{"id":27314,"date":"2012-05-17T08:12:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T12:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=27314"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T20:47:23","slug":"dblog-week-day-4-the-snapper-painless-insulin-delivery-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=27314","title":{"rendered":"DBlog Week Day 4: The Snapper, Painless Insulin Delivery Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s day 4 of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bittersweetdiabetes.com\/p\/2012-diabetes-blog-week-topics-posts.html\" target=\"_blank\">Diabetes Blog Week<\/a> and today&#8217;s assignment is &#8220;fantasy diabetes device.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Snapper: Painless Insulin Dosing at the Snap of Your Fingers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jessica-Snapper-insulin-Patch.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-27325 lazyload\" title=\"Snapper insulin Patch\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jessica-Snapper-insulin-Patch-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Snapper insulin Patch\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jessica-Snapper-insulin-Patch-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jessica-Snapper-insulin-Patch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jessica-Snapper-insulin-Patch-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jessica-Snapper-insulin-Patch.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Forget about needles.\u00a0 Forget about infusion sets.\u00a0 Forget about tubing and clunky pumps clipped to your jeans.\u00a0 Patch pumps are totally 2010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0It\u2019s now the era of The Snapper, a painless, bloodless, and snazzy way for people with diabetes to dose insulin.\u00a0 This newly FDA approved device was conceived by Jessica Apple, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2008.\u00a0 Unable to bear the sight of her own blood, and tremendously afraid of needles, Jessica decided to find a new way to do what her pancreas couldn\u2019t.\u00a0 Thinking back to the scratch-and-sniff stickers she collected as a child, she realized that a sticker could do far more than just stick.\u00a0 If it could contain a scent, why could it not contain insulin?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What exactly is The Snapper?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The Snapper is a round sticker about the size of a nickel.\u00a0 It adheres to the body with a hypoallergenic glue that is infused with nanoparticles of insulin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How does The Snapper work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Select a color: The Snapper is available in 18 of your favorite colors so that you can coordinate with your outfits.\u00a0 (We regret that The Snapper is no longer available in red as the FDA received several reports of diabetes patients pasting a commonly consumed fish known as Red Snapper to their arms, expecting it to release insulin.)<\/li>\n<li>Stick The Snapper to your body, anywhere you please.<\/li>\n<li>Ready to eat? Just snap your fingers and The Snapper will release insulin which will be absorbed through your skin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Will The Snapper release insulin if someone else snaps?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>No. \u00a0The Snapper releases insulin only when the person wearing The Snapper snaps.\u00a0 If you are a parent who would like to snap for your child, you must hold your child\u2019s hand and snap.\u00a0 At this time remote snapping is not available<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<strong>What if I can\u2019t snap?<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>We offer snapping classes free of charge. <\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How does The Snapper know how much insulin to release?<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>The Snapper understands the importance of communication in a relationship.\u00a0 It simply asks your blood how much sugar is in it.\u00a0 Sample conversation:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>TS:<\/em><\/strong><em> Yo.\u00a0 Blood.\u00a0 Whus up?\u00a0 Gimme the sugar count.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>B:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Snapster!\u00a0 We\u2019re at 135 and climbing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>TS:<\/em><\/strong><em> Head\u2019s up.\u00a0 She\u2019s got the cookies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>B: <\/em><\/strong><em>I\u2019m totally feeling that shit.\u00a0 Send me that good stuff to take the sweet pain away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>TS:<\/em><\/strong><em> You got it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>B:<\/em><\/strong><em> Normalize me, Snapdaddy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>TS:<\/em><\/strong><em> Five units comin at ya.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>No more bodily discordance.\u00a0 The Snapper facilitates harmony within you by encouraging friendly dialogue between your fluids, organs, and tissue.\u00a0 Your cells will stop attacking each other.\u00a0 Inflammation caused by furious cells will be reduced when the cells begin to share just what it is that makes them so irate.\u00a0 No more cellular secrets.\u00a0 It may be too late for your pancreas, but thanks to The Snapper, that\u2019s where it ends.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What if my blood doesn\u2019t speak English?<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>The Snapper can be customized to speak any language.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cautions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When listening to your favorite music, take care not to snap along.\u00a0 Should you accidently snap, you can shut off The Snapper by pushing it like a button.\u00a0 Should you fail to do that, there is still no real worry of hypoglycemia as your blood will shout to The Snapper, \u201cHey Dumbass, we\u2019re at 60 in here.\u00a0 Stop the flow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please remove The Snapper before dancing Flamenco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Note: This not a real device. \u00a0This post is intended as a joke. \u00a0I cannot provide you with The Snapper or any other medical device.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":53098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1501],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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