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    • 13 minutes ago
      Sue Martin likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I use an InPen. Tracts my doses and gives report just like a pump. IOB total insulin etc.
    • 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
      Kris Sykes-David likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I’m looking for an app that reminds me of basal doses that keeps the time static as you change time zones. For example, I recently travelled to London. My normal basal dose is at 8 PM at home but currently 1 AM in the UK. The Apple Health app reminded me to take it at 8 PM London time instead of 1 AM. I really just want an app that reminds me at the same time my body is set at without making me think about it.
    • 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
      beth nelson likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I’m looking for an app that reminds me of basal doses that keeps the time static as you change time zones. For example, I recently travelled to London. My normal basal dose is at 8 PM at home but currently 1 AM in the UK. The Apple Health app reminded me to take it at 8 PM London time instead of 1 AM. I really just want an app that reminds me at the same time my body is set at without making me think about it.
    • 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      Echo Mick Martin. Gastroparesis? Try ondonestron (sp?) one of the 10 best medicines ever invented. Also, "a forever learning curve" and "If in doubt, pull it out."
    • 18 hours, 39 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      "It's a forever learning curve" - so very true
    • 18 hours, 46 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      For pump users: In the past 3 months, have you had issues with insulin delivery due to a bent cannula or occlusion?
      I hesitate to bring this up but I am quite sure this happens more than people realize. I use a tubed pump and small amounts of total daily insulin and have checked the tubing for YEARS for bubbles. YES, they are difficult to "notice" unless you have a good light behind the clear tubing because the insulin is also colorless. I detach and check the tubing in the morning and before bedtime if not before the evening meal...I'm talking about significant bubbles----8-10-or12 inches in length can appear and you would NOT notice them unless you were looking. I wonder how many people wonder why their blood sugar is occasionally high and it's being caused by a significant bubble...NO, not the champagne sized version that's often mentioned to "ignore." The pump company I deal with tried to get me to switch to injections instead but I am an EXPERT with the bubble situation. Also, comments over the years that I am probably not filling the reservoir correctly, etc....just plain silly. I am NOT new at this...LOL!!!
    • 19 hours, 12 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 23 hours, 48 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 23 hours, 48 minutes ago
      Richard Wiener likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I began playing Pickleball last year in March. When the temperatures started to rise the extra effort my body was experiencing because of the heat got my body hormones out of balance and I began experiencing nausea, higher heart rates and feeling very uncomfortable. I soon realized that I cannot play when is too hot or I’ll end up with ketones. Any new activity when on. Insulin requires adjustments. It’s a forever learning curve. Adding to the heat, last year I was having some absorption problems by the overuse of my abdomen. I have now move the infusion sites to my upper front side and it’s working much better.
    • 1 day ago
      Kristine Warmecke likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day ago
      Becky Hertz likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day, 16 hours ago
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      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      After 62 years I have skin issues everywhere. I am an avid at rotating every time I change my infusion set. When I was on multiple daily injections, up to 9 per day, I had massive skin hardening. Since on the pump it’s not nearly as bad that’s been 33 years. I take very little insulin my daily basal comes out to 9 units over 24 hours I eat two meals that I count carbs for and try to keep at a minimum of 30-40 per day. Everything is going well. Rotation is key
    • 1 day, 17 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I use a pump and have had issues with insulin absorbtion. It seems I have a lot of them on the side I primarily use for infusion sets. I recently switched to the other side of my abdomen and dropped more than one point on my a1c.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      When I first started with my current Endo we would discuss the released and upcoming products and I would tell her about the 'off-market' applications and devices, we both learned from each other. But she was so good with helping me transition to the Dexcom and then the Tandem after Animas was pulled from the Market. She followed my Dex and even finer tuned my Basals and early this year I got an "unbeleivable" 5.4 A1c and we are both extremely happy!
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      Yes. But then I self-selected when choosing an endocrinology clinic that pursues cutting-edge advances 40 years ago. Cutting-edge is a phrase that is also often called bleeding-edge because it is often experimental, hit or miss on results, and very expensive. I am convinced the “bleeding” refers to $$$.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      not anymore, and I am happy about it! Most of the time they were recommending things that had been recently pitched to them by a pharmaceutical salesperson or a durable medical supplier. The doctors would give patients the "free samples" and it was often not the best fit, then after the "free" supply ran out, the prices were exorbitant. Maybe it still happens, but I haven't seen it for a while.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The need for better CGM accuracy is a big consideration for me. Also my control is pretty good right now (a1c in the low 6 range). Although I am tempted by the sleep and exercise modes which would be very helpful since I’m getting back in to exercise. So…I keep sitting on the fence…
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I don’t want to change from the Omnipod Dash to Omnipod 5 because the minimum target blood glucose is level is higher than where I like to keep it. My A1C is currently 5.0.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      For the last 5 years, the highest HbA1C I've had was 5.3. For the last 3 years the high, low, & average have been 5.2, 4.7, & 4.9. I'm not willing to go to an AID that sets a target of 6 to 7.
    • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I do MDI. For the last 7 years my A1C has averaged around 4.8. I have no reason to believe that a closed loop automated system could do that well.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      There are many reasons, as well as "something else." My arthritic fingers do not serve me well with a cell phone. I have trouble putting the needle covers back on to my insulin pen needles. If I had to take care of all the fine muscle issues associated with setting a pump up, I would probably require assistance. I am also not drawn to the issues I hear about tissue damage at the infusion sites, or knowing whether everything is seated properly and the insulin is actually flowing. Finally, I just have some kind of negative karma with electronics. I have worked as a lab biochemist. Somehow, I find the weaknesses of every machine in the lab. (the ideal industrial beta-tester) Having said that, what I hear about the numbers achieved with the tandem CIQ gives me pause to consider.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      Like others, the "closed loop" runs me too high - even the target bg is too high for me. I use the TandemX2 with BIQ integrated wqith my Dexcom G6. I also appreciate - and use - the temp basal function often. I would lose that with CIQ. L:ike Nilla Eckstrom (I think?) I like to be between 80-90, with maybe up to 120 after I eat.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The constant refilling and site changes...doesn't seem worth it.
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      Luddites just may be the most comfortable people on earth. 🙃 
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    On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied

