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Pump exchange programme

steveo4

steveo4

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Has anybody heard of a pump exchange programme where if you are unhappy with your current pump and you're not sure to change it for a couple of years then you can swap it with someone who is in the same situation and are willing to exchange their pump with you and see if you like the other one better. I currently use a t slim but am totally fed up with being told the bolus app will be available shortly but that's been over a year ago now. If I was told this at the start then I would never have chosen this pump and would have had the ypsomed pump instead. I think that I can't be the only person who feels like this and would be interested to hear other people's views.
 
Not heard of it because it’s not just a case of the pump it’s the supplies too..

I spoke to my team recently who highly advised against the ypsomed also stating that camaps is not currently available in the UK

The only pump available with remote bolus is the omnipod but that’s only from the pdm because the phone app is not in the uk yet.

Imo you currently have one of the better available pump
 
What would you do if you found it worse than your current pump and wanted to swap back, but the person you'd 'swapped' with loved yours and didn't want to swap back?
 
Well I suppose I would have to keep it but that's the chance you take. I still think it's worth a gamble because at least you'll get to try a different pump
 
I’m doubtful it’s actually a thing as logistically it’d probably be a nightmare to set up especially with the differing costs in each pump and it’s consumables which is why lots of areas only allow you to choose from specific pumps. I have heard of people swapping their pumps early although I suspect it won’t be that easy to do so, the only way to find out though is by asking your diabetes team.
 
Nicola M said:
I’m doubtful it’s actually a thing as logistically it’d probably be a nightmare to set up especially with the differing costs in each pump and it’s consumables which is why lots of areas only allow you to choose from specific pumps. I have heard of people swapping their pumps early although I suspect it won’t be that easy to do so, the only way to find out though is by asking your diabetes team.
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As well as the hassle of transferring warranty to a different CCG (or whatever they are called nowadays).
To be honest, I found 4 years went pretty quickly with my pumps even when they weren't perfect.
 
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