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I'm on my way to getting a pump...

Here we are @Teapot99 :

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Thread '780 Users'

There have been quite a few posting that they are about to start or have recently started using the 780, so I thought it might be useful to gather our experiences together in one thread, so that we can support each other.

Fire away with any questions about the system and finding workarounds for anything.
There seem to be a few more of us now using the system in closed loop (Smartguard - which confusingly is what they called their previous system which was not closed loop with the 640)

I am aware of @Fio62 @matthewthomas @Annette Arundell @JohnWhi and...
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Inka said:
Here we are @Teapot99 :

SB2015

Thread '780 Users'

There have been quite a few posting that they are about to start or have recently started using the 780, so I thought it might be useful to gather our experiences together in one thread, so that we can support each other.

Fire away with any questions about the system and finding workarounds for anything.
There seem to be a few more of us now using the system in closed loop (Smartguard - which confusingly is what they called their previous system which was not closed loop with the 640)

I am aware of @Fio62 @matthewthomas @Annette Arundell @JohnWhi and...
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Thank you so much @Inka once again, you are an angel! :care:
 
helli said:
It is definitely difficult to rip out a cannula. And, if you think you are more clumsy than most, you can tape down the tubing to reduce the risk.
I don't know about "randomly" ripping out a cannula. The worst case I can imagine is the glue loosening in the hot weather. But I have heard more examples of this happening with a OmniPod. Remember, the OmniPod still has a cannula it is just not on the end of a tube.
One of the reasons I avoid putting my patch pump on my arm is because I am more likely to knock it there but it is a common place for many.
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I'm on 780 with Sensor 4 CGM. I used to dig a lot in the allotment and dislodged the cannula from my abdomen from time to time, but solved the problem with more tape and different position. Now a bit old, and after a stroke, for much digging, I hoe, weed, pick fruit and vegetables and look after the greenhouse. My lovely wife does the digging. What a hero!
 
Just a word in support of the suggestion from @everydayupsanddowns about allowing the pump algorithm to do its own thing. There are times when it doesn't get it right, but they are not frequent, and you will be given guidance on this. In about 5 years with HCL and about 9 years with Medtronic 640G/780G, I have found that, if subsequent training sessions are offered by Medtronic representatives, they are incredibly valuable. I am grateful to one where we were taken through every possible pump setting, many of which we knew nothing about. Don't worry too much about what you know before you start, it tends to sort itself out. I was reminded by the consultant at my last hospital clinic appointment that I was 94% in range over the last 30 days, 3% above, 3% below, though I am still trying to do better, as 3% is is more than 43 minutes in each day.
 
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