Very exciting upgrades. Hopefully after they do them they won't have so many negative reviews.
I was offered several pump including this one did the research and decided I didn't like the risks of the cgm not being good
I wanted a pump that worked with cgm due to the high risk job I have... having used the dexcom g6 and trusting its accuracy I decided to go the tslim route and I don't regret it... I use it with humalog
I really wish Medtronic would get with the times and drop their idea of a functioning cgm. Every post I have read it's about diabetics who were on the 670 making the switch to Tandem, gee, "I wonder why." I mean their cgms work for some but that is one reason why I would rather do basal adjustments and corrections on my own. It is a little more work but at least my a1cs aren't suffering.
That's nice to know. I am going to be very careful with upgrading as of yet. I might wait on it for a bit. I would love a closed loop system but in order for it to work the cgm has to be accurate. How often do you use the blood sugar number when the cgm goes of without checking on a meter. They say you still need to check with a meter before treatment. I know Medtronic is trying to improve their sensors but it is going to take a while to win people's trust. It is so sad that in 2008 when I was deciding which insulin pump I should use we had about4 different pump companies, now there are only about 3. I really want to trust that the 780 will be better.
I haven't started using my 780g so can't comment on the cgm not working or going off. I know the guardian needs 2 blood sugar calibration tests per day but never heard of needing to check with a meter before any treatment, if that was the case what would be the point in the cgm. It would be a complete useless piece of a kit that the NHS would be funding. I wonder if the sensors have already been improved ready for the 780g. I wasn't given any options on other pumps or brands, I was told I was getting the 780G which to be honest im happy with. If they had offered me the T-Slim or the Accu check pump personally I still would of picked the Medtronic system.
I am looking towards the 770 to help take alot of work I do in order to manage my bloodsugars. I sometimes feel like that is all I do is just manage my sugars. I want this pump to help me forget about my diabetes. Do you think it will do that? As it is I can get good control 70-90% on target. I don't want alot of alarms waking me up through the night.
Hi, Ive been upgraded from a 640G to the 780G with CGM funded by the NHS. My training session is on the 11th January and I'm very excited!
Marco - Good luck for 7th Jan1
Yes I am very interested in the 780g with the cgm not available here in France at the moment but one day it will be, I am still on libre xdrip and smartwatch good but not perfect, so keep postings to let us know how good it is, no doubt it will have some problems or just take time to get to know it, so good luck
I could but at over 300 euros a month it would remove a very big chunk from my pension, so no I would not self fund, I did 8 years ago with the enlite senser for a short while, so for now I will have to continue with the libre and xdrip, but who knows things change so fast nowadays, cgm,s May become the norm not just the libre which on its own I found not very accurate some of the time