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    49 Comments

    1. LizB

      Love my pump and would hate if I had to go back to injections.

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    2. Patricia Dalrymple

      Love my pump but I need a CGM. My A1C is great but my TIR needs to improve and I need the CGM for that. I am resisting because the last time I tried one probably 8 years ago, it hurt to put it in, I didn’t like all the tape, it continues to beep AFTER you correct, just a lot of excuses. I retire in 2 years and then I will have time to deal with it.

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      1. Bonnie Lundblom

        Hi Patricia, I wanted to let you know that the Dexcom CGM6 system compared to both their CGM 4 and 5 is almost pain free. I was totally amazed the 1st time I placed my CGM 6 sensor at the difference so I’d encourage you to try it again.

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    3. CandyM

      Love, love, LOVE my Omnipod! I used MDI for the first 47 years of being T1. I was not interested in a tubed pump. The Omnipod had improved my control and is really easy to wear and use.

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      1. Sherolyn Newell

        That’s what I use as well. It’s great and the phone support people are always extremely helpful and friendly. I like your dog, I have a couple of wolfhounds.

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      2. Teri Morris

        How long did you have to wait for it once you asked your endo to get you on it?

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    4. Don (Lucky) Copps

      Using Tandem X2 w Dexcom g6.

      Readings every five minutes is awesome. Maintaining the system is time consuming, you’re actually trading the time of pricking your finger and exchanging it with constant site changes. Every three days for the infusion set, cannula etc. every 10 days for the G6 sensor and every 90 days for the G6 transmitter. it’s an awful lot of Mickey Mouse. in exchange you get better A1 C’s and overall control. I don’t think the G7 is going to do much for lack of hassle on the users part. I don’t see where time-saving will happen for the user. Maybe I’m missing something? However, knowing where your BS is 24/7 is so worthwhile! I think I could live without the pump using Lantas & Aspart/Novolog, but losing Dexcom would be a disaster.

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      1. Henry Renn

        Don, Totally agree. Details can become frustrating. Add to them failed cannula placements & my particular need to change site every other day. In previous 15 years with 3 different pumps I rarely had problems with cannulas. Seems to be regular occurrence with Tandem infusion sets. Too many steps with so many things that can go wrong.

