Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Energy

Around lunch, my insulin pump let me know that the battery of my pump had died. The pump comes with one battery. The glucose meter aka remote control has three. Their life expectancy is approximately 4 weeks.
Take a look around your house, to see how many batteries you need in your different appliances. Quite a bit huh? Some are expensive and last longer than the cheaper ones. I can't use cheap batteries for my insulin pump, nor for my glucose meter. They require high quality batteries. I try to limit the sounds on the pump, so the batteries don't die that fast. But still, they run empty way too soon.

It would be good if the pump and meter would have a charger like cell phones do. It would save us a lot of money.

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