Insulin pump for shift work

[Justin04]

Hey all, not really a direct question, more of a general discussion on which insulin pump would be better for shift workers.
Currently should be on night shift but as I am down with the flu at the moment, (so even the best technology has no hope for controlling bg!) so with the main focus being bg it brings me to wonder whether the t slim would be a better option as it doesn’t use the week’s previous history to “learn” what to dose like my Medtronic 780 does. Don’t get me wrong, the 780 does a reasonable job, more so than it originally did, but I often get to thinking if I would’ve chosen the t slim would it have been the better choice as the only thinking it does is in regards to what is going to happen in the next 30 minutes.

 

[searley]

The tandem has multiple profiles you can setup.. I have multiple setup to suite my work/home life

 

[Deleted member 527103]

The tandem has multiple profiles you can setup.. I have multiple setup to suite my work/home life

Doesn't the Medtronic have multiple profiles,?
I thought all pumps do.

I have had multiple pumps and always set profiles for normal, exercise (multiple profiles because different exercises affect BG differently) and illness.

As both The 780 and the T-slim can be used for closed loop, I assume the question is regarding the different techniques they use to do closed loop.

 

[Justin04]

The Medtronic has no profiles once you go into smart guard. The only things you can change are your carb ratio and active insulin time. No basal. Where I believe from reading the t slim still has basal rates in the background. Before cgm and smart guard, my endo team and I made basal rates for home, day shift and night shift. I just had to change the profile to suit before starting each and away I went. Im now wondering if it’s possible to do this with the t slim to have several different basal patterns.

 

[Hopeful34]

Im now wondering if it’s possible to do this with the t slim to have several different basal patterns.

Yes, you can have up to 6 different basal profiles on the tslim.