[fenagle]

I am using the Ping, upgrade from the 2020. I really like it. I do find bolusing from the meter to be a very slow process. I guess that is the price we pay for the convenience of not digging out the pump. Mine was a free upgrade because I got the 2020 a couple of days before the Ping was approved for use. I have not had any problems with it, only had it about 3-4 weeks.

I guess my only gripe would be that I can not disable the bolus reminder 2 hours after from the meter. Apparently you can not override any pump settings from the meter. I enter all BGs into the meter, for log book record keeping. Here is what I mean, before eating I test and enter GB and carbs, I eat, 2 hours later I test. If I enter the BG into the meter I get the reminder, alarm, 2 hours later to test again. In order to get around this I enter my after meal BG into the pump where I can change the reminder to 0. This is not really a big deal. I really like the pump. It operates just like the 2020.

As a guy the remote feature is cool but not essential. As a chick I would think the remote feature would be worth the extra time needed for bolusing. Just think no more digging under a dress or into a bra in public for the pump. For everybody though, bolusing is as simple as doing a finger stick. From start to finish it probably takes me 1 minute 30 to 1 minute 45, to do a finger stick and bolus. When out at a restaurant this surely beats the syringe thing. People just don't stare at testing they way they do at injecting.

I don't know if the upgrade cost would be worth it.