I’m due to go on a closed loop pump and have been asked to choose which I prefer from mylife YpsoPump or Medtronic. Is anyone using the MyLife YpsoPump? Is it easy to use ? What are the pros and cons?
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I have no experience with this pump, so I am tagging a couple of people who have mentioned they use this particular pump to see if they have any advice; @chrisbug @Handyal71
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As far as I’m aware..
Ypsomed only works on android not iPhone
The ypsomed also only has a 180u cartridge where the Medtronic has a 300u cartridge
The Medtronic can have extended wear canula 7 day wear
I believe that camaps is what runs the ypso so would need to carry the phone with you
Medtronic is stand alone
My understanding is people using both these pumps are in general happy.. for me the cartridge size was a factor in my decision
Ypsomed only works on android not iPhone
The ypsomed also only has a 180u cartridge where the Medtronic has a 300u cartridge
The Medtronic can have extended wear canula 7 day wear
I believe that camaps is what runs the ypso so would need to carry the phone with you
Medtronic is stand alone
My understanding is people using both these pumps are in general happy.. for me the cartridge size was a factor in my decision
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I has recently came to my 
yr time with Ypsomed , I would have gone onto closed loop with Ypsomed but I had upgrade to iPhone and didn’t really want to carry android phone . I loved the Ypsomed , easy to use , lightweight and software was good . So on Medtronic [emoji[emoji6
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yr time with Ypsomed , I would have gone onto closed loop with Ypsomed but I had upgrade to iPhone and didn’t really want to carry android phone . I loved the Ypsomed , easy to use , lightweight and software was good . So on Medtronic [emoji[emoji6
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That’s interesting you didn’t go with the Ypsomed. I agree having two phones is a pain but with Medtronic you have to use the pump to give the bolus. How you coping that?I has recently came to my
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Using the pump is easy enough.. and if you are out and don’t want to be seen using the pump you can just allow smart guard to deal with it
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Smart guard is the automated system on it that corrects as your bg rises and lowers
Tandem has similar (but not as good) called control iq
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Because I’ve had both
The tandem works only on programming if rates.. Medtronic learns
Tandem issues corrections hourly Medtronic every 5 minutes
Medtronic has adjustable target tandem does not
Medtronic has been substantially better at controlling my bg
