[Diabetes-Talk] re i let insulin pump from beta bionics

Mon Sep 22 06:55:29 UTC 2025

Gary,
Since you do like the tubeless pumps, don’t know if you’re aware that Tandem will be coming. out within probably the next year a separate cartridge that will convert the current Mobi into a patch pump. People will actually be able to have the two different cartridges on hand if they want so they can even go back-and-forth from tubeless to tubed.  They have a three month trial period for the pump where if a person is not satisfied with how it works for them, they can return it.  This pump has a different algorithm and some features than the Omnipod so who knows it might be a better fit for you.
What kind of insulin do you currently use? I was able to get my time and range significantly better a number of years ago when I switched to Lyumjev insulin. Although it is termed an ultra rapid acting insulin designed to help reduce after meal spikes and bring down high blood sugars  more quickly. I still wouldn’t say it was ultra rapid acting, but faster acting than Humalog and NovoLog for some people my doctor did not tell me about the insulin, but I just read about it somewhere and asked him if I could give it a try. He was very agreeable and it turned out well for me. I do sometimes get some stinging as the insulin goes in and some irritation at the infusion site, but have been willing to put up with this for the most part to achieve a better result. Not everyone notices any kind of stinging or irritation.
Patricia.
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> On Sep 21, 2025, at 8:38 PM, gmelconian619 at gmail.com wrote:
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> Yeap, I am about 65 to 68 time in range. I need to be above that.  That  is why we wer looking at alternatives.will be on  Omnipod til a smarter  tubeless solution comes out  in the future.  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2025 2:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re i let insulin pump from beta bionics
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> Gary,
> Agreed that for any of these pumps, you really need to do your research so that you know what to expect from the device and what kinds of results to expect. You probably ran across in your research that although it is much simpler and you don’t have to enter a lot of information that the resulting time and range is generally considerably lower than what people are getting from other pumps so for people who are satisfied with a time in range of around 70% this pump might be a great option, but for people who want a higher level of control they could be very frustrated.
> Patricia
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>> On Sep 21, 2025, at 1:46 PM, gary via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Veronica, I did play with  the app, the app was accessible on android.  What could be accessible on android may not be accessible on I O S  and vise versa. When added up all the cost it was not going to  be worth it in the  long run. My endo was trying to  make life a bit easier with insulin pumps and doing all the  hard core heavy calculation lifting . the advantage  of the I let pump , was that  you could enter in your weight , the amount of the meal whether it was breakfast, lunch , dinner , or snack, then give it the  amount or size and it  would doo all the heavy lifting of carb ratios carb counting and adding or subtraction of insulin ,   and all that messy stuff,  that  I sometime get and don’t get right .   that was  the only reason,  we decided to  take a look at the I let pump from beta bionics.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 5:30 PM
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>> Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re i let insulin pump from beta bionics
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>> Gary, I have not seen the smart phone app because when it first came out, everything was buried deep in menus in the pump and definitely not accessible. I know some people who used it but didn't stay with it because of how it behaved. Here's an example. She kind of figured out how to enter the basics and her meals were pretty much all the same size. Then on a week end, she attended a kids' birthday party. So, as you can guess, what she ate was really different. All during the next week, this pump was blousing based on how she ate over the week end. She was crashing so badly all week that she abandoned the pump. I've heard that some people have better luck if they don't tell it anything about meals.
>> I haven't known of a blind person using this pump. Did your endo give any specific reason for wanting you to use this pump? I'd be curious.
>> Veronica
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> gary via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 11:38 PM
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>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re i let insulin pump from beta bionics
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>> Hello I would  like to  ask if any one has experience with the I let pump from beta bionics.
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>> isplay.     I was  recommended this pump by my endo today.  I don't have
>> that  much knowledge about this one.looks that there  is not tha much you have to do enter your weight and what kinds of meals your having through the day and the rest is done through the algrythm of the  pump.there  is an app that  can be used on a smart phone. So I will be getting more info from their rep next week. Figured I would ask if anyone had any knowledge about
>> this pump or experience with it .   before I met with  the educator next
>> week.  
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