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08-23-2007, 10:02 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 9,311
| | | Honestly Shabbie ANY pump is better than no pump at all. I think you are going to find you love it. I stuck with my old 508 pump for years because it was a good workhorse. It also did not have a bolus wizard, but I didn't know what it was so I didn't miss it. It clicked when it gave a bolus and I loved that feature because I knew it was working. I still have my old 508 as a backup. I don't have the heart to get rid of it.
All in all, I think you are going to find that you get much better control with your pump. Enjoy it and enjoy the lower blood sugar you are going to achieve.
__________________  Nancy Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa diagnosed type 1 October 1986
currently using Medtronic MiniMed
paradigm 715 CLEAR  |
08-23-2007, 10:10 AM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: north wales, uk
Posts: 629
| | Quote:
Originally Posted by Funnygrl 
Shabbie, you can check out the virtual pump on their site and get a feel for it.
| yeah i'll be sure to do that. but you cant beat good old experience of other users for feedback ;-) |
10-17-2007, 08:33 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 15
| | | I thing someone knows how to hack these pumps, I have the h-tron and it had a tech inspection due, I took i apart to try to hack it and it is impossable from what i can see but there has to be a way. |
03-14-2008, 11:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 115
| | | I almost purchased the Spirit as my next pump last week. I am glad I decided not too now after reading this thread. The end of use timer would really annoy the snot out of me. My current pump's warranty ran out in February and I completely forgot about it. I am sure the alert would let me know, but I still have not gotten my new pump so I would have to have been on shots for a while now. I am sticking with my Cozmo.
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Glucoweb
diagnosed 1995 pumping since 2000
Pump: Deltec Cozmo |
03-14-2008, 11:48 AM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 6,336
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Originally Posted by Glucoweb I almost purchased the Spirit as my next pump last week. I am glad I decided not too now after reading this thread. The end of use timer would really annoy the snot out of me. My current pump's warranty ran out in February and I completely forgot about it. I am sure the alert would let me know, but I still have not gotten my new pump so I would have to have been on shots for a while now. I am sticking with my Cozmo. | Are you getting a new Cozmo or just waiting for it to die? |
03-14-2008, 12:10 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 115
| | | I hope to be getting a new Cozmo, but the Smith's reimbursement rep told me a lot of insurance companies are starting to not wanting to cover the cost of a new pump, even if it is out warranty and the pump is still functioning correctly. I am waiting to here back from the rep, after they submit the paperwork.
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Glucoweb
diagnosed 1995 pumping since 2000
Pump: Deltec Cozmo |
08-09-2008, 05:43 AM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 20
| | | As of 2008, the Accu-Chek Spirit 'expires' after 6 years.
The warranty coveres the Spirit for 6 years too.
-Annika |
05-11-2009, 05:34 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tornado Alley!
Posts: 111
| | | Got a recall letter today on my Spirit pump.
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"Laughter is the best medicine - unless you're diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list."
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06-05-2009, 09:33 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: No. Cal.
Posts: 20
| | I guess that you havent seen the European sites for Disetronic (AccuChek Spirit). They are already issuing a new 'rig' called the Spirit 'COMBO' which incorporates the PDA into the meter, that bluetooths the pump. Almost like the Paradyne. Looks very new-tech, especially for Disetronic, who has typically been a good pump, but behind in the tech dept. I spoke to Accu-Chek yesterday, and while they said the 'FDA prohibits them from talking about it' that the individual I was talking to said that she though, hypothetically, that Accu-Check 'should be' thinking about 3rd or 4th quarter this year for FDA approval here, and that any Accu-Chek pump bought within 6 months will be upgraded for free, and up to a year for $200. Try THIS site... Accu-Chek Insulin Pumps
__________________ OPINIONS ARE JUST THAT! YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOURS, AND ME MINE. PROTECT FREE SPEECH, LIVE LONG, AND PROSPER! NA-NOO NA-NOO! Dx 1987 T2;1996 T1.5
pump=1996
1 st=Disetronic "H"
2nd=Disetronic "D"
Disetronic went UNDER.. 
Minimed505 + 508  , then 715  , Service got 'testy'  . warranty died on the 715..new Medtronic = ins+$550  . Disetronic=NO ADDL $  ;they still send a 'back-up' pump.
A1c 04/08 = 7.8
01/09 = 7.2
next on 6/12
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06-05-2009, 09:40 AM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: No. Cal.
Posts: 20
| | | Up & Coming NEW REDESIGNED Accu-Chek Spirit
I don't think a lot of folks have seen this, so I thought I would post a link to England, and I can also tell you that the personell at Accu-Chek are thinking that this will be in the US by the 4th Quarter..... looks good to me... Accu-Chek Insulin Pumps
__________________ OPINIONS ARE JUST THAT! YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOURS, AND ME MINE. PROTECT FREE SPEECH, LIVE LONG, AND PROSPER! NA-NOO NA-NOO! Dx 1987 T2;1996 T1.5
pump=1996
1 st=Disetronic "H"
2nd=Disetronic "D"
Disetronic went UNDER..
Minimed505 + 508 , then 715 , Service got 'testy' . warranty died on the 715..new Medtronic = ins+$550 . Disetronic=NO ADDL $ ;they still send a 'back-up' pump.
A1c 04/08 = 7.8
01/09 = 7.2
next on 6/12
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06-05-2009, 11:08 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,425
| | I saw that FFC, and must say it looks pretty cool. I like that the meter's screen is in color, and that it & the pump connect through Bluetooth and communicate both ways. I also like that Accu-Chek will upgrade those who purchased the pumps within 6 months of the upgrade for free. It would be nice to see some good competition here in the U.S., because at this time, I feel extremely limited in my choices. Nancy is right though, in that any pump is better than no pump at all.
That said, if I had the capability (& the money), I'd come out with my own pump. 
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning! 
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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“There are people who have money and people who are rich." - Coco Chanel
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Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 27yrs, pumping 13
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06-05-2009, 11:21 AM
| | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 9,311
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Originally Posted by Dewey It would be nice to see some good competition here in the U.S., because at this time, I feel extremely limited in my choices. Nancy is right though, in that any pump is better than no pump at all.
That said, if I had the capability (& the money), I'd come out with my own pump. | I will be the first to buy it Dewey! Could ya make it smaller with a great screen?
I agree we need more choices. Competition breeds innovation!
__________________ Nancy Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa diagnosed type 1 October 1986
currently using Medtronic MiniMed
paradigm 715 CLEAR |
06-05-2009, 12:20 PM
| | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,425
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Originally Posted by notme I will be the first to buy it Dewey! Could ya make it smaller with a great screen? | Awww, shucks! Thanks, Nancy! LOL...If I made a pump, it would likely be available in different colors & cases,
have different colored fonts and styles available, look something like this:  
(Original pictures courtesy of WalMart - Nextar Ribbit MP3 players)
and, would be a child's dream. I don't know that adults would like my styles or choices much, because
I'm about putting fun with functionality when it comes to pumps. If it's something people have to wear
all the time, they might as well enjoy it, be stylish & even make others envious in the process, hehe.  Quote:
Originally Posted by notme I agree we need more choices. Competition breeds innovation! | You are absolutely right. I wrote Smiths again the other day, and that's pretty much what their response was.
They also stated that they were hopeful for a cure & that in the near future, there would be no need for pumps.
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning!
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
_______
“There are people who have money and people who are rich." - Coco Chanel
______
Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 27yrs, pumping 13
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