The Australian NDSS IPC (Insulin Pump Consumables) list is a fairly inscrutable document. Many pumpers are not familiar with it or even aware of its existence! Hopefully my new Pump Infusion Sets article helps lay the information out in an accessible format. It’s available in the menu at the top of the BionicWookiee pages. It …
Yes in many parts of Australia Daylight Saving Time is finishing on Sunday morning, the 3rd of April 2022. At 2AM your clocks may jump backwards and repeat some of the night. You may get a bit of extra sleep. But this can sometimes play havoc with our diabetes tech if we don’t handle it …
The Australian pump market continues to slowly develop, and my Insulin Pump Choices article has had another update. Notable developments since the last update include: Announcement of the Medtronic 780G pump. Initial launch of the Dexcom G6 CGM integration for the YpsoPump. Information about future pump options such as the Tandem Mobi and t:slim X3. Along …
The options for loopable pumps in Australia are changing, so I thought it might be useful to offer up a quick visual comparison, as most people don’t get to see all these pumps in person. So here’s a collection of pumps stacked up beside each other. These have been arranged vaguely in order of bulk. …
The Animas Inset II infusion set was the one I started my pumping with (on an Animas 2020). It’s been a very reliable performer for me over the years. The same infusion set is available under various brands with a variety of pump connectors. In Australia we have seen: Animas Inset II (Animas pumps and …
We see various insulin pumps described as “waterproof”. But what does it actually mean? Personally I’m interested in how “life-proof” my devices are. That covers multiple aspects including: Water- and dust-proof. Things get dusty in the desert (especially if I fall over or commando-crawl while tracking some wildlife with my cameras). When working on small …