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peat5961

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I have Been told I need to start using a pump & after fifty years with Diabetes & Syringes apart from the odd bit of info I have NO knowledge of pumps.

the ones listed in e-mail they sent me are

Omnipod 5, mylife YpsoPump, Medtronic 780g

any information, Help about them would be a BIG help to me

Have not gone on pumps in the past because of the infusion tube I really hate the idea of a pipe in my stomach & I know it will keep getting pulled all the time as I am constantly catching things

From what I’ve heard I would not mind trying Omnipod 5 as this does not need one. But again, little knowledge

I know this sort of question has been asked before by others. But I’m so scared of what’s coming up go to go to clinic in 2 weeks & any help info would be useful
 
I have medtronic seven-eighty g (words as a computing glitch doesn’t accept figures from my phone) and I’ve not caught the tubing on anything, yet. It’s under my clothes.
While the pump’s not foolproof, and I’m running higher than I did with pens, it has reduced the number of hypos which was the main reason for having it.
The pipe ‘in the stomach’ is no worse than wearing a Libre. It plugs into a small device that has a very short needle.
When it’s working well, it’s great to leave a lot of decisions to it but that all depends on giving it accurate information about carb ratios.
 
Hi I am an Omnipod 5 user

Like others I am curious as to why you have to start using a pump ? .

As a tubeless pump Omnipod 5 does not have any tubing to get caught. I used a Medtronic pump a while ago. I managed not to catch it on anything.

Moving to a pump is not without its challenges which take time to sort out. There are many sights online which show you how to change the pump and give you additional information which may help with your choice. Omnipod also have dummy pods which you can try out

Good luck with making your choice
 
I'm an omnipod 5 user, but used medtronic pumps from 2012-2025 and whilst I did catch my tubing sometimes (door handles, cooker knobs...) it was never painful or caused the infusion set to come out. It's just a bit annoying getting caught on things, but you can always tuck the tubing inside your clothing or use tape to stick the tubing to your stomach/leg/wherever.

The amount of insulin you take will decrease on a pump, but just to let you know the capacity of the omnipod is 200 units and the ypsomed is 160 units, so that may affect your options.

The dummy pod mentioned above can be ordered at the bottom of this page.

Hope that helps a little!
 
Thank you for the replies

At 60-65 years of age for some reason my levels (control) stopped working everything myself & my diabetic clinic tried failed from changing insulins & ratios to meal times & even food types,

My hb1c is way to high & has been for a while my time in range has gone from 80+ to a low 40. Blood levels keep dropping low or going very high never level or in target range

So, this last time after a meeting between my consultant & nurses have suggested a pump as a last-ditch effort.

Ether the Omnipod or mylife YpsoPump would hold enough insulin for me.

But Because of other health issues when I sleep, I toss & turn like crazy & the pipe may get tangled up + I know when I go to the toilet (if) I lower my trousers with the pump in the pocket or fastened to my belt I will end up forgetting it’s there & pulling it & end up in a mess

Until recently All my life been made to feel self-conscious about my diabetes & the thought of having part of a pipe outside my shirt leading to a pump on my belt or in a pocket just fills me with so much dread.

but I know I need to have one
 
Good luck with your choice. It will take time to adjust to.

For me it was right choice. I would not want to go back to injections.

If you have any particular questions please ask.
 
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