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<blockquote data-quote="MinaRotter" data-source="post: 2345806" data-attributes="member: 461913"><p>Sorry, yeah it's 2 weeks for the Libre - it's a few years since I used it and my memory's not great <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>The issue with Fiasp in the t-slim is that it suddenly stops working after about 2-3 days in a LOT of people. This causes sudden unexpalined highs (that I can personally vouch for - I hit 18mmol/l and got no response from multiple boluses, having to change the whole giving set and give a S/C injection to bring it down again). This is apparently well known and is specific to the t-slim (it was fine for me for over a year in a Medtronic). Google it or ask the t-slim rep, mine knew about it but forgot to tell me! Some people get around it by changing the cannula/cartridge etc every 2 days. It may not affect you but from googling it, there appears to be quite a few that it does and in one post about a trial I read about there was something like a 40%+ of increased occlusions and cannua changes using Fiasp compared with humalog - <a href="https://www.diabettech.com/faster-insulin/enough-is-enough-i-cant-go-on-details-of-the-ema-submission-fiasp-csii-study/" target="_blank">The end of the line with Fiasp | Diabettech - Diabetes and Technology</a></p><p></p><p>I should also add that I really like the Medtronic as a pump and have used one for 12 years. My last one was a 640G. The big factor for me was the CGM, it's like night and day. The Medtronic's Enlite sensor and Guardian transmitter is a fiddly pain to fit, it takes probably 10 times longer to fit than the Dexcom, it involves pulling tapes off, putting an overtape on, slidding a transmitter on, taping over that transmitter and then adding another overtape. Try doing that in the back of your arm! Compared with a snap and shoot of the Dexcom that takes literally a second and can be done one handed, pretty much the same as the Libre if I remember correctly. Also the Guardian needs calibrating 2-3 times a day minimum, alarms both 1 hour before and at the time the calibration is due - thats an additional 6 alarms a day if you cancel the first alarm and forget <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. Used to drive me nuts. The Dexcom is also much more accurate and has been found to be so in trials. It also lasts 10 days. And it doesn't need calibrating ...I may have mentioned that but think it's so important that I thought I ought to mention it again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MinaRotter, post: 2345806, member: 461913"] Sorry, yeah it's 2 weeks for the Libre - it's a few years since I used it and my memory's not great ;) The issue with Fiasp in the t-slim is that it suddenly stops working after about 2-3 days in a LOT of people. This causes sudden unexpalined highs (that I can personally vouch for - I hit 18mmol/l and got no response from multiple boluses, having to change the whole giving set and give a S/C injection to bring it down again). This is apparently well known and is specific to the t-slim (it was fine for me for over a year in a Medtronic). Google it or ask the t-slim rep, mine knew about it but forgot to tell me! Some people get around it by changing the cannula/cartridge etc every 2 days. It may not affect you but from googling it, there appears to be quite a few that it does and in one post about a trial I read about there was something like a 40%+ of increased occlusions and cannua changes using Fiasp compared with humalog - [URL='https://www.diabettech.com/faster-insulin/enough-is-enough-i-cant-go-on-details-of-the-ema-submission-fiasp-csii-study/']The end of the line with Fiasp | Diabettech - Diabetes and Technology[/URL] I should also add that I really like the Medtronic as a pump and have used one for 12 years. My last one was a 640G. The big factor for me was the CGM, it's like night and day. The Medtronic's Enlite sensor and Guardian transmitter is a fiddly pain to fit, it takes probably 10 times longer to fit than the Dexcom, it involves pulling tapes off, putting an overtape on, slidding a transmitter on, taping over that transmitter and then adding another overtape. Try doing that in the back of your arm! Compared with a snap and shoot of the Dexcom that takes literally a second and can be done one handed, pretty much the same as the Libre if I remember correctly. Also the Guardian needs calibrating 2-3 times a day minimum, alarms both 1 hour before and at the time the calibration is due - thats an additional 6 alarms a day if you cancel the first alarm and forget ;). Used to drive me nuts. The Dexcom is also much more accurate and has been found to be so in trials. It also lasts 10 days. And it doesn't need calibrating ...I may have mentioned that but think it's so important that I thought I ought to mention it again :) [/QUOTE]
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