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    If you use an insulin pump, do you currently have a protective case on your pump or PDM?

    Home > LC Polls > If you use an insulin pump, do you currently have a protective case on your pump or PDM?
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    28 Comments

    1. KarenM6

      Yes, I have a case, but I messed up my answer because I didn’t read that it was a new question… I was answering the one about virtual appointments.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Molly Jones

      Other.
      I use a small keychain wallet/purse with a carabiner clip that holds my pump along with cards and some imperative medicines in padded surroundings. It’s usually clipped to my jeans or skirt. Finding the right size wallet was the hardest part.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. LizB

      No. I hate the clip on the case that came with my Tandem pump. I bought a couple of other cases, including Type 1 Tactical, and hate the bulk and the awful clips. I just stick the pump in my pocket and it’s fine. At night I do use one of the other cases, from Type 1 Secura, because I can keep it clipped to my undies and easily slide the pump in/out if I have to look at it during the night.

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    4. Louise Robinson

      I’ve used the case and clip that came with my Tandem T:slim X2 pump and find it works very well for me. I like it much better that the stupid and bulky plastic swivel clip that I had with my old Medtronic Minimed Paradigm pump.

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    5. terrih57@msn.com

      I use the clip and a sticker cover but no case. So far so good!

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    6. William Bennett

      Answered Yes. I’m a new Tandem user after about a decade with Medtronic. MT pumps are bulkier and I found having the thing on my belt awkward and obtrusive, so I just keep the thing in my pocket. I still don’t like the belt-clip thing, but I noticed my Tandem was getting dinged up a bit so I tried putting the case on it. The pump is significantly smaller, so it’s still a pretty unobtrusive thing to have in a shirt or pants pocket even with the case. Doesn’t do anything to protect the screen, alas, and the screen protector is starting to get a bit scuffed up. Those are replaceable though, so I’ll probably have to do that at some point.

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    7. Lawrence S.

      Yes, I use the case that clips onto my belt. I don’t consider it to be a “protective case”, but rather a functional case.

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    8. Lyn McQuaid

      No. I hide mine in various types of clothing, some specifically designed to hold insulin pumps (my favorite is the Slip My Pump garment that can be worn under skirts and dresses). I currently have it tucked in my sports bra as I head to the gym. Because of these placements, I want it as small as possible so do not use a case.

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    9. Marty

      I have tried various cases with clips but they seem too bulky. I usually wear the kind of bike shorts or leggings that have a pocket in the waist band. I prefer a sideways pocket that keeps my pump from slipping out. I also have women’s underwear with zippered pockets on each side that I got from Amazon, which are exceptionally secure and easy to get on and off. They worked well for me in the hospital.

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    10. TEH

      I am rough on insulin pumps and cracked 2 minimed pump cases.
      I found the bare T:slim pump too slippery. I use the MEDmax silicone case. I put that in a AGOZ case with a belp clip. But I don’t like the clip. It’s too sharp and too stif. Looking for a belt for night time use.

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    11. George Rich

      I wear my pump in my pants pocket so there’s no need.

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    12. Jneticdiabetic

      I put “yes.” I have my Tandem pump in the clip harness thingy it came with. It offers cell phone case like protection. Not sure if that counts.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. ELYSSE HELLER

      I have a protective case on my PDM. I tried using one of the pod pals protective covering for my Omnipod 5 but I found it very hard to apply by myself

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    14. AnitaS

      I usually don’t because the pump holder that I sometimes use fits so snugly that you can only fit in the pump, not a case. I also many times just use a spi-belt fanny pack that holds my pump and the pump can’t slip out of that

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    15. Bob Durstenfeld

      I use the Tandem provided case and added a gorilla glass screen protector. I wear it on my belt in an pouch.

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    16. Ernie Richmann

      I purchased a case but I should probably use it. I totally cracked the screen working under a deck and the pump still worked for a few days but then the screen stopped working and I received a rebuilt pump.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. Janis Senungetuk

      Yes, I very recently replaced the case that came with the Tandem pump because the clip kept coming off of the case. After researching the holster type cases and the swivel clip case Tandem now offers, I bought a leather pump case with a vertical clip. The leather is too thin to be protective, but the clip tightly holds the pump to my waistband. It’s okay for now, not a real protective solution.

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    18. Kristine Warmecke

      No protective case just a clip one so it stays on me when I don’t have pockets. Don’t use bra to store anymore because that would get too many question’s since my mastectomy. lol

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    19. ConnieT1D62

      I just use the one that came with the Tandem Tslim pump – clips to my waist band or slips easily into a pocket or bra. Depends on what I am dping and wearing for the day.

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      1. ConnieT1D62

        Typo correction … doing, not dping for the day …

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    20. Mig Vascos

      I use the cover and clip that came with my tandem pump and it works fine whether in a pocket or clip anywhere to my clothes

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    21. James Cheairs

      I am a podder.

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    22. Phyllis Biederman

      I’ll occasionally use the holster with clip that came with my pump or a protective case of my own when I’m wearing something without pockets. However I find these quite bulky thus usually just slip my pump in a pocket.

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    23. David Hedeen

      I do hav a glass protection on screen

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    24. Debra Nance

      Yes, Type One Tactical
      Have had same one for approx 10 yrs

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    25. Amanda Barras

      No, as it makes it too bulky to stuff in the band of my bra. But my phone that acts as a PM’d of course has a case.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    26. John McHenery

      Ypsomed provide them free of charge

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    27. Anne Mueller

      Yes.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply

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