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<blockquote data-quote="SKB_9" data-source="post: 2392793" data-attributes="member: 426767"><p>I have just been recommended an insulin pump by my consultant however the information from my clinic was very sparse. I have been sent a list of about 5 pumps to choose from, and told that the nurse cannot advise me on which to choose and whichever I go for I will be tied into for four years and unable to change until then.</p><p></p><p>This is all fine but I feel like I’m making a really important decision completely blind. I have looked at the pump websites and I don’t feel like I understand what I’m looking at. Ideally I want to compare features to make a choice it I know nothing about pumps and what I should be looking for, so I’m finding it overwhelming. For example I see zero basal rate function but no idea what it is, if I want or need it, if this is a standard feature etc etc. </p><p></p><p>Does anyone have any tips for what to look for in choosing a pump, or can point me to somewhere online that I could get some information that’s a bit more clear? I know I should ask for more info but my clinic isn’t very forthcoming and all contact at the minute is by telephone with really appalling signal at the hospital so it’s very difficult to make that work.</p><p></p><p>for what it’s worth I’m leaning towards omnipod (no idea if it’s the new or old one) because wire free seems a good option for me and my small children, but no idea what features I might be compromising for the sake of no wire. By the way I’ve been diagnosed 3 years (at 29) and find I can get good control on MDI but multiple daily hypos since having children hence the pump.</p><p></p><p>Any advice greatly appreciated</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SKB_9, post: 2392793, member: 426767"] I have just been recommended an insulin pump by my consultant however the information from my clinic was very sparse. I have been sent a list of about 5 pumps to choose from, and told that the nurse cannot advise me on which to choose and whichever I go for I will be tied into for four years and unable to change until then. This is all fine but I feel like I’m making a really important decision completely blind. I have looked at the pump websites and I don’t feel like I understand what I’m looking at. Ideally I want to compare features to make a choice it I know nothing about pumps and what I should be looking for, so I’m finding it overwhelming. For example I see zero basal rate function but no idea what it is, if I want or need it, if this is a standard feature etc etc. Does anyone have any tips for what to look for in choosing a pump, or can point me to somewhere online that I could get some information that’s a bit more clear? I know I should ask for more info but my clinic isn’t very forthcoming and all contact at the minute is by telephone with really appalling signal at the hospital so it’s very difficult to make that work. for what it’s worth I’m leaning towards omnipod (no idea if it’s the new or old one) because wire free seems a good option for me and my small children, but no idea what features I might be compromising for the sake of no wire. By the way I’ve been diagnosed 3 years (at 29) and find I can get good control on MDI but multiple daily hypos since having children hence the pump. Any advice greatly appreciated [/QUOTE]
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