[Diabetes-Talk] Tandem Mobi Insulin Pump.

[jamielgurganus at gmail.com]

Hello Eileen!  I switched to the Tandem Mobi in March and love it.  I also started using the G7 at the same time.  I can do everything with this pump with no sighted assistance needed.  

The G7 is really nice, although it does tend to be finicky about how close the pump is to it.  It doesn't happen with every sensor though.  When it loses connection with the pump, I just move it close to the sensor until it reconnects.  My cat sleeping beside me and covering the pump often is the culprit in the middle of the night!  I use the sleeve on my abdomen for the pump instead of the holder clipped on the outside of my pants, so sometimes I think my clothes cause it to lose blue tooth connection too.  But, it comes right back when I put the pump close to the sensor.  The pump is so small that I can just slip it under my shirt and let it sit in my shirt near it!  The Tandem update is supposed to help with the connection issue though, and I just updated mine.  

I like the ease of inserting it and actually prefer using my arm for it.  I do need to have my infusion set and pump on the same side though.

I like that it has its own transmitter, so no more pairing the transmitter and entering that serial number.  And, the Mobi only uses the Mobi app, so I don't even have the Dexcom app any longer.  

Tandem really listened to all of the blind diabetics and made a pump and app that is totally accessible to us.

I'm pleased with my choice to switch from the Omnipod to the Mobi.

  
			Jamie


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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2025 12:32 PM
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Cc: Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Tandem Mobi Insulin Pump.

 

Hello All,

 

I've been using the Tandem Mobi insulin pump for just about a year now. I've really loved it and have found it very accessible, except when I had to change out my Dexcom G6 transmitter every 3 months. Used to be I would need sighted help on hand to assist with a new transmitter change. I'm happy to report that I am now able to change the transmitter completely independently. I am able to select on my own weather I use the G6 or g7 system and then proceed forward in both changing the sensor every 10th day or the transmitter every 3 months from within the Tandem Mobi app. These startups still need to be initiated in the Dexcom app, but now it doesn't matter if I start in the Mobi app or Dexcom's app.

 

The pump is what I'd consider totally accessible by a blind person relying on Voice Over. As of today's writing I'm using an iphone 15 Pro running IOS
18.5 and Voice Over.  

 

HTH.

Eileen

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