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I have been asked to choose a new pump, I am actually not very aware of what is out there. I currently use the AccuCheck insight which works for me but have been made aware by my diabetes nurse that there are others to choose from which may suit me better but I just dont know where to look or how to decide. Any advice would be welcome. Thank you very much. Isy2607
 
You need to start with what pumps your hospital offers , as there is no point looking at what pumps are not available in your area.
 
Hi @Isy2607 🙂

@grovesy is right. Each area will have a choice of pumps so you need to find out exactly which pumps are on offer in your specific area. Then, if you list those pumps here, you’ll get feedback from people who have them.

You could also look at the Pump forum here where you can read similar threads to yours where people describe various pumps.

My pump is a DANA RS and I love it. Happy to tell you more if it’s on your list of available pumps in your area 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum @Isy2607 from another pumper.

I have been using an Accuchek Combo for the past 8 years, but will now be switching to a Medtronic 780 when they become available. This is one that can run in auto mode when wearing comparable sensors, and it will constantly adjust the basal insulin to match the readings it takes from the sensor every 5 minutes. This does require me to self fund the sensors. Others like this that I know of are the TSlim, Medtronic 670 and the DanaRS.

I find it hard choosing the next
Ump and go round and round in circles each time. First port of call is to find out which pumps your hospital offer, as they do not all offer all makes (we don’t have access to the TSlim)
I then list what I want from it and then rank these in order.
For me this time I wanted:
  • Bluetooth connection from handset to pump so that I do not need to get the pump out at all during the day.
  • The ability to link up to a sensor for CGM or at least suspend insulin if going low to reduce the number of hypos that I have.
  • Tubed pump (I am do not want a patch pump) with flexi cannulaS
There are so many different options and each pump does things slightly differently. I will find it hard changing from Accu-Chek as I have found their support excellent throughout. Whatever you choose it will come unfor replacement after four years and that will pass very quickly. Things are also changing so fast at present. When I went to the pump update at our hospital there was no mention of the Minimed 780. Two months later it is on the horizon. I picked up on that from others on here (Thanks @MrDaibetes )
 
Isy2607 said:
I have been asked to choose a new pump, I am actually not very aware of what is out there. I currently use the AccuCheck insight which works for me but have been made aware by my diabetes nurse that there are others to choose from which may suit me better but I just dont know where to look or how to decide. Any advice would be welcome. Thank you very much. Isy2607
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Hi Isy2607,

Welcome to the forum, how are you doing? Have you had a chance to look at the pump forum yet, this would probably be a good place to start.

We also have a helpline available too if you wanted to discuss with one of our advisors on 0345 123 2399 (Mon-Fri,9am-6pm).
 
Hi and welcome to the forum. I would ask your hospital what pumps are on offer then do research from there, as some hospitals only offer a few insulin pumps, and others a wide selection.
 
Hi! I also use the Insight, having swapped from a Combo - cos to begin with that was the only pump our hospital trust let anyone have, they always said if you had anything else, eg you had recently moved to our area, then they'd try and support you of course, but patients couldn't expect them to be experts. At first, I freely admit I needed an expert to hand in order to maintain my confidence. When the Insight was released into the wild, I had one which is now also ready to be replaced and my clinic are no longer offering the Insight as lots of their patients have had problems with the handset. Must admit - I had one that ate it's batteries at a rate of one a week - but the one they replaced it with is still OK - the only real prob is, it's rather slow in comparison to the one with the Combo, so I had thought I'd have another but can't - but now find out they can offer me all sorts of which at least 2 (a Medtronic and T-slim) work best in combination with Dexcom which I'd never get prescribed and don't wish to fund myself. I think CGM is well OTT for my needs TBH.

I don't want it to be controlled by mobile phone either, I'm simply not competent at waggling my thumbs to any extent.

The Omnipod might suit but since I walk into door frames or bump into walls whilst passing as it is, plus need to change cannulas every 2 days anyway (so many assorted areas which don't adsorb well) probably not. Which seems to leave another Combo.

You absolutely do have to find out which ones you have the choice of.
 
Welcome to the forum @Isy2607

There are lots of choices, but not all pump clinics offer all models - so I agree that it’s helpful to find out what you are able to pick from

These are as many of the current options as I can think of (some are on their way out, others have only just launched or will launch very soon)

Tubed Pumps
Medtronic MM670g (soon to be MM780G)
Roche Combo > Insight
Tandem TSlim
Dana RS
Medtrum A6

Hybrid or patch pumps
Omnipod and Omnipod Dash
Roche Solo
Kaleido
 
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