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 »
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 »
The recent changes in the Australian pump landscape have been subtle yet significant. So I’ve rolled out an update to my Insulin Pump Choices article. The format of the article has subtly changed, and there is a bunch of updated data in there. More detail about many of the pumps, links to relevant peer-support groups, …
Australian Insulin Pump Choices – April 2021 update Read More »
Diabetes technology is varied, and in this instance insulin pumps. And in many ways this can end up confusing people. For example I see a lot of comments online by people saying things like “I was told we can’t use Fiasp in pumps.” Unfortunately that’s not true. Well, to be more precise: It Depends! Multiple …
With insulin pumps there are components we need to regularly replace. We need to put in a new infusion set (or at least site) every 2-3 days, and we also need to replace the insulin reservoir with a fresh one when it empties. But how much “stuff” we need to carry to complete this can …
Regular readers may know that my personal insulin pump has been an Accu-Chek Combo for a few years now. But lately I’ve been experimenting with a different pump. I’ve experimented with the YpsoPump before, but now I’ve had a chance to use it “in-depth” for an extended period. As a result I’ve become aware of …