Not long ago I went on the paradigm pump with continuous bg monitoring system. I have to admit that its not all what its cracked up to be. For one, the sensor does not start up right away. You have to wait 2 hours for it to calibrate before you get active results. During that time you have to make sure your bg is stabilized. After the 2 hours, you have test yourself and tell the pump what your at. The sensor on your body lasts 3 days, and and the pump needs to be calibrated every 8 hours (without waiting 2 hours wich you need to do every first calibration.) So, If you calibrate it at lets say, 6.00pm, you will be getting up at 2.00 with a anoying beep and vibration. Try and avoid that hehe. I notice that I test my self and go through test strips more often then I did before I went on this pump. The sensor is also quite large in my opinion. When I take of my shirt I look like a robot
all these tubes and wires attached to me. There are positive sides too! of course! If you go on a long trip, hyke, or gym workout, you can get an Idea of what your at! Although you must make sure your not going to be out for over 8 hours without your tester. Though the calibration is not allways correct. Its just a rough idea of what your bg is at. It might say I'm 4.0 when Im really 3.1. So I thought I'd give someone an Idea of what its like before they went on it. It's a great system but nothing close to care free.
