automatically Start showing on my pump. The only way I
>>> could get it to do that was to have my husband go into the pump and also
>>> start the sensor from there. This does not allow me to independently start a
>>> new sensor and have it pair with my pump so that control IQ will be active
>>> and the pump will work in the automated mode that it is designed to do. Is
>>> anyone else using  the new G7 with their tandem pump and have you found a
>>> way to get it started without cited assistance?
>>> Patricia.


>>> Sent from my iPhone



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>>> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 23:01:59 -0800
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>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Tandem T slim X 2 pump, and Dexcom G7
>>>   sensor
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>>> Let us know.  The reason why Omnipod 5 has not yet integrated with dexcom g7
>>> is that they have  to redesign the pods  to work with dexcom g7. That is the
>>> delay on that one.

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia
>>> Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
>>> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 10:57 PM
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Tandem T slim X 2 pump, and Dexcom G7 sensor

>>> Is anyone using the Dexcom G7 sensor with their tandem pump? My Endo gave me
>>> a sample to try and I was easily able to set up the G7 app and start the new
>>> sensor from the phone but even though I had my pump set for the G7 sensor,
>>> the readings did not automatically Start showing on my pump. The only way I
>>> could get it to do that was to have my husband go into the pump and also
>>> start the sensor from there. This does not allow me to independently start a
>>> new sensor and have it pair with my pump so that control IQ will be active
>>> and the pump will work in the automated mode that it is designed to do. Is
>>> anyone else using  the new G7 with their tandem pump and have you found a
>>> way to get it started without cited assistance?
>>> Patricia.


>>> Sent from my iPhone

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