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Ypsomed loop / Medtronic 780g/ Tslim


I too had those choices of pumps, I’m in the 60 year old bracket, but find them all easy to play around with, as I’m interested in that sort of thing.

My choice is the T Slim Basal, but, I have to self fund the Dexcom, even though way back when, I did medical trial for them on the Dexcom 3.

I looked into all 3 pumps, The Omnipod was too bulky for me, the 780 I can’t remember why I didn’t go for that, but the T Slim has the basal to keep me in a tighter control, I’m also doing away with Novo rapid insulin, they can stuff their vials where the sun don’t shine, appalling service from this Micky mouse outfit.

The slim has a 3ml tank, plug-in rechargeable battery, and best of all, it can update itself, unlike most pumps.

I get my new pump in September, but this accu-chek runs out in 3 weeks time, I’ve told the hospital I will not wear it after that, after all the problems I’ve had with the **** thing, so I’ll be back on pens again, so hopefully the hospital will pull their finger out and get a “Rep” out to show me the ropes, sadly my nurse is leaving and it’s just manic in the hospital at this time.

If you can, get the 780/t slim/ Omnipod pamphlets, read them and make your choice, ask your nurse if like me you have to self fund, which is in the region of £10,000 over the 4 years, perhaps they may pay for it, I don’t see why I have to, but that’s another forum chat.

Good luck and let me know what you’re going with.

Lastly I’ll be on Humalog fast acting with the T Slim
 

Do you find the humalog works better for you? I've been in novorapid for years and it has a very slow reaction for me, over an hour, I'm soon to change to one of hybrid closed loop pumps, yet to decide which one
 
megan said:
Do you find the humalog works better for you? I've been in novorapid for years and it has a very slow reaction for me, over an hour, I'm soon to change to one of hybrid closed loop pumps, yet to decide which one
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I’m going on Humalog with my Tslim pump.

I actually heard from the hospital, that the order was placed today, very excited that I’m leaving the accu chek pump and novo rapid insulin behind.

Like you Megan, I find novo “rapid” very slow indeed, and after the company it even bothering to answer me, I’m glad to be rid of them, I have heard, Humalog is quicker acting, but, we are all different, so there is a possibility that it maybe the same time in acting as novo rapid?

I’ve been on novo rapid many many years, and looking forward to Humalog.

Good luck with your new pump, whatever you choose
 
Ido t know if anyone is still looking at this, I’ve now gone on to the TSlim control IQ and Humalog and the Dexcom G6 ( which I’m self funding)

I am absolutely amazed at this combo, where I used to have peaks and troughs all day and night, and mainly all over the place, and usually I’m a mere 16% in the normal range, the TSlim has put me right up there at a whooping 76% in range, I am so so impressed.

Humalog quickly brings me down compared to novo “rapid”

I’ll leave it there as no one comes here anymore, but if a passer by does, definitely get the TSlim!!
 
I'm getting my t slim any day now and training through teams at the start of September. The change to Dexcom g6 has already made a difference, showing the libre to be giving me incorrect results and I don't know how long it's been doing that for.
Combination of that and ozempic has already dramatically improved my % in range. May change novorapid but not just yet so it's not too many changes in one go. Humalog wasn't mentioned but another. But novorapid does take ages to work for me by which time I've already spiked
 

I found the Libre 2 was lagging too.

I had Sarah teach me, very knowledgeable, very easy to follow, very straight forward too.

You can download the simulator for talon and play around with it, when I got my pump, I programmed it and was all ready to use, but I held back, as I was unsure when I would be taught using the Dexcom and Tslim Toby, and I only had 1 transmitter, so if I didn’t start it, for that reason.

I would certainly ask for Humalog, for me it’s so much better, faster acting, stable glucose, just a great combination.

Good luck with your new pump when you get it, you won’t be disappointed!
 
Hi @\Daf/ I'm glad it's working so well for you. Interesting you find Humalog works better than Novorapid. I'd already decided to start on this when I switch pumps, so good to hear how you're getting on.
 
Hopeful34 said:
Hi @\Daf/ I'm glad it's working so well for you. Interesting you find Humalog works better than Novorapid. I'd already decided to start on this when I switch pumps, so good to hear how you're getting on.
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Humalog has made a difference, but the pump is amazing, you can bolus and not get it right and the pump will put you right, you can even see how much extra it’s put in, where you misjudged the bolus, in the last 2 days it put in 18 units, this must be where I’m not carb counting correctly, hence why my glucose before on the other pump, was so erratic?

