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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / October 2005Looking for 2-hour Reminder Device
My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, which muffles the sound). I am looking for something that he can wear on his wrist or attach to his backpack that can work as a 2-hour reminder. I considered a wrist watch; but that's a lot of work to set the alarm time each time. I'm looking for something where he can just set a 2-hour reminder from the time it's set. I was thinking that someone might have made a product like that for diabetics. Has anyone ever heard of anything like that? Thanks! Neil Go to http://www.epill.com/medicalwatches.html?source=google They have medical watches with up to 12 alarms. They may be what you want. Ron > My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even > though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Neil Thanks. One of those might do it. > Go to http://www.epill.com/medicalwatches.html?source=google > They have medical watches with up to 12 alarms. They may be what you want. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Neil > My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even > though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Neil Try a watch with a countdown timer -- they make watches with all sorts of things for runners. e.g. a Timex Ironman (I think) for about $30-40. Then all you have to do is push "go" on the timer each time; reset it to the 2-hr mark after it goes off -- you're not re-setting the amount of time, just re-setting it back to the start-amount (it's like two presses of the right button). I keep one such watch/timer set to about 35 secs for doing certain exercises & it's real easy. Some of these watches also come in different colors. bj Iron Man watches can actually be set to countdown a specific amount of time and automatically repeat forever.  Signature-PSA271 > > My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even > > though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > colors. > bj Thanks. > Iron Man watches can actually be set to countdown a specific amount of > time [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> colors. >> bj Great, thanks. I'll take a look for one of those. >> My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even >> though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > different colors. > bj > My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even > though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Has anyone ever heard of anything like that? Thanks! Check stores that sell cooking equipment. There are little kitchen timers you can attach to your clothing -- intended for apron, but who care? ;-) Priscilla Signature"Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened." -- Cora Harvey Armstrong Good idea. Thanks. >> My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even >> though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Priscilla I picked up an inexpensive digital kitchen timer that also happens to have a spring clip on the back. This one has a ten and five minute warning and is quite loud. It also has a clock function.... might work. Mine is a Pyrex brand. Peter G. > My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, even > though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his pocket, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Neil Thanks. >I picked up an inexpensive digital kitchen timer that also happens to have >a spring clip on the back. This one has a ten and five minute warning and [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Neil Neil <nospam@nospam.net> wrote on Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:52:31 GMT: > My son has trouble hearing the 2-hour BG test reminder on his pump, > even though he has it on the loudest setting (he keeps his pump in his > pocket, which muffles the sound). What sort of "trouble" is this? Does he have similar trouble hearing, say, a mobile phone ringing? What does "2-hour" mean here? Is this 2 hours after injecting a meal bolus, or what? If so, why not just turn the alarm off altogether? Can't he just get used to doing the test at the right time without being constantly nagged by this device? > I am looking for something that he can wear on his wrist or attach to > his backpack that can work as a 2-hour reminder. What does he think of this? > I considered a wrist watch; but that's a lot of work to set the alarm > time each time. I'm looking for something where he can just set a > 2-hour reminder from the time it's set. I was thinking that someone > might have made a product like that for diabetics. > Has anyone ever heard of anything like that? Thanks! A kitchen timer? > Neil SignatureAlan Mackenzie (Munich, Germany) Email: aacm@muuc.dee; to decode, wherever there is a repeated letter (like "aa"), remove half of them (leaving, say, "a"). |
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