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Comment by Catherine on February 25, 2009 at 3:16pm

Denise, Welcome! I am glad you joined the group. I am sorry to hear about your first shipment, but glad that you have since received some replacements. Keep in touch with Customer Care - they are a very good resource!

Comment by Denise Reyes on February 22, 2009 at 7:10pm

glad to have found you guys!
when i joined tudiabetes the first forum i started was about the i-port
when i got my first shipment the first box seemed to have been a dud.
and every port i tried bent upon insertion.
but the people at patton medical were more than willing to send me a replacement box.
i have been having better luck with them lately.
but i still dont know if i am entirely sold on the product just yet.

Comment by Rick Wittenbraker on January 6, 2009 at 3:38pm

Help the FDA see the way, please consider signing the petition at www.healthefda.com

This was started by the newsletter diaTribe ( diaTribe.us ) and was joined by Manny Hernandez ( tuDiabetes.com ) and Amy Tenderich ( diabetesmine.com ) and co-sponsored by 20 leading voices in diabetes including, to name a few, Jennifer Block and Dr. Bruce Buckingham of the Stanford Medical Center, Fran Carpentier of Parade, Dr. Steve Edelman of UCSD, Jim Hirsch of Cheating Destiny, Dr. Irl Hirsch of the University of Washington, Dr. Lois Jovanovic of the Sansum Diabetes Research Center, Dr. Francine Kaufman of Children's Hospital LA, Tom Karyla, Rebecca Killion, diabetes advocate (and FDA patient representative), Virginia Valentine, CEO, Diabetes Network, and many others supporting the cause. Note that they are still adding co-sponsors and if you are interested and a patient or non-industry healthcare provider please pass this along.

ACTION
Please help urge the FDA to be reasonable and to take a balanced approach to minimizing risk. If you support furthering innovation for patients with diabetes, we would really appreciate it if you would please sign our petition by going to www.healthefda.com .

It is perfectly fine to sign the petititon anonymously as long as you declare a location, though there is no need to. We are lookng for signatures for anyone who has been affected by diabetes (themselves, family members, friends) or anyone who supports innovation in therapies and technology. Please help.

Comment by Bernard on December 17, 2008 at 5:53pm

Just posted about the i-port and my experiences (so far) trying it out.

I finish with a second review in a few days.

Comment by Manny Hernandez on December 12, 2008 at 8:48am

A new story about the i-Port:
http://www.parade.com/health/diabetes-blog/archive/the-amazing-i-port.html

Comment by Manny Hernandez on December 3, 2008 at 1:32pm

The folks @ Patton did a nice job with the new web site for I-Port:
http://www.i-port.com

Comment by Liz Walker on November 23, 2008 at 12:40pm

Please call i-port customer service. Most insurance and Medicaid is now covering . Some plans require a letter of medical necessity, but i-port customer care can help with all of that. They also have a patient assistance program. Just go to www.i-port.com for the information.

Comment by Lee on November 22, 2008 at 5:00am

You need to check with the company that makes them first. They have a great customer service and they will start the ball rolling with your insurance company. The device is quite expensive to purchase without insurance. I am hoping the cost will come down over time so more people can afford them. I really enjoy mine. I believe they will also send you some just to try out if you get a prescription from your doctor. Good luck and let us know how it works out.

Comment by halishawn on November 21, 2008 at 9:50pm

can someone tell me how much these costs so i can get an idea.... just got diagnosed a couple days ago and have been doing research and it looks like this is a good way to go.....

Comment by Paula on November 20, 2008 at 12:53pm

Thanks, Manny for the post of the ABC news story. That should really help people to understand more about what the i-port does for people who take MDI's.

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