Good luck with choosing your pump
 
I’m in the same boat although my clinic are only offering the T-Slim and Medtronic, and both without CGM at the moment.

I absolutely love the Insight so am gutted it’s being recalled; love the pre-filled cartridges and simple kit-change procedure. The idea of going back to the dark ages and having to fill up the reservoir with insulin from a vial / syringe is filling with me horror. And the size of the Medtronic is also a massive negative for me. That’s like going back 15 years. So I’m veering towards the Tandem.

But does anyone know the bolus delivery speed on the Tandem? And can it be altered? I bolus large amounts of insulin (up to 20 units per meal sometimes) and am concerned about the T-Slim’s very slow delivery speed. I have a superfast metabolism and already need to bolus 30 mins before eating, so I’m worried that I’ll need to do my lunchtime bolus at breakfast ( slight exaggeration, obviously!) or else my sugars will go sky high. I’ve heard that the T-slim takes over one minute to deliver one unit which seems ridiculous...
 
I’ve been on the Insight and NovoRapid cartridges since it was launched and love it, but I have had to have one pump replaced because of leakage, a good six years ago. I put it down to me being an idiot at the time and wrote it off as being one of those things. But it sounds like you’ve been to hell and back with it. So sorry to read all that. If these incidents have been going on so long but they are only now doing something about it, that really is awful.
 
Maybe this has been my problem - the NovoRapid being so slow. Humalog sounds much better
 
Hi All
Just caught up with this thread once more. My insight has recently tried to kill me off twice.
Can't wait to change it this Friday to the Tslim. No Dexcom offered yet but that may change in the future.
Very interested on all your comments re novo sluggish and humalog I have always struggled with the snail juice. Once have got settled in with new pump - will ask to move to humalog.
Thanks everyone and good luck
 
Let us know how you get on. Good luck!
 

I highly recommend the Tslim with the Dexcom, I’m self funding and it’s made a massive difference to my glucose levels, I have the Control IQ which controls the highs and lows so much better, I have Dawn syndrome at around 4 am and the pump sorts this out in sleep mode, my glucose level is…….level!allnight I run at 6.5 /6.1 absolutely amazing.

I was with the insight pump, but this bit of kit ( Tslim) is far better in every way, on the insight I was around 16% in range, the other day I was an amazing 99% in rage with the TSlim!!

Try the Dexcom it’s so worth it.

 
TSlim all day long, if you get the control IQ one and dexcom, no effort required to keep yourself in the 95+% time in target, my range is 4.6 - 8.0 and I’m at 98% for the last 6 months
 
I know it’s been years but I wanted to pass on some information to everyone here that contributed to this thread so, 11 months after having the T-Slim and Dexcom G6 I went to hospital and saw a different consultant, my glucose was all over the place with the T-Slim, I was always in the 20 and argot below 15!
I was asked if I wanted to swap my Tandem for a Medtronic 780g and the simplera cgm, I was told the 780g has a more aggressive algorithm that would bring be down better, so I said yes.

I had the induction course, fitted the pump and my Humalog insulin with the Simplera attached to my arm, my tandem has the high set a 15 and the tandem set at 10 now, within 2 days, I was below 10 and never went past 12.

Where my Dexcom made me so sore, my skin would be hot, cracked and when dried it would harden and flake, itch like a flea ridden dog.

The new Simplera was simple, no itching whatsoever and the pump keeping me in good stead. At that time my HBA1C was 10. 5, the 780g was really playing an excellent role in my life, the pump was fantastic, and it knocked the Tandem T-Slim for six!

The Simplera does have lag, but I was at hospital today, and I saw my old consultant, he said my HBA1C is now 7 and I’m running at 80-100% in range, I am really happy that at last I came down to normal figures.

I just wanted to ask everyone in this thread to let me know how you all got on with the pumps you chose.

I really cannot recommend the Medtronic enough, for years I said no because of the G4 cgm, but I think now, after the praise I got from my consultant, it’s worth the faffing about, only to have lower HBA1C’s.

Hope you’re all well.
 
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