[Diabetes-Talk] Accessory available for tandem Mobi insulin pump charging pad

[jamielgurganus at gmail.com]

Hi Patricia!  The Mobi with the iPhone app is 100% accessible for the blind.  The Omnipod was getting close, but there were still things that I could not access nor adjust on my own.  Knowing the exact amount of insulin that is in the cartridge plus seeing all of the information that is available to you on the dashboard is new compared to the Omnipod.    I know that I am back to having tubing, but the 5 inch tube with the pump sleeve is really nice.

I wasted so much insulin with Omnipod, since it died after 80 hours no matter how much insulin was in the pod.  And, because the pods are a prescription rather than a durable medical good, I reached the coverage gap after only 3-4 months and had to then pay quite a bit for them.  I'm pretty sure the Tandem supplies are going to be a lot less for me after the initial  cost of the pump.    

				Jamie


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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 12:37 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessory available for tandem Mobi insulin pump charging pad

Jamie,
That is so interesting that you have changed from the Omnipod. Now that you h= ave used app control for these two different pumps, do you find that the Mob= i is any more user-friendly for the blind community than the Omnipod app?
Patricia
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> On Apr 7, 2025, at 4:00=E2=80=AFAM, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk 
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> =EF=BB=BFThanks!  It is a challenge getting it to be in just the right 
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> BTW, I switched from the Omnipod to the Mobi a month ago and really 
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> it.  My educator showed it to me and asked me to consider it since she 
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> really likes its algorithm much better.  Tandem has done an amazing 
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> making it totally accessible for us. =3D20
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>            Jamie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>=3D  Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2025 6:56 PM
> To: NFB Diabetes Division <Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessory available for tandem Mobi insulin 
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> FYI,
> I received today from Byram Healthcare part of my order of Mobi 
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> pump=3D3D  supplies and found a surprise package included. It is a 
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> plastic device=3D3D  that snaps on over the wireless charging pad and 
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> an indentation which h=3D3D elps center the pump in the correct 
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> for charging And helps keep it f=3D3D rom sliding. This device will be 
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> particularly helpful to people who are blin=3D3D d or have low vision. 
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> am assuming because I did not know that it was avail=3D3D able nor did 
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> place an order for it from Byram that I will not be charged f=3D3D or 
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> I have not seen any communications from Tandem that this accessory 
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> now available but apparently it is.
> Patricia.
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