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Paulbreen said:
It takes a while to get your head around all the setup but don’t give up, it’s worth the effort to learn how it works and the 780 seems to cover the weaknesses of the 670, I wish you the best of luck with it
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Thanks Paul. I shall be coming back to you, and look forward to hearing of your progress.
 
Congratulations! I would say your diabetic journey is about to improve, I’m no expert yet but any questions just shout, I’d be more than happy to share experiences, after the 670g and the improvements that made to my life I can’t wait to get my hands on the 780 to see where it takes me
 
trophywench said:
I'm actually wondering about the Omnipod having had 2 tubed pumps so I've sent for a dummy pod. I need to change my cannula every 2 days cos of absorption deteriorating dramatically after that usually so was a bit put off it having to have a minimum fill of 85u!!! - getting on for 4 days for me. Aren't we sposed to be protecting the NHS, not costing them more? Wonder how the cost of pods compares to the cost of cannulas and other consumables?

Or I could have another Combo - I've discounted the Tslim because I don't like the fiddly insubstantial looking reservoir for starters or it not having a remote control (I don't want to have to use my phone to save my life on a day to day basis thanks) plus the rep actually said having a Libre with it was a waste of time and you absolutely need to have a Dexcom paired with it if you want to get decent control. My clinic do NOT fund conventional CGMs unless you're a very specially deserving case in which case an individual recommendation has to be made to the CCG. I ain't at all special - except to myself obviously! :D . Just a bog standard but now elderly Type 1.
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Hi I have just started on the Omnipod Dash and love it. It has made my life so much easier, better readings & no injecting! I have had the Dexcom G6 for almost 2 years & it’s brilliant. A real life saver, literally. They both work together and wish I had them years ago. I’ve been T1 for over 30 years and have lots of terrible complications. I’m very poorly on a daily basis, but keep “podding” on and plodding on.
 
erica b said:
Hi I have just started on the Omnipod Dash and love it. It has made my life so much easier, better readings & no injecting! I have had the Dexcom G6 for almost 2 years & it’s brilliant. A real life saver, literally. They both work together and wish I had them years ago. I’ve been T1 for over 30 years and have lots of terrible complications. I’m very poorly on a daily basis, but keep “podding” on and plodding on.
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Great to hear that you are getting lots of benefits from your new tech @erica b 🙂

Sorry to hear that diabetes has taken its toll on you over the years. We have a fair few members who are living with various complications, so plenty of people for you to compare notes with.

I’m coming up to 30 years with diabetes this month too! As you say, the secret is to try to take the long view and keep plodding on 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Great to hear that you are getting lots of benefits from your new tech @erica b 🙂

Sorry to hear that diabetes has taken its toll on you over the years. We have a fair few members who are living with various complications, so plenty of people for you to compare notes with.

I’m coming up to 30 years with diabetes this month too! As you say, the secret is to try to take the long view and keep plodding on 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind message. Keep going
 
Hi guys i to am looking forward to my next pump in June after been on medtronic 640g for 8 years which has been with out problems but being 73 years oldand diabetic for about 33 years i am hankering for a patch pump or tandem with closed loop so i may forget i am diabetic for time to time, if the tandem had a remote control i may go for it,i see on line they are coming out with a patch pump with separate cannula which i think would be better than the omnipod as if you had a dead site you could move it to a new site unlike the omnipod you would have to use another pump ,i would like to hear of your thoughts and experiences with your pumps yours matchless;
 
Matchless said:
Hi guys i to am looking forward to my next pump in June after been on medtronic 640g for 8 years which has been with out problems but being 73 years oldand diabetic for about 33 years i am hankering for a patch pump or tandem with closed loop so i may forget i am diabetic for time to time, if the tandem had a remote control i may go for it,i see on line they are coming out with a patch pump with separate cannula which i think would be better than the omnipod as if you had a dead site you could move it to a new site unlike the omnipod you would have to use another pump ,i would like to hear of your thoughts and experiences with your pumps yours matchless;
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Hi @Matchless Take a look st the DANA RS pump. You can ‘loop’ with it using Open APS and you can control it not using a remote control that’s just another thing to carry round, but using your own phone.

