RE: insulin pumps

[Guest guest]

Hi Melvin,

I think this is a good idea, to post such a list to the blind-diabetics

list. I myself have spoken with pump companies (Minimed, s Medical, and

Accu-Chek), and they are all well aware that the pumps are not accessible,

but their answer is always that there is no demand and that the few blind

people who are using pumps seem to be managing fine by counting button

presses. I think if they began getting e-mails from interested blind or low

vision people, they may see that there is a demand out there. So many blind

people just don't' go on pumps because of accessibility issues.

I am trying to put together an abstract to present to an international

diabetes conference about the need for accessible diabetes technology.

Hopefully it will be accepted. If it is, I think it will be awesome to call

up some of the pump reps and ask them to set a temporary basal rate on their

own pumps blindfolded and see who can actually do it!

I'll try to put a list together of contacts for each company and post it to

list. Most companies also have local reps for each area so you might be

bounced to them.

Jen

insulin pumps

Could we compile a list of e-mails that we could e-mail the pump companies.

If we posted a list of them here with the contacts we would could make an

unified effort. This way the same person would get all the e-mails instead

of just whoever opened them.

Melvin (Mel)

Nature delights in diversity, why don't humans.

Have a blessed day.

[Guest guest]

melvin, this sounds great a sharing of information for the pump. i am very

interested. thanks, karen from canada

insulin pumps

Could we compile a list of e-mails that we could e-mail the pump companies.

If we posted a list of them here with the contacts we would could make an

unified effort. This way the same person would get all the e-mails instead

of just whoever opened them.

Melvin (Mel)

Nature delights in diversity, why don't humans.

Have a blessed day.