<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Jane,</div><div>If you still have enough vision to manage the Tandem T slim pump then yes indeed there will be a pump that will work for you when you want to replace it. Are you currently taking advantage of the ability to bolus from your iPhone? When I first got my tea slim pump, I did still have enough vision with magnifiers to take a bolus from the pump, but it was such a relief when they came out with the ability to do that from the app. You should be eligible to upgrade to the Moby pump now. Even if you still have time left on your warranty, although there would be an outof-pocket upgrade fee involved.</div><div> As I could not do any programming or access the touchscreen to change a site at that time I came up with a few strategies so I did not need sighted assistance nearly as often. When I would change out the entire set filling a new cartridge with insulin requiring sighted help I would make sure there was enough insulin in the cartridge to last for 7–10 days. Then every two or three days I could change out just the infusion site itself independently, reusing the same cartridge and tubing by just leaving it in the pump, and connecting the old tubing to the new infusion site. this also saves a lot of insulin that’s normally lost in partially filled cartridges and tubing when changing the entire set every two or three days. Pump companies and some educators will say that this is not a recommended procedure but I know many people who have been doing it for years. One of the Medtronic new infusion sets actually allows for seven day where without changing out the insulin or the infusion site during that seven day. so the insulin definitely seems to be stable enough This could be more of a challenge in hot summer weather for people who are not in air conditioning or a cooler environment. this technique of course depends on how quickly you go through 300 units of insulin.</div><div>Patricia.</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 28, 2024, at 5:59 PM, Jane Ferguson <jfmnw1ld@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Hi Patricia, <br>
Thx. That gives me some hope that I won't have to give up a pump. I use the Tandem t:slim X2.<br>
Jane</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 4:17 PM Patricia Maddix <<a href="mailto:pmaddix@comcast.net">pmaddix@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Jane,</div><div>What kind of pump do you have? Magnifiers, a CCTV, and apps such as Seeing AI can certainly help until vision declines too low for these to help. Totally blind people are currently using two of the new pumps, Omnipod five with either android or iPhone control and the Tandem Mobi pump with iPhone control. as these two new pumps are controlled and dryly from an app on the phone it is possible to activate all functions using voiceover or talk back. I would be glad to connect you up with people using these pumps if you would like to chat more about how they work. I currently use the Moby pump. There are also still some people using the older Medtronic pumps by counting button presses and if you need help with that pump, I’m sure people will reply to your post here.</div><div>Patricia.</div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 28, 2024, at 12:38 PM, Jane Ferguson <<a href="mailto:jfmnw1ld@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jfmnw1ld@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Any suggestions on what to do to keep using my pump with progressively declining vision?</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 1:31 PM Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk <<a href="mailto:diabetes-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">diabetes-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I thought this was an interesting and well written article explaining three of the major changes coming in 2025 regarding Medicare prescription drug coverage.<br>
Patricia<br>
<a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-2024/future-medicare-drug-payment-changes.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-2024/future-medicare-drug-payment-changes.html</a><br>
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