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    5. Henry Renn

      70 yr old, 65 T1, brittle diabetic. 48 yrs of injections, 17 yrs pump user. Currently wear the Tandem t:slim x2. Any of my pumps have been better than taking 5 injections per day(4 Humalog, 1 Lantus). Control has been best with Tandem t:slim used with Dexcom G6. My dissatisfaction is with time novolog takes to bring bg down after meals. My caregiver & I have tried many strategies & adjustments to basal rates, carb ratio & bolus rates but have yet to find the right combo. My time in range is great but wish I didn’t temporarily go above range after meals.

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      1. Rick Martin

        I agree with you, Henry. I’m 66, 55 years T1, was on the pump for 10 years, then on inhaled insulin for 3. Those three years were the best ever and the control was the best too. I’m now on the Tandem T-Slim pump and my control is much worse. I wish I could go back on inhaled insulin – we’re still fighting with Medicare to cover it otherwise it’s completely unaffordable and I’ll continue on the pump with higher A1c numbers and all.

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    6. GLORIA MILLER

      I also would hate to return to injections. I’ve been on a pump since the early 1990s and Libre CGM since it came out in the US – 2017, I think. I wish the Libre and Omnipod communicated with each other like the T-Slim and Dexcom does though.

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    7. Dave Barden

      What I don’t like about my pump,
      Medtronic 630, is throwing out 20+ units of insulin with every reservoir change. I stopped doing that by refilling the old reservoir and using it till the markings wear off.

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    8. Ken Raiche

      I’ve got to admit the changes that have occurred over the last couple of years have made my life on a pump worth while. I rated it at 5 in comparison to MDI although I still feel that there’s room for improvement. Improvements are more geared towards CGM and the warmup as well sensor issues. As for the pump the one notable thing which is the appendage/tethering aspects although Omnipod is coming along with systems that approach those of the tandem. I’m counting down the days when these improves are implemented.

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    9. Meghan Larson

      I am very satisfied. I currently use a pump and would have rated it a 5 but, I had a bad day yesterday with my infusion site. The issues with the materials are so frustrating, but overall, pump therapy has been WAY better than injections.

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    10. Tina Roberts

      I like having a pump. However, I wish it were water proof for swimming.

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    11. kristina blake

      I am currently using the Tandem TSlimX2, Dexcom 6 and the BIQ software. BIQ allows me to avoid the lows, and Dexcom G6 allows me to micro-dose so my time in range is about 95%. T1D for 40 years, pumping since early 2000’s and Dexcom-ing since they first got on the scene. Because I like to be in the driver’s seat in my D mgt, I will not switch to CIQ (target is too high, no temp basal options etc). So I rated things 5.

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    12. Carol Meares

      I use tslim x2 CiQ. I am very unhappy with not being able to set my target at 100. In all my years I have always set my target at 100. Now I spend a lot of days in roller coasters because I try to trick the algorithm to go lower and it is always stopping my basal. I should have stayed with Basal iq and it really upsets me that they won’t let me change back to that delivery system. I am considering changing to Omnipod as soon as my warranty is up on this pump which I think is about another year. I have been able to keep my a1c at a similar rate but I am getting less stable lines and more lows.

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    13. Ernie Richmann

      I have the t slim pump and Dexcom G6. I rated 4 only because I lose communication often with the Tandem software. I use the tandem app as well as the dexcom app so I have access to the Clarity information. I sometimes have problems with infusion sets and sensor errors/failures.

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    14. Tb-well

      I have used both the Minimed and the tandem pumps. In my experience the Minimed pump is superior. With the advent of the 670 and the 770, the multitude of flaws with the Minimed CGM have become frighteningly apparent. Though Minimed makes a superior pump, in the future I will be switching, due to the fact that there sensor is so bad that it actively and routinely puts me at risk. In the CGM forum when your BG matches the pumps readout, they call it a unicorn due to how rare it is. With the dexcom CGM it was a LOT more normal. If the sensor is bad, it defeats the purpose of even having a closed loop system.

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      1. TEH

        I totally agree. Love the pump but had a lot of problems with the sensor, typically 20%, one sensor per box.

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    15. Mary Dexter

      I prefer my pens to any pump. Used a Medtronic pump for several years and would never do it again. I like knowing I get the amount of insulin I dialed. Too many bubbles and highs with the pump.

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    16. cynthia jaworski

      i have no issues with MDI. Especially since needles are so slim and sharp these days. No issues of placement, changing sites, etc. Also, I love my libre cgm.

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    17. connie ker

      I have used the same method for the past 23 years of MDI, and am a 14 day Freestyle Libre senior with LADA. So I have nothing to compare other than my fingers thanking me everyday for not sticking them.

