It is so hard to believe that it has been four years since William got his first insulin pump. So many things have changed since that day. It is time for a new pump. The warranty date is June 27th. We are evaluating two different pumps. Well there is a third that we would like to have but it does not have an integrated continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. William looses $5 gloves like he was giving them away at a charity so I can not imagine sending him to school with a $1000 receiver for his CGM. I think he would have already lost his pump if it were not attached to him 24/7. So that really leaves us with two options. There is the MiniMed® 530G with Enlite® and the Animus Vibe® with Share™. Both have an integrated CGM so it really comes down to which is going to give us the most for our money.
Medtronic:
Pro's
Integrated CGM
Meter send blood glucose numbers to the pump
Low blood sugar shut off (suspends giving insulin when his blood glucose number drops below 60)
Currently using Medtronic
Con's
No separate receiver for the CGM
The CGM is not as accurate as the one with Vibe®
The CGM site does not stay on the skin as well as the one for the Vibe®.
Not as comfortable as the CGM for the Vibe® (based on blogs from people that have worn both)
Does not have the ability to share CGM information on the web.
Not water proof
Animus
Pro's
Integrated CGM
Separate receiver for the CGM
CGM site stays on the skin better than Medtronic
More comfortable than Medtronic
Can share CGM information via the web the Share™ with an Apple Iphone
Water proof
Con's
Meter does not send blood glucose numbers to the pump
No low blood sugar shut off
Not currently using Animus
Based on this research I am leaning toward the Vibe. We are currently using the Medtronic pump so we would be switching to a new system. There is a little bit of a learning curve there. I also have to get his mother to agree. I think that is gong to be tougher than trying to figure out which pump to use. We have a little time before we have to make the decision. I am trialing the Medtronic sensor with William this week to see if they have improved over the really bad sensor we had before.
I will let you know how things go as we proceed. William is not in the approved age group for the Animus pump but we should be able to get the doctors approvals.
Here is to the next four years,
Your Loving Dad
Medtronic:
Pro's
Integrated CGM
Meter send blood glucose numbers to the pump
Low blood sugar shut off (suspends giving insulin when his blood glucose number drops below 60)
Currently using Medtronic
Con's
No separate receiver for the CGM
The CGM is not as accurate as the one with Vibe®
The CGM site does not stay on the skin as well as the one for the Vibe®.
Not as comfortable as the CGM for the Vibe® (based on blogs from people that have worn both)
Does not have the ability to share CGM information on the web.
Not water proof
Animus
Pro's
Integrated CGM
Separate receiver for the CGM
CGM site stays on the skin better than Medtronic
More comfortable than Medtronic
Can share CGM information via the web the Share™ with an Apple Iphone
Water proof
Con's
Meter does not send blood glucose numbers to the pump
No low blood sugar shut off
Not currently using Animus
Based on this research I am leaning toward the Vibe. We are currently using the Medtronic pump so we would be switching to a new system. There is a little bit of a learning curve there. I also have to get his mother to agree. I think that is gong to be tougher than trying to figure out which pump to use. We have a little time before we have to make the decision. I am trialing the Medtronic sensor with William this week to see if they have improved over the really bad sensor we had before.
I will let you know how things go as we proceed. William is not in the approved age group for the Animus pump but we should be able to get the doctors approvals.
Here is to the next four years,
Your Loving Dad
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