[Diabetes-Talk] Animas Vibe, I'm live!

[TALey at ups.com]

Congrats Veronica. 

I tried the metal clip for a while clipping it to my belt. I got tired of the pump popping off the clip where it snaps on the back. Lots of people do this though, so maybe I just had a bad clip. 

My pump also came with a leather pump case with a built-in belt clip, but I found this too cumbersome and bulky. 

In the end, I decided to carry the pump in my pocket. Although convenient, this has some distinct disadvantages. First, the pump body is closer to my skin so it gets warm at times, which causes the insulin to degrade more quickly. Second, when I walk the pump is against my thigh and moves much more than if it were strapped to my belt or attached another way. The jostling of the pump also causes the insulin to degrade more quickly. 

And, it is a hassle if I'm wearing shorts or pants that don't have pockets. I try to buy only shorts and pants with pockets, for men's clothing this isn't much of an issue. 

Animas customer service has always been very helpful. They likely have suggestions as well. 

Also look at this tudiabetes.org page with lots of suggestions. 
http://www.tudiabetes.org/forum/t/where-do-you-hide-your-insulin-pump/11985/17

Good luck!
Tom

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
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Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Animas Vibe, I'm live!

Hi everyone!
Pant pant! It's amazing how much mental work is involved here. But I am now
up and running on my Animas Vibe. 
The very first time I filled a cartridge, one of the O rings busted. My
trainer said she'd never seen that before and took a picture of it. Oh boy!
But things went better than I was afraid they might go. I have everything
set up, thanks to my hubby. I've now filled my first cartridge, done a
correction bolus, figured out how to handle temp basals, the easy carbs and
of course, the audio bolus. It's kind of nice how it divides up the whirring
sound of the motor so you have a sense of how much insulin has been
delivered. The only thing I'm still trying to sort out is how to wear this
pump. It doesn't fit in the Waist-it that held my Cozmo because there is a
giant seam right where the audio bolus button is. So for the moment I'm
trying out the clip on the back of the pump. We'll see how it behaves during
certain activities. <grin>
I did make one really, and I mean really cool discovery. I actually used my
KNFB reader to read my home screen. As long as things aren't too cluttered,
I was able to read how much was left in my cartridge. Now that was exciting!
Life will be really cool if I can keep that up! I still get just a bit
nervous about which things need an extra ok and which don't. And I'm already
kind of sick of Beethoven. <grin> 
So now I'll just see how the rest of the day goes, calibrating my Dexcom and
one more meal. 
Anyway, thanks for hanging with me through my negative anticipation. Now
we'll just see when the breath holding stops. <lol> But any hints on how you
are wearing this pump would be appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Veronica


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