Evening all
Anyone running the 670 with the guardian sensor, closed loop at present?
Hopeful for any thoughts & feed back as I've just signed up but we'll have to self fund the sensor- hope for change over mid June
TIA x
`Hi,
I am currently on the Medtronic 670 and have been now for over a month. The CBM is OK, I was on the Libre so going back to finger pricks is a little nerving. The pump asks me to collaborate x3 a day sometimes depending on levels of course.
I hate the sensors, they are brutal to put in because of the larger needle, then releasing the needle is a trick in itself. By this point the sensor has filled with blood and the transmitter fails to work.
They are expensive to fund (I do not fund my own) but I can go through at least 2 trying to get the right spot so no gushing happens.
There are no hypos on the auto mode, no highs either, this is good, the pump itself is impressive but the sensors need a lot of work to them before I would consider them.
My older pump was due the upgrade, I did my research and wanted so much to pull away from the nocturnal hypos, unfortunately for me, I have withdrawn from the sensors and using the pump in manual mode whilst finger pricking. Still no hypos and no highs but plenty of sore blood less fingers.
Sorry I don't have much to say about the sensor, but the pump itself is amazing, You just need the sensors to use it effectively. Right now, Im just getting by.
J