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pinewood

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Forgive me if I am mistaken but is it the case that there is currently no combined insulin pump/CGM available - i.e. the only way to have a pump and CGM is to have two separate "things" attached to your body?

Why is this? Given that the technology exists for both why can't it be bundled into one item?
 
pinewood said:
Forgive me if I am mistaken but is it the case that there is currently no combined insulin pump/CGM available - i.e. the only way to have a pump and CGM is to have two separate "things" attached to your body?

Why is this? Given that the technology exists for both why can't it be bundled into one item?
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The animas vibe and the Medtronic pump have combined CGM.
 
Don't these still need the CGM sensor to be attached separately? So you still have two separate things attached to your body - the pump infusion and the CGM sensor. My question is why these can't be combined into one casing so that you only have one "attachment" on your body. Just seems odd.
 
Medtronic are launching the Duo, a combined CGM sensor and infusion set in Europe sometime soon but I haven't seen any updates lately. It is a nice idea to have the 2 combined however the CGM sensors last for 6 days+ on their own but you need to change a pump cannula every 3 days so combining the 2 at least halves the current sensor duration. Apart from one less attachment on your body I can't really see what the benefit will be.
 
each Dexcom sensor costs roughly £46 I know for sure I couldn't afford to change it every 3/4 days. why is it such a big deal having attachments? they are cool. Also having the cgm away from the insulin infusion sites allows for more accurate readings.
 
Flowerpot said:
Medtronic are launching the Duo, a combined CGM sensor and infusion set in Europe sometime soon but I haven't seen any updates lately. It is a nice idea to have the 2 combined however the CGM sensors last for 6 days+ on their own but you need to change a pump cannula every 3 days so combining the 2 at least halves the current sensor duration. Apart from one less attachment on your body I can't really see what the benefit will be.
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Thanks, that's interesting. Personally, I think the "one less attachment" point is a pretty huge benefit so hopefully this DUO product will launch soon.
 
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