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<blockquote data-quote="Mainsail" data-source="post: 2364829" data-attributes="member: 31405"><p>Hi Maco. If I had been given access to a closed loop system by the NHS that would have tipped the balance in favour of going for that. However that was not the case and I therefore needed to go for a system that was easy to use with a Libre, which I have found to be very reliable and accurate, which was not always the case. And the likely arrival of the Libre 3 later this year should improve it yet further.</p><p>The other factor that tipped the balance was being able to enter carbo remotely without having to access the pump itself, which I assume is still necessary with the 780G?</p><p>But yes I did find the tubing particularly irritating and even more so when one gets old and doddery - and often difficult when one needs to visit the toilet in a rush....! I also had numerous occasions when the infusion set got partially dislodged and failed to dispense insulin at the correct rate. Provided one notices (not always easy) that is fairly straightforward to correct by changing just the infusion set, but that is usually after having run high for several hours. I also found that bubbles gradually found their way past the plunger into the reservoir which leads to lower rates of insulin delivery but one does not know this until the next set change. </p><p>It takes months to find out such things. No doubt I will in due course find out both upsides and downsides for the Pod.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mainsail, post: 2364829, member: 31405"] Hi Maco. If I had been given access to a closed loop system by the NHS that would have tipped the balance in favour of going for that. However that was not the case and I therefore needed to go for a system that was easy to use with a Libre, which I have found to be very reliable and accurate, which was not always the case. And the likely arrival of the Libre 3 later this year should improve it yet further. The other factor that tipped the balance was being able to enter carbo remotely without having to access the pump itself, which I assume is still necessary with the 780G? But yes I did find the tubing particularly irritating and even more so when one gets old and doddery - and often difficult when one needs to visit the toilet in a rush....! I also had numerous occasions when the infusion set got partially dislodged and failed to dispense insulin at the correct rate. Provided one notices (not always easy) that is fairly straightforward to correct by changing just the infusion set, but that is usually after having run high for several hours. I also found that bubbles gradually found their way past the plunger into the reservoir which leads to lower rates of insulin delivery but one does not know this until the next set change. It takes months to find out such things. No doubt I will in due course find out both upsides and downsides for the Pod. [/QUOTE]
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