On your phone you can bolus (including extended and combi boluses ), check your History, adjust your basal rates, set a temporary basal rate - it’s brilliant.

I’ve been pumping for many years and the DANA RS is probably my favourite pump out of all the ones I've had. It also has great rotating sets. I really like those.
 
Inka said:
Hi @Matchless Take a look st the DANA RS pump. You can ‘loop’ with it using Open APS and you can control it not using a remote control that’s just another thing to carry round, but using your own phone.

On your phone you can bolus (including extended and combi boluses ), check your History, adjust your basal rates, set a temporary basal rate - it’s brilliant.

I’ve been pumping for many years and the DANA RS is probably my favourite pump out of all the ones I've had. It also has great rotating sets. I really like those.
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Hi inka yes i was looking at the RS for some time and following it on facebook it did look good but i didn't like the reservoir filling and quite a lot of people had lot of unreliable battery issues ,i would like to hear from how you got on with those 2 issues i would have to see if it is available where i live.
 
Matchless said:
Hi inka yes i was looking at the RS for some time and following it on facebook it did look good but i didn't like the reservoir filling and quite a lot of people had lot of unreliable battery issues ,i would like to hear from how you got on with those 2 issues i would have to see if it is available where i live.
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The battery issues are down to misunderstanding, in my opinion. I’ve had zero issues with them. The thing to remember is that, unlike say AA batteries, they hold a charge and that charge will gradually decrease even if you don’t use them - ie if you have some batteries stashed away for months and months. Use fresh batteries, change them in good time - and get no issues 🙂 My batteries have never failed me or caused any problems.

What part of filling the reservoir concerned you? I find it easy and well-planned out. The DANA consumables are well-designed and really rather nifty.
 
Inka said:
The battery issues are down to misunderstanding, in my opinion. I’ve had zero issues with them. The thing to remember is that, unlike say AA batteries, they hold a charge and that charge will gradually decrease even if you don’t use them - ie if you have some batteries stashed away for months and months. Use fresh batteries, change them in good time - and get no issues 🙂 My batteries have never failed me or caused any problems.

What part of filling the reservoir concerned you? I find it easy and well-planned out. The DANA consumables are well-designed and really rather nifty.
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I find the piston screw a bit fiddly and time consuming compared to my and other pumps allso i use fiasp insulin from a 10ml vile not a cartridge i am sure you quickly get the hang of it but i am trying simplify my overall control of my diabetes as i get older but thank you for your reply .
 
Matchless said:
I find the piston screw a bit fiddly and time consuming compared to my and other pumps allso i use fiasp insulin from a 10ml vile not a cartridge i am sure you quickly get the hang of it but i am trying simplify my overall control of my diabetes as i get older but thank you for your reply .
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When I was researching all the pumps, I read a lot about the screw too, and I was nervous because some people kept mentioning it, but in reality the ‘screw’ part of it is a bit of a misnomer as far as the pump user is concerned. It’s just like a little attachment that you put into the end of the reservoir. It’s a clever idea actually as I believe it’s what makes the pump so small and light (62g including a full reservoir of insulin and battery). It also seems to work better than the plungers of other pumps.

When I first had my DANA RS, I was taking a few minutes to change/fill the reservoir but this soon sped up when I realised it was much simpler than I’d presumed! All you do is set the ‘screw’ (takes a second or two), put it into the end of the reservoir (another couple of seconds, then draw up the insulin into the reservoir from your vial (so your Fiasp vial would be ideal as would Humalog, Novorapid, porcine insulin - whatever).

I haven’t timed myself changing a reservoir but it takes no longer than my previous pump (an Animas Vibe). The DANA RS reservoir also holds a full 300 units even though the pump is very small.

Apart from that, the pump itself is very robust, comes with lots of accessories, and is now the most popular of all the insulin pumps on offer at my hospital. I always spend time here going on about how good it is, but that’s because it is 🙂 Also, I’m very dubious about some of the ‘anti’ comments online because they bear no resemblance to what I’ve found from using the DANA RS for almost 3 years.

