The t:slim is housed in an aluminum case and has potassium infused glass (similar to Gorilla Glass) aka, not even close to what you experience with an iPhone. All other pumps are in a plastic case, which can develop small cracks and fractures over time that allow sweat/moisture inside and lead to malfunctions. I was on a Medtronic pump for 7 years before switching to t:slim, and it has changed everything about how I manage my own diabetes therapy. I would encourage everyone to visit tandemdiabetes.com and look into t:slim. It's NOT just another pump that happens to look like an Apple product. It's the most user friendly and intuitive pump available, yet also houses amazing advanced features that no other pump offers. Such as Personal Profiles, where you can find and adjust basal rates, correction factors, insulin:carb ratio, and target BG all in one place (as opposed to 4 different places in other pumps and you have to toggle with those "80's pager like" up/down arrows). You can set up a personal profile for weekdays, weekends, exercise, sick days, vacation, work shifts, Mom or Dad's weekend (for children from separated parents) etc... For ex: an "Exercise" personal profile can have a slightly adjusted basal rate to prevent lows due to insulin sensitivity during exercise, a higher target BG so the pump doesn't correct down to normal targets, maybe a less aggressive insulin:carb ratio, etc... All you have to do before you start your workout/run/bike ride is select that profile, activate, and confirm "yes" and BOOM. You are off and running. On other pumps you would have to go to 4 different places and permanently change each of those timed settings. Then, when your done exercising, you would have to remember which basal rate you are supposed to be on (depending on what time of day you exercised) and go back to each of those 4 times settings to permanently change each one back to normal. Sounds exhausting, because it is. No one I know does that, except for t:slim users. So now, instead of taking my pump off before a long cycle workout, I just activate my "Cycle" personal profile and I keep my pump connected while riding when I used to take it off during all workouts due to lows and insulin sensitivity increasing drastically during workouts. Oh, I almost forgot about t:slim's ability to run up to 72hr temp basal rates (all other pumps is 24hr max), helpful reminders, 300 unit reservoir (yet still much smaller than other 180 & 200 unit reservoir pumps), rechargeable battery (full charge lasts at least 7 days... Please try and think of any other device we use on a daily basis that requires AA/AAA batteries, besides the TV remote, much less a life supporting medical device???), micro delivery technology (adjust basal rates in .001 increments, which allows for 25X's more incremental adjustment than other pumps for basal rates), among many other things. Overall, Tandem is the only company with new pump interface technology. I can remember wondering why the pump I used to have never changed over the course of two 4 year upgrades. Why do they call it an "upgrade" when I'm getting the same pump with maybe one added feature? Would I upgrade and pay $$ again for the same cell phone I used 12 years ago??? Highly unlikely. Do some research and educate yourself on Tandem and the direction they are moving. Your eyebrows will be raised guaranteed!
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02-04-2013, 08:53 PM
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