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05-09-2008, 05:16 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 488
| | | I was getting ready to pick some cool colour... but then I realised the clear was the winner for me. As said, it goes with anything, looks vaguely tech and cyborgy, and I would guess would not show up scratches etc so much. It's a really nice neutral.
With something on 24 hours a day that's important for me. Maybe others would prefer to have their favourite colour or something. Just a personal thing eh?
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Some boring but vital statistics:
31 year old male. Type 1 since age of 15. On Minimed Paradigm 722/Novorapid since Dec 07.
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05-09-2008, 05:31 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 113
| | | I wish Smiths Medical had a clear version of the Cozmo, they only have black, blue, and green. Oh well, still really like the pump.
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Glucoweb
diagnosed 1995 pumping since 2000
Pump: Deltec Cozmo |
05-09-2008, 05:54 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,333
| | | I chose the "clear" for the same reason Nancy (notme) did.............it goes with my clothing! LOL
Karen
Last edited by kgm0612 : 05-09-2008 at 05:54 AM.
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05-09-2008, 06:57 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas
Posts: 657
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Originally Posted by fgummett  Both my MM pumps have been "smoke" but I must admit I just got matching skins for my new pump and meter in the "Crayola Crayons" theme  Contour Link Meter ~ Skins... |
Oh that is just too cool. We dont have that option for the one touch link and our pumps.
I do have all kinds of cases that I put my pump in, today, Pif ( that's my pump's name, the purple insulin feeder,LOL) is dressed in a bluejean pak with Hello Kitty on it.  |
05-09-2008, 08:46 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 518
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Originally Posted by duck Because...only cool people select the clear. And the ultra-cool people select the Clear 722 over the Clear 522. It's true. It's science. | That is quite true. Period.
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.clear paradigm 722 w/ cgms.
.symlin when i remember.
4.23.08 A1C 6.2
1.23.08 A1C 6.5 |
05-09-2008, 09:05 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 1,206
| | There was a stand-up comedienne who would ask a man in the audience what kind of a car he had. He would say something like, "it's a '68 Camaro with a 350 cubic inch V8 and Webber four-barrel carbs..." then she would get him to ask her what kind of car she had... she would answer, "It's white!"... "White goes with everything!" 
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Started MM 712 Pump April 2004. MM 722 + Contour Link April 2008. "...type 2 diabetes is associated with obesity... [so] most people assume that the excess weight causes the diabetes. But... it's possible that diabetes causes obesity" "One of the causes of your diabetes is a poor choice of ancestors." - Gretchen Becker - The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed |
05-09-2008, 04:03 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,484
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Originally Posted by kgm0612 I chose the "clear" for the same reason Nancy (notme) did.............it goes with my clothing! LOL
Karen | You wear clear clothing? Post some pics.
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What if I say you're not like the others?
What if I say you're not just another one in your place?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender? |
05-10-2008, 09:26 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 6,874
| | When I owned MiniMed pumps (all the way from the 507 to the 512), I chose blue. One time, I got clear (when my 511 had to be replaced), but didn't like it...it was "too boring" for my tastes (if you know me, you know I love Bright colors!).
Of course, if they made neon green translucent pumps, I'd be ALL over that! lol I love the blue still, and if I ever went back to MM, that would be the color I still choose (unless if they came out with bright color choices). I like not being in the "majority." 
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning! 
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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"If you're born in this world you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America, you're given a front-row seat!"
- George Carlin (1937-2008)
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How dumb do "reincarnated"
members think mