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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 527103" data-source="post: 2652054">I sue neither but have read quite a few comments about the two pumps. They seem to vary in the way they do Closed Loop. The Medtronic "learns" what is normal BG behaviour for you. The T-Slim has basal profiles (you program it for a "typical" day's BG pattern) and the intelligence switches the basal off if you go too low and gives you extra if you go too high. But it is all based around the profile you gave the pump. You can set up multiple basal profiles. So, if your typical basal needs are different on certain days due to monthly hormones or your weekends are more chilled than hectic weekdays or your holidays are more active or you need more when unwell or when you get a covid vaccine or ... you can set a different basal profile. From what I have read, the T-Slim approach makes more sense. This maybe because I am used to setting different basal patterns and switching between them with my "manual" pump. But basing something on a learned pattern only works if there is no variation to this pattern.Both have a choice of cannulas. I know there are a few forum members who have struggled to find the most appropriate cannulas for their body but these are the minority. When I started pumping, I tried two cannulas and stuck with the second one. My problem was that I didn't have enough fat for the "standard" cannula and needed one that inserted at an angle. Most people have more fat than me ... and I don't mean that they are overweight. I am lean due to exercise,</blockquote>

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