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Hi everyone!

I am new today. I'm a type 1 who has recently switched from multiple daily injections to using the Accu-Chek Combo pump. I'm hoping to meet some more fellow diabetics and gain support with my pump 🙂
 
Hi and welcome to the forum 🙂. There are lots of newbies today!

My son's been on a Medtronic pump for 5 years now, and there are lots of other pumpers on the forum, so please feel free to ask/share (there is a pumping section on the forum too). How are you liking the pump?
 
Hi Redkite 🙂 I am loving my pump, I am already seeing a massive difference in my control and its much more convenient than MDI with everyday life 🙂
 
Hi LucyRose, welcome to the forum 🙂 We have quite a few people who use that pump, so hopefully you will be able to gain from their experiences 🙂
 
LucyRose said:
Hi Redkite 🙂 I am loving my pump, I am already seeing a massive difference in my control and its much more convenient than MDI with everyday life 🙂
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Glad to hear it! We would never give the pump back, it completely transformed our lives!
 
That's really reassuring to hear Redkite. I'm excited for my next HbA1c result 🙂
 
I have the Accuchek Combo. I wont say I love it, cos I dont. But I would never be without it for the benefits it has brought. Including an HbAC1 below 7 for the first time in my life.🙂
 
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Hi Annette 🙂 What aspects of the combo don't you like?
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Hi Lucy :D Let me start with what I do like. I do like the separate handset/meter so I can hide the pump and not have to pull it out to give a bolus. That's its benefit over the other tubed pumps. But I'd rather it were waterproof and just a bit smaller. I'd also like it to have CGM capability (with smaller sensors).
And in general, I dont like pumps cos they are a reminder that I'm stuck with D. I can't wear close fitting clothing without an ugly lump sticking out.
I fully appreciate the benefits of pumps. And like I say, wouldnt be without one. But I dont love (or even like) them.
 
Annette, thats exactly how I feel about my pump. I put it off for years and years for the simple fact that I thought it would be a constant reminder that I had an illness! I wouldn't be without it as my control is so much better but I agree with your 'dislikes' completely.
 
Annette Anderson said:
Hi Lucy :D Let me start with what I do like. I do like the separate handset/meter so I can hide the pump and not have to pull it out to give a bolus. That's its benefit over the other tubed pumps. But I'd rather it were waterproof and just a bit smaller. I'd also like it to have CGM capability (with smaller sensors).
And in general, I dont like pumps cos they are a reminder that I'm stuck with D. I can't wear close fitting clothing without an ugly lump sticking out.
I fully appreciate the benefits of pumps. And like I say, wouldnt be without one. But I dont love (or even like) them.
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I understand what you mean about the size of it and wearing certain clothes, these were my main concerns about getting a pump. I'd also like it to be waterproof, but I wouldn't like a CGM, having the cannula is enough for me let alone having another patch, and like you, I think the CGMs are too big :(
 
LucyRose said:
I understand what you mean about the size of it and wearing certain clothes, these were my main concerns about getting a pump. I'd also like it to be waterproof, but I wouldn't like a CGM, having the cannula is enough for me let alone having another patch, and like you, I think the CGMs are too big :(
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True that CGM does mean wearing a second cannula, but my son's sensor is smaller than his pump cannula, and it feeds data back to the pump screen, so there's no need for a second device, unlike the Dexcom. Hopefully all these components will get smaller over time 🙂

Concealing the pump under clothes can be a challenge, and in fact there are occasions when it might be more comfortable to leave the pump at home (e.g. if wearing a skimpy cocktail dress to a posh do), and just take your injection pen for the evening.

Of course the ideal would be to have no pump AND no diabetes :D
 
Hello and welcome to the forum 🙂
 
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