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    18. Mick Martin

      Wow! It appears that finally I’m being allowed to comment again. I don’t know what’s happened, but thank you for ‘updating’ your website.

      I’m pretty satisfied with my Medtronic 670G, though I do experience more ‘problems’ with the Guardian 3 Sensors that I use for CGM than I SHOULD. (‘Problems’ such as sensors detaching from my body. I do, however, perspire quite a lot, and it’s particularly the case when I exercise. The sensors rarely last the 7 days that they’re supposed to.)

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    19. Dave Akers

      Thank goodness! Finally Inhaled is included! Hope more folks get on this bandwagon. I’m T1D for 18yrs…never thought a Fixed dose insulin would work, AND IT DOES!!!! If you’ve never tried it and don’t think it’s for you… Ive been there!! Get some experience and please reach out to me if you have questions! Most docs won’t understand this product yet unfortunately… if they deter you from it, it’s due to them not having patients on it and not understanding it. PERIOD.

      Best control ive ever had! Always maintained a good A1c (-6.7%) but my variability is significantly less… tighter standard deviations.

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    20. Anita Galliher

      I use an Omnipod and Dexcom G6 and it’s the best combination I’ve tried. I had an Animas pump with attached Dexcom which was extremely convenient except for having tubing. I detested being tethered to that thing all the time and having to remove it when I showered or swam. I was delighted when Animas decided to stop making pumps! I had been on the Omnipod previously but couldn’t afford to stay on it when insurance decided not to pay anymore. Thus the Animas. But when they disbanded, Medicare blessedly picked up the Tab for the Omnipod, and later on, the Dexcom (or possibly vice versa – both in a relatively short period of time.) I rated my combination 4 rather than 5 because of the inordinate time it requires. It seems I’m always having to stop and do something, especially when my husband is waiting on me. I hate having to carry around so many devices and having so many things stuck in me. I guess what it really comes down to is, I just hate diabetes. After 58 years with it, I’m burned out with no hope of a cure. When I was diagnosed in 1963, my doctor told me a cure was just around the corner. I’ve been waiting for somebody to round that corner for decades. I’m grateful for the advances, but instead of better technology, I’d rather have a cure. It’s like they’d rather spend money on making it easier and more accurate rather than gone. I vote for gone. Sorry for the vitriolic diatribe. Sometimes I just need to vent!

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      1. Joan Fray

        I’m in exactly the same boat, except 1962. I so agree with you! Tired of it, just so tired…..But what can we do? One day at a time, so they say…….

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    21. betsy valian

      I haven’t been offered the option of inhalable insulin?

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    22. Joan Fray

      59 years T1d. It’s a very profitable disease for the medical establishment. They don’t want a cure. They want to improve expensive technology instead. More profits.

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      1. Teri Morris

        I agree Joan. We are cash cows for big pharma.

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      2. Jneticdiabetic

        Don’t give up hope! I work at a non-profit diabetes research center with a mission to cure T1D.
        Some of the scientists and physicians I work with have dedicated their careers, and in some cases their lives, to trying to eradicate T1D. I know it’s frustrating that it’s taking so long. I don’t believe there’s a lack of good intention but progress is slowed because T1D is so very complicated and funding outside of industry can be very hard to secure.

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    23. George Lovelace

      My Response was 5 but it should be a 9 because Tandem CIQ and Dexcom G6 is as close to Perfect as well the year before I was Dxed. It isn’t perfect but nothing is, not even a Pancreas Transplant.

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    24. keith johnson

      So I would give it a 5 but the inability to customize pump alarms is maddening!! I have “alarm fatigue” that has resulted in less blood sugar control. I take responsibility but I wish pump designers understood how much alarm fatigue effects some peoples ability to use this technology more efficiently.

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    25. Bonnie Lundblom

      Tandem Tslimx2 pump is user friendly, easy to operate and to review data and doses administered. My only wish is that Medicare would cover a tubeless pump.

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    26. Daniel Smith

      Since starting the omnipod, it has greatly reduced my stress and improved control. I am very satisfied and looking forward to their algorithm to further improve my over night ranges.

