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<blockquote data-quote="Nicola M" data-source="post: 1925938" data-attributes="member: 81557"><p>I can only speak for my experience as I myself have moved off of Animas and onto Medtronic. This was purely due to the fact that the Medtronic pump and Animas pump work in very similar ways with button pressings, layouts etc, so if you're familiar with the way the vibe functions it won't take you long to work out how the 640g functions. As far as I know for any other pumps none directly will connect to Dexcom (someone can correct me if I am wrong) I do know though that Medtronic has its own CGM system which links to the pump itself which you can self-fund like you would the Dexcom, the sensors are rather slim and last 6 days I believe. I wouldn't use them myself as I have the libre but the technology for it is pretty good and they have an inbuilt function that suspends insulin when it predicts you're going low and starts insulin again once you've come back up. Medtronic also supplies you with a blood glucose meter that automatically sends over blood glucose readings if you prick your finger to your pump so you don't have to enter it, although there is the capability there to be able to enter blood glucose readings if you have another meter which you prefer.</p><p></p><p>Accu-chek has only recently brought out a CGM system which you can use which doesn't connect to its insulin pump as far as I'm aware but you can connect it to your phone or any compatible device. Instead of using the actual pump you use a phone like system to enter all your data from such as bolus's, rates, looking at data etc. The only issue with this is the PDM can be slow as it's not like an up to date phone and also you cannot input bg readings to the pump itself you have to use its inbuilt blood glucose reading system (which was a big downfall for me).</p><p></p><p>I'd also ask your team what is available to you and do some research yourself on the internet/look at videos. I always find that helpful!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicola M, post: 1925938, member: 81557"] I can only speak for my experience as I myself have moved off of Animas and onto Medtronic. This was purely due to the fact that the Medtronic pump and Animas pump work in very similar ways with button pressings, layouts etc, so if you're familiar with the way the vibe functions it won't take you long to work out how the 640g functions. As far as I know for any other pumps none directly will connect to Dexcom (someone can correct me if I am wrong) I do know though that Medtronic has its own CGM system which links to the pump itself which you can self-fund like you would the Dexcom, the sensors are rather slim and last 6 days I believe. I wouldn't use them myself as I have the libre but the technology for it is pretty good and they have an inbuilt function that suspends insulin when it predicts you're going low and starts insulin again once you've come back up. Medtronic also supplies you with a blood glucose meter that automatically sends over blood glucose readings if you prick your finger to your pump so you don't have to enter it, although there is the capability there to be able to enter blood glucose readings if you have another meter which you prefer. Accu-chek has only recently brought out a CGM system which you can use which doesn't connect to its insulin pump as far as I'm aware but you can connect it to your phone or any compatible device. Instead of using the actual pump you use a phone like system to enter all your data from such as bolus's, rates, looking at data etc. The only issue with this is the PDM can be slow as it's not like an up to date phone and also you cannot input bg readings to the pump itself you have to use its inbuilt blood glucose reading system (which was a big downfall for me). I'd also ask your team what is available to you and do some research yourself on the internet/look at videos. I always find that helpful!! [/QUOTE]
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