The Omnipod DASH pump system launched in Australia recently, and I’ve been able to experiment with it a bit. Note the Omnipods I’ve been using were purchased by myself, not supplied by anyone else. As has been mentioned many times, these pumps are not currently supported by private health insurance or by NDSS, but once …
Yet another update to the Insulin Pump Choices page! Some more detail has been added to all the pump listings, including mentioning the insulin delivery speeds and dosing increments. If you want to see all the pump speeds together, you’ll find that in this 2019 article: Bolus speeds – how fast is your pump? But …
August update to Australian Insulin Pump Choices Read More »
This is often a contentious topic. But I’ll try to bring some clarity to the discussion. Starting with an insulin pump The traditional path in Australia for people to start with a pump involves getting private health insurance to pay for a new pump (which then comes with 4 years of warranty) and work with …
The Prostheses List was updated recently. I’ve rolled out another update to my Insulin Pump Choices article. Revised areas include: Changes to the infusion sets for DANA pumps. Rumours about future Medtronic 770G->780G upgrade options. Also the Guide Link meters are now supplied with the 770G. Revised dates for the YpsoPump upgrades. Rumours about the …
Australian Insulin Pump Choices update – July 2021 Read More »
ATTD 2021 (the 14th conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes) is currently in progress. This is one of the international conferences where some of the latest developments in diabetes management are presented. We see information about new products, the results of research studies, etc. I’m honoured to be a delegate to this year’s …
It’s a question many Australians are asking: “When will we get Control-IQ?” And it seems a fair enough question. Many people have been looking forward to the Tandem t:slim X2 pump having a hybrid closed-loop implementation (using Dexcom G6 CGM). Stepping through the years Some of the details are buried in my Australian Insulin Pump …