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    27. Molly Jones

      My insulin delivery method has definitely improved over the years. I am happy with it, but in an alternate reality without business and patents involved it could be so much better: conglomerate all the companies and pick and choose the features you desire.
      Omnipod I liked the best, as it had no tubes, but it could not deliver the small amounts of insulin I needed.
      Dexcom paired with Tandem and it’s control IQ over my insulin delivery is relatively good, but I wish it could understand short rebound highs and not give corrections when these occur.
      Tandem is a bother to load compared to Medtronic pumps or Omnipod, but compared to what I first used: two different insulins, this is good.

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    28. Patricia Maddix

      I selected 4 as I get really good control with my pump. I have an old Medtronic 723 pump but would dearly love to have the tandem with CIQ but due to my vision loss cannot safely or consistently use the touchscreen. I would just have to rely on my husband way too often. I know you can take a bolus/correction by pressing the external button which gives audible feedback but my understanding is the tandem pump does not measure in increments smaller than 0.5 units and I require the ability to measure in 0.1 units. I would only trust Dexcom as a component of any hybrid closed loop system so at this point it leaves out Medtronic. I have to still use my Medtronic pump which measures and 0.1 unit increments in manual mode and do all the calculations myself. This is not ideal but with great effort every day I get excellent control.
      I know there are pumps in development that can be controlled from a smart phone through an app and I am waiting for this to become available as my iPhone has speech capabilities.

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    29. Sue Martin

      I used pens, which I like a lot for their convenience, but get tired of all the injections everyday.

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    30. M C

      It’s hard to attach the pump anywhere else than the abdomen – After ‘x’ number of years – the scarring continues to build – It would be great if an alternate way of delivering the insulin with the pump, allowing us to change up locations on the body, would be fantastic. As the scar tissue builds, the effectiveness diminishes. Still – Hands down, for me, the pump has given me far superior control vs the pens/syringes.

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    31. Teri Morris

      I have used syringes/pens since diagnosis in 1979. Tried to switch to a pump 2 years ago but too many hoops to discourage me from proceeding with it after covid put it off for more than 6 months.

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    32. Jneticdiabetic

      I put 4. I’m very grateful for the insulin and device improvements made during my 25 yrs with T1D. Left 1 point for continued improvement. E.g., improved algorithms for CGM alarms so I’m less tempted to take technology breaks, improved automation around meal bolusing, etc.

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    33. Nicholas Argento

      t-slim with Control IQ, I gave it a 5, I love it but it is not perfect and could use some refinements like allowing a scheduled exercise mode, timing exercise mode when it is set manually, and allowing a delayed bolus to be given rather than square wave, but 4 wasn’t strong enough for how much it has helped me overall….

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    34. Beth Franz

      I put 4. I do syringes with pens to get more precise dosing (half units). I do reuse the syringes and with using a pen sitting in room temperature – have had no issues with insulin going bad. And insulin lasts a lot longer than manufacturers dates state.

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      1. T1DGJ

        I do this too, syringe from pen. I found a Lantus pen in a bag at room temp for many months. I tried it expecting to cover highs all day. Nope! It’s working GREAT! And definitely also have found expiration date to be almost worthless, my refrigerated Humalog and Lantus both work fine past date. I sometimes don’t use all the Humalog because I but many at a time outside the USA for great pricing.

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    35. TBISHOP95

      I chose three. Currently I use the Omnipod and the major reason why I prefer it over other pumps is the lack of tubing, however the adhesive causes me a lot of skin irritation as I believe I am allergic to the adhesive with no relief from methods referred to me by my doctor. I also find that the absorption in areas other than my abdomen are poor.

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      1. Abraham Remson

        I feel a kinship with what you wrote. I also use the omnipod for the same reason. I started out with the medtronic and found the tubing would catch on almost everything. I just want to mention the IV3000. I found less irritation when I used that. I also found that the irritation only in specific spots. other places where not so sensitive

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    36. Magnus Hiis

      I use a DIY system called FreeAPS a fork from Loop (Dexcom G6, Omnipod Eros, IPhone and Fiasp) it’s good and the best thing that happened yet.
      But it can also get better, a better algorithm, a much faster insulin, a smaller pump and sensor.

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    37. Cheryl Seibert

      Overall, I gave my insulin pump a “4”. After 5 shots a day, I never want to go back to injections. I love the ability to know my glucose levels 24/7 via the CGM. Insulin delivery algorithms, storage method and infusion set design still need a lot of improvement(thus the ‘4’).

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    38. MikeeB.

      Been using an Insulin pump for 37 years and on a CGMS for (Medtronic/Dex) over 10 years.

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