Hello everyone
After a recent consultant appointment and a positive DSN appointment today, I've been advised that an urgent pump referral has been done for me.
My clinic offers both Animas and Medtronic pumps, I've been advised by the clinic to research both pumps to see which I think may be more suitable for me. Seemingly i'll receive a letter soon to go in to chat about the models of pump available...
SO, i'm just wondering if you lovely people who have an Animas or MEdtronic pump, could please share a bit about your own personal experiences? pros, cons etc. I have done a bit of online research too but would like to hear some 1st hand experiences.
Thanks in advance
Lol - I'd add that Medtronic offers both of these first two now with it's 640G offering, and I think "intuitive" is a very subjective term. I find the Animas menu system infuriating!- the variable bolus speed of the Vibe. You can choose fast or slow, as suits.
- the fact it's waterproof
- the very intuitive menu. I've hardly needed to look at the pump manual - the screen makes it so easy to follow a process that I didn't need to at the beginning. Being very busy, I appreciate this a lot!
Like any new piece of technology, I think it's always worth going in and handling all of them, understanding how you set the various bolus types and calibrate any CGM, and getting a good basic understanding of how you will interact with it and where you are likely to have it sit. I think that's the most important aspect of choosing.
That looks like a fab event @BeccyB, unfortunately I'm up in Scotland so Birmingham is too far of a travel for me. Do let me know how you get on at the eventI'm going to the INPUT Fusion event on 3rd June so i can do this - Several of the companies are confirmed as attending so I'm going to hopefully get to play with the pumps and give the reps the spanish inquisition
It will be a fab event even without this though so check it out if you haven't already http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/about-2/input-in-person/fusion-2017/
Hi @izzyj09Hey there so I'm in the lucky position of actually being in both pumps throughout my diabetic life !
The positives I found with the vibe was that it was waterproof so I could swim with it on, the basal settings I can change relatively in small doses
The negatives for me with the vibe is that it often broke but that could be due to the time I spent in the water 16+ hours a week. I also didn't like it only had 200ml of cartridge in it !
I changed at Christmas onto the Medtronic 640g one and I've love it ! It's so much better, it hasn't broken yet (touch wood) and I really like the 300ml sets you get with it ! I also love that I can set the settings to vibrate if I'm in meetings or classes, and can actually feel it. I never could with the vibe ! I also love the set change reminder, as someone who's totally dipsy it really reminds me to do it !!!
I love my Medtronic and it gave me a new confidence in my pump again after I lost complete hope with my vibe but I know people of the opposite opinion to me ! Therefore my overall advice is to do some research yourself and go with gut instincthope this helps, any questions message me
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