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<blockquote data-quote="ruralweb" data-source="post: 147567" data-attributes="member: 26761"><p>Ive used the medtronic with CGM and TBH it was a complete nightmare - constant calibrations, inaccurate BG readings, blockages, very poor support, more hypos than ever and the constant need to dig the pump out from clothing or find it in bed to give a bolus or do a calculation. I used it for 3 month with my 9 year old daughter and I never slept a full night.</p><p></p><p>We now use the Accu-Chek Aviva Combo and its completely the opposite - it took a while to change our thinking from the medtronic because its very different and the calculations give IMO much better control. It has a remote handset which is also the BG meter which is fantastic as everything goes stright in to be used for calculating bolus. Every function of the pump can be controlled from about 6ft away which is good news if you have a child as they can get on with playing while you are giving a bolus rather than the medtronic which requires you top take the pump out from under thier clothing and play with it to deliver a bolus - this is a real problem when in public places. </p><p></p><p>You get two pumps so if you loose one or it becomes faulty you can immediately change and keep going (medtronic you only get one) handsets are delivered within 24hrs if you loose one although as said above you can do most things on the pump without the handset. My daughter gives boluses at school using the pump controls and the info is passed back to the handset when she gets home. </p><p></p><p>The graphs etc on the colour display are much much better than the tiny display on the medtronic and I found I needed to down load the pump onto the pc to get any meaningful info from it - the accu-chek has it all in the handset but you can download to a pc if you want even more data. Its great to be able to look at the data at anytime to see what is going on over the days/weeks.</p><p></p><p>The infusion set is also much more modular than medtronic so its easier to do changes. The CGM sensor i found to be very accurate during the night but it easily went out of calibration especially as it neared the end of its life which was about 3-4 days. Also the needle is HUGE and getting my daughter to insert it was a real problem at time ( I tried it for 4 days and was not that happy). It also needed calibration every 6 to 12 hrs so you had to do a calibration before she went to school and if it failed then it needed a new sensor - TRY sorting that out before school starts!!!!!! She missed many many days of school because fo this pump and while at school it constantly alarmed and distracted her from working. The accu-check JUST WORKS out the box and she goes to school and forgets its there.</p><p></p><p>All in all the Accu-Chek is my idea of what a pump should be and do - Im also told they are developing a CGM for it but that may be a year away which is ok for me as Id rather they get it working correctly rather than rushing it out which is what i think medtronic have done and actually created more problems than they have solved IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ruralweb, post: 147567, member: 26761"] Ive used the medtronic with CGM and TBH it was a complete nightmare - constant calibrations, inaccurate BG readings, blockages, very poor support, more hypos than ever and the constant need to dig the pump out from clothing or find it in bed to give a bolus or do a calculation. I used it for 3 month with my 9 year old daughter and I never slept a full night. We now use the Accu-Chek Aviva Combo and its completely the opposite - it took a while to change our thinking from the medtronic because its very different and the calculations give IMO much better control. It has a remote handset which is also the BG meter which is fantastic as everything goes stright in to be used for calculating bolus. Every function of the pump can be controlled from about 6ft away which is good news if you have a child as they can get on with playing while you are giving a bolus rather than the medtronic which requires you top take the pump out from under thier clothing and play with it to deliver a bolus - this is a real problem when in public places. You get two pumps so if you loose one or it becomes faulty you can immediately change and keep going (medtronic you only get one) handsets are delivered within 24hrs if you loose one although as said above you can do most things on the pump without the handset. My daughter gives boluses at school using the pump controls and the info is passed back to the handset when she gets home. The graphs etc on the colour display are much much better than the tiny display on the medtronic and I found I needed to down load the pump onto the pc to get any meaningful info from it - the accu-chek has it all in the handset but you can download to a pc if you want even more data. Its great to be able to look at the data at anytime to see what is going on over the days/weeks. The infusion set is also much more modular than medtronic so its easier to do changes. The CGM sensor i found to be very accurate during the night but it easily went out of calibration especially as it neared the end of its life which was about 3-4 days. Also the needle is HUGE and getting my daughter to insert it was a real problem at time ( I tried it for 4 days and was not that happy). It also needed calibration every 6 to 12 hrs so you had to do a calibration before she went to school and if it failed then it needed a new sensor - TRY sorting that out before school starts!!!!!! She missed many many days of school because fo this pump and while at school it constantly alarmed and distracted her from working. The accu-check JUST WORKS out the box and she goes to school and forgets its there. All in all the Accu-Chek is my idea of what a pump should be and do - Im also told they are developing a CGM for it but that may be a year away which is ok for me as Id rather they get it working correctly rather than rushing it out which is what i think medtronic have done and actually created more problems than they have solved IMO. [/QUOTE]
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