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08-17-2006, 08:33 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CT
Posts: 129
| | | MM 522 Real Time Hello all. I received my "start up kit" for the MM real time sensors and have been trained, etc. I have had them on since Tuesday night and actually I am (so far) quite pleased with the results. There have been a couple readings a little "off", but clinically the differences have not mattered (again, so far).
I am going to try to come up with a way of "publishing" my data (when I get enough to be at all interesting or useful for you all) on the forum. I am not the most computer literate person, so I will do my best!
I have actually had MANY lows during the past couple of days for whatever reason, and have had trouble keeping my levels even up in the normal range. I verified these with my meter for the most part (or just how I felt if it was an obvious low with symptoms). Sometimes I find this to be the case for a couple days after seeing my doctor or trainer (I call it a "mini honeymoon").
Anyway, I will keep you all in tune with my experiences. I hope to continue to use them for at least a couple of months. | 
08-17-2006, 09:04 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 61
| | | I look forward to hearing how it goes.
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T1, pump: minimed 522, pumping since 7/7/06, diabetic since July 1985.
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08-17-2006, 01:51 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent, WA USA
Posts: 2,755
| | I look forward to hearing more about it too. 
__________________ Rikki @--'--,--'-- Diagnosed in 1989 A1c 6.4 - Mar. 08 Currently pumping Novolog in my PURPLE MM722! Every time you Can Has, God kills a LOLcat. My Blog My WW Blog | 
08-17-2006, 04:23 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ
Posts: 711
| | | Me too as I am considering this pump also | 
08-17-2006, 05:17 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,846
| | | I'd like to see how accurate the results are compared to the Dexcom. Good luck. | 
08-17-2006, 06:36 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,213
| | Not trying to seem materialistic, but I would like to hear about the cost, insurance coverage, etc... 
__________________ My wife keeps telling me I never listen to her.... or something like that! | 
08-17-2006, 09:01 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 61
| | | Right now, it's $999, and that will cover you for full-time sensoring for something like a 30 days. After that, it's $35 per sensor, which you wear for three days. So far, insurance companies are not on board, but MMs optimistic rep said it may take 6 months for them to tune in and grant it as necessary for pumpers.
Out of pocket, it's quite a committment... I figure about $4850 to use it full-time for a year. I think, cost-wise, I'd benefit plenty from periodic use to figure out my patterns, but the uninsured cost right now makes it pretty far out of my reach. Especially, for the marginal accuracy, etc.
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T1, pump: minimed 522, pumping since 7/7/06, diabetic since July 1985.
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