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What pump do you want and what are the infusion sets like?

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I’m just wonder what everyone is on and what pump will be your be your next and why, are the infusion set good?

I think personally Roche has the best infusion set ever, for the insight, never itched and what a great insertion tool that was,

My best pump so far and I’ve had 6 is the Medtronic 780g

Best CGM Is the Dexcom, but that made me sore and itch like a rabid dog!
 
I'm due for renewal in December this year, ironically I've never kept an insulin pump for the full 4 years due to reasons out of my control but my current pump Medtronic 780g I will have had for 4 years.

I've only ever had 2 pumps the Animas and Medtronic. I originally went for Medtronic as it was similar to the Animas who were going out of business at the time. When it comes down to it I think I will stick with Medtronic, I'm used to their systems anyway and I've heard for closed loop Tandem is far behind Medtronic and I don't want to go backwards with my control when it is really good currently. I have never liked the idea of the Omnipod and I think my choices are fairly limited in my hospital, the last time I asked I only had the option of Medtronic or t-slim.

I use the Mio Infusion sets (not the extended ones) and have never had any issues, I think they're pretty simple to use and relatively painless.
 
I too was on the Animas, I really loved that
Pump, but my glucose was so out of control, I went to the next pump, which I can’t think of right now?

I’m off to the hospital Monday, I will ask for the Mio, as the ones I’m on I hate, I was on the T-Slim but my bloods barely got below 20! The Medtronic has brought me down under 10 and 95-100% reading on the pump, so very happy, it’s just the G4 and Simplera I don’t like.
 
I’ve just seen that Medtronic are discontinuing the Mio in the U.K., if that’s where you are @\Daf/
 
It seems that the Minimed Mio Advance is ok, still available
 
I'm currently on the Medtronic 780G with Guardian 4 sensors - 2 years in with this one after the Medtronic Paradigm and 640G pumps.I use the Quickset infusion sets - which I prefer and they work well for me.
Will probably stick with the Medtronic pumps but I am concerned about the next generation pump (the 8 series) which is rumoured to have no screen and is controlled by a mobile phone - this is no good for me due to my workplace not allowing mobiles onsite. So unless they provide a PDM with the pump then I'd probably have to look at T-Slim or Omnipod.
 
I'm currently using the tandem t slim and not sure for a change until next October but when I do change it will be the omnipod if available in my area at that time or the ypsomed pump. I must say that the tandem t slim has got to be the worst pump I've ever used and would never have another one.
 
steveo4 said:
I'm currently using the tandem t slim and not sure for a change until next October but when I do change it will be the omnipod if available in my area at that time or the ypsomed pump. I must say that the tandem t slim has got to be the worst pump I've ever used and would never have another one.
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I've just started the Omnipod which seems to be going well, some clunky interfaces but all good really. What was the Tandem so bad?
 
Nicola M said:
I'm due for renewal in December this year, ironically I've never kept an insulin pump for the full 4 years due to reasons out of my control but my current pump Medtronic 780g I will have had for 4 years.

I've only ever had 2 pumps the Animas and Medtronic. I originally went for Medtronic as it was similar to the Animas who were going out of business at the time. When it comes down to it I think I will stick with Medtronic, I'm used to their systems anyway and I've heard for closed loop Tandem is far behind Medtronic and I don't want to go backwards with my control when it is really good currently. I have never liked the idea of the Omnipod and I think my choices are fairly limited in my hospital, the last time I asked I only had the option of Medtronic or t-slim.

I use the Mio Infusion sets (not the extended ones) and have never had any issues, I think they're pretty simple to use and relatively painless.
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Hi Nicola M, I didn't know that the insulin pump must been changed every 4 years. Is this obligatory or is it only a option that permited that you changed if you want?

Regards
 
Jhon Doe said:
Hi Nicola M, I didn't know that the insulin pump must been changed every 4 years. Is this obligatory or is it only a option that permited that you changed if you want?

Regards
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In the UK (at least) you get a 4-year warranty from the manufacturer, after which time it expires and the NHS must deem it more cost-effective to just get you a new one rather than keep paying out if the pump breaks after that.
 
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