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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 758190" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>Many years ago Medtronic used to say that their pump was waterproof however they found that people got hairline cracks in the casing which allowed water in. After that they no longer described their pumps as waterproof.</p><p><strong>I agree that the page you link to on the main part of the website is wrong is suggesting that the Veo ,one of the 'waterproof pumps' mentioned can " be used for bathing, showering or spending time in a swimming pool as long as you keep within the depths and times specified by the pump</strong>."</p><p>Medtronic itself says quite a bit about what to do if it does get wet including</p><p> ,(scroll down to the bit about water damage)</p><p><a href="https://www.medtronic-diabetes.co.uk/customer-support/insulin-pumps/important-safety-information" target="_blank">https://www.medtronic-diabetes.co.uk/customer-support/insulin-pumps/important-safety-information</a></p><p> It's probably that this post will be missed by those that write the editorial part of the site. I will tag the administrator so that she can see the post [USER=46002]@Giverny[/USER])</p><p></p><p>I hope that the incident hasn't put your son (or you) off his pump. It is always very scary when you have a bad hypo at night. Personally, I've been using metronic pumps for almost 7 years (I had my first one for 6 years before replacement) and I've found them excellent.</p><p></p><p>One though did occur , did you do a self test on the pump after it was immersed?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 758190, member: 12578"] Many years ago Medtronic used to say that their pump was waterproof however they found that people got hairline cracks in the casing which allowed water in. After that they no longer described their pumps as waterproof. [B]I agree that the page you link to on the main part of the website is wrong is suggesting that the Veo ,one of the 'waterproof pumps' mentioned can " be used for bathing, showering or spending time in a swimming pool as long as you keep within the depths and times specified by the pump[/B]." Medtronic itself says quite a bit about what to do if it does get wet including ,(scroll down to the bit about water damage) [URL]https://www.medtronic-diabetes.co.uk/customer-support/insulin-pumps/important-safety-information[/URL] It's probably that this post will be missed by those that write the editorial part of the site. I will tag the administrator so that she can see the post [USER=46002]@Giverny[/USER]) I hope that the incident hasn't put your son (or you) off his pump. It is always very scary when you have a bad hypo at night. Personally, I've been using metronic pumps for almost 7 years (I had my first one for 6 years before replacement) and I've found them excellent. One though did occur , did you do a self test on the pump after it was immersed? [/QUOTE]
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