Good luck with your choosing 🙂
 
Hi again Inka just had a look on youtube it appears they have changed since i last looked the battery from a short stubby battery to a standard AAA battery as you said no problem now.you never know i might end with a Dana pump;
 
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Hi @Matchless, very cool name by the way, I would take a look at the Tandem Tslim X2 as well, I am changing my pump very soon and the features it has being able to Bolus is making it creep to the top of my list, I really sounds like you could forget being diabetic sometimes, lots of great videos online about it
 
Paulbreen said:
Hi @Matchless, very cool name by the way, I would take a look at the Tandem Tslim X2 as well, I am changing my pump very soon and the features it has being able to Bolus is making it creep to the top of my list, I really sounds like you could forget being diabetic sometimes, lots of great videos online aHi
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Hi paul the name comes from my Matchless G50 500cc which was one of my bikes i raced when i was younger Ha Ha ,yes i have also been interested in the medtronic with iQ but i am torn between a good tube pump and a patch pump ,I have read on line that tandem have a patch pump coming out soon whitch has a separate cannula which i think would be better as if you hit a bad site you could move it to a better site unlike omnipod where you have to use another pump ,yes i have watched numerous videos and downloaded there user manuals to get a closer look ,i am looking forward to june when the 4 years is up to see what is available if you go for the tandem i would like to hear how you get on with it, yours Matchless.
 
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I dont have much time these days for bikes unfortunately but I was an avid fan and rider back in the day, I'm originally from Ireland so was brought up on road racing and I remember a couple of Matchless machines in some of the vintage races, great bikes all the same or maybe that's the rose tinted specks.
I do think the IQ feature and the Dexcom sensor is going to work a little better for me as I'm pretty busy with work and the Meditronic intrudes a bit especially on the sensor change days, I changed on yesterday afternoon and its still demanding calibrations. I'll certainly let you know how I get on.... the G50= massive front brake drum if I remember!
 
I think I responded to a previous thread about the Medtrum so won't go on about my experience of that pump here.
The only thing I wanted to mention was the new smaller pump which is coming out in a few months.
It will be offered to everyone who currently has a pump The photos I have seen look cool (and cute).
 
Paulbreen said:
I dont have much time these days for bikes unfortunately but I was an avid fan and rider back in the day, I'm originally from Ireland so was brought up on road racing and I remember a couple of Matchless machines in some of the vintage races, great bikes all the same or maybe that's the rose tinted specks.
I do think the IQ feature and the Dexcom sensor is going to work a little better for me as I'm pretty busy with work and the Meditronic intrudes a bit especially on the sensor change days, I changed on yesterday afternoon and its still demanding calibrations. I'll certainly let you know how I get on.... the G50= massive front brake drum if I remember!
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Hi again paul i still miss my bikes particular my matchless which i kick my self often which was the last to sell ,the front brake appeared to be large because of the cooling fins,I visited the TT and the manx GP a few times in my twenties ,I watched on youtube where a young woman tested the dexcom and the freesyle libre at the same time on each arm the result after 14 days that the libre was far more accurate and reliable than the dexcom G6 with constant calibrations which surprised i thought the dexcom was the bees knees so i think i will stick with my libre and Miao Miao transmitter for now my HBA1c has been 6.5 - 5.9 for years ,i did read that the new freestyle 3 would work with the tandem in the year which is a lot cheaper i do live in france and get every thing free for diabetes 1612959502684.png
 
Hey matchless, nice photo, if I was planning another bike it would be a cafe racer style machine, I can only dream lol.
I live I Germany so we are lucky to being able to get our hands on the latest and greatest equipment. Did you not get libre2, if you can ge it you can do away with the maio maio
 
Matchless said:
Hi paul the name comes from my Matchless G50 500cc which was one of my bikes i raced when i was younger
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Hehe! I thought for a moment it was related to a particularly nice electric guitar amplifier - the Matchless HC30 -but then I saw the avatar!
 
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