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<blockquote data-quote="DunePlodder" data-source="post: 2042204" data-attributes="member: 25119"><p>I'd done a lot of reading & the features of the Medtronic pumps, particularly the 670G seemed very exciting. </p><p>Plenty of people like the 670G, but it does seem to need a lot of effort from the user, and there were a quite a few negative comments about the proprietary CGM which requires a lot of calibrations.</p><p></p><p>I've been self funding Dexcom CGMs for about 5 years and I like them. My experience with the G6 has been very good. Much of the time this needs no calibrations & I'm happy to bolus from it.</p><p></p><p>The fact that the Tandem t:slim X2 works (soon in the UK) with the G6, was a big factor. The updateable firmware was what confirmed it for me. With the experience of smart phones it seems unbelievable to think that this is the first pump to offer over the internet updates. With every other pump including the Medtronics, the only way to get an update is to wait for a new pump - about 4 years with the NHS.</p><p></p><p>In the next couple of months or so it will have "Basal IQ" a feature which anticipates low blood sugars & attempts to stop them. Next year (?) there will be a full hybrid system "Control IQ", similar to the 670G, which also manages high blood sugars.</p><p>So far, even without these new features, I like the pump. It is my first though so I have nothing to compare it with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DunePlodder, post: 2042204, member: 25119"] I'd done a lot of reading & the features of the Medtronic pumps, particularly the 670G seemed very exciting. Plenty of people like the 670G, but it does seem to need a lot of effort from the user, and there were a quite a few negative comments about the proprietary CGM which requires a lot of calibrations. I've been self funding Dexcom CGMs for about 5 years and I like them. My experience with the G6 has been very good. Much of the time this needs no calibrations & I'm happy to bolus from it. The fact that the Tandem t:slim X2 works (soon in the UK) with the G6, was a big factor. The updateable firmware was what confirmed it for me. With the experience of smart phones it seems unbelievable to think that this is the first pump to offer over the internet updates. With every other pump including the Medtronics, the only way to get an update is to wait for a new pump - about 4 years with the NHS. In the next couple of months or so it will have "Basal IQ" a feature which anticipates low blood sugars & attempts to stop them. Next year (?) there will be a full hybrid system "Control IQ", similar to the 670G, which also manages high blood sugars. So far, even without these new features, I like the pump. It is my first though so I have nothing to compare it with. [/QUOTE]
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