This is the aesthetic of diabetes. Black, grey, blue for color. Hard plastic surfaces, nylon fabric for bags, clear transparent screens for data interface. Big digitized numbers, small point type for information, big buttons with white circles for text and blunt, graphic arrows. Blocky, thick rectangles and squares, semi-streamlined curves and chunky forms and shapes and dimensions. Translucent tubing and packaging, glowing backlit lighting and lot's and lots and lot's of numbers. Piles of plastic. Tons of paper boxes. These are our pictures from the diabetes made visible pool that show the story of what we live and interact with everyday.
1. Okay, Go!, 2. Double check the code, 3. Day 106 16th February '08, 4. CGM and monitor comparison, 5. 6 February 2008 Day 121, 6. 2nd Part of the Status Screen, 7. blood glucose monitor kit, 8. A Drop of Insulin - Day 17, 9. 100_0026, 10. in my pocket, 11. Not Fun, 12. CamBag4Pump, 13. HIGH, 14. Really Low, 15. Dexcom 3 and Dexcom 7 STS nine-hour screens, 16. DSCN4561, 17. November 18, 2007 - diabetes365 - day 41, 18. Day 11 - 11/11/2007: My New Toy, 19. DSC03416.JPG, 20. DSC02368.JPG, 21. Morning Meter - Day 49, 22. Getting ready to insert the new infusion set... - Diabetes365 - Oct. 20, 2007, 23. Diabetes365, Day 1, 16 Oct '07, 24. Diabetes 365 day 100(a): Sunday, January 20, 2008, 25. in my pocket
Our lives are so very medical. :(
Posted by: Cara | March 04, 2008 at 06:44 PM
I think it's interesting how different people react to the same thing. I had this happen to me once at a restaurant. I'm always glad to get into discussions about diabetes control with strangers. Considering how many are poorly controlled, I use any public encounter as a chance for education. Most diabetics have no idea that complications AREN'T inevitable, that taking insulin is a GOOD thing, not a punishment, and that the standard dosing usually prescribed by the vast majority of doctors is NOT the way to gain control -- but control CAN be achieved and A1Cs under 7 ARE doable. And I can tell them how, or refer them to places (online) where they can learn how to do this.
Posted by: whimsy2 | March 05, 2008 at 08:46 PM
This has annoyed me for a long time.
Would it be SO HARD for them to give us a little color.
The new OneTouch tester is a small step in the right direction.
Color would be an improvement. I'll bet the makers would find this easier than actually spending $'s on better interfaces.
Sigh. It's a wonder that more of us aren't depressed having to dealing with this clinical looking crap every day of our lives.
Posted by: Bernard Farrell | March 06, 2008 at 07:03 AM
it would be nice for some colorful products...couldnt agree more
Posted by: Erica | April 25, 2008 at 07:01 AM