[Diabetes-Talk] Tandem slim X2 insulin pump

[Jamie Gurganus]

 No problem! Veronica and I are in search of an accessible pump, so I guess we have a lot of first-hand experience in what is available these days. Sadly, it is not much. However, she is having success with her experiment with the Omni pod.


   Jamie

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> On Jun 8, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Oh God bless you Jamie!! Thank you so kindly for rescuing me. As I am not a pumper, I have Anthony I thought he nor the expertise to answer these questions. Thank you‘s again so much Jamie!
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> Bern
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>> On Jun 8, 2018, at 2:59 PM, blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> The Meditronic 530 pump works well.  It does not have a touch screen and for
>> bolis you press the button and it beeps or vibrates [your choice] and you
>> count the beeps when you finish, you push the act button and it will beep
>> back the number you put in and if it is correct you push the act button once
>> again to take the dosage or you push the cancel button and start over.
>> 
>> 
>> I actually had ordered the Meditronic  630 G, but it didn't have the app for
>> the IPhone and since the new one had already been FDA approved they told me
>> they probably would not work on an app for that model.  So I returned it and
>> got the mini med 530 G model.  
>> 
>> Joyce
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Shawn
>> Mayo via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 2:30 PM
>> To: Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Shawn Mayo <shawnmmayo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Tandem slim X2 insulin pump
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> My diabetic educator just called me and wants me to meet with the rep for
>> the Tandem slim X2 insulin pump because she said it uses sounds for giving
>> boluses.  I know that there is not a great accessible pump currently as an
>> option, and I wonder if this is the one that has a touch screen an can't be
>> turned on in an accessible manner.  Does anyone know anything about this
>> one? I am just starting to look at pumps and educating the rep and my doctor
>> about the accessability problem. I told them about the Omni pod and that I
>> want to look at that one, too. I currently do not have a CGM, but will
>> probably be going to the Dexcom G6 when it comes out towards the end of the
>> month.
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>> Thanks for any feedback.
>> 
>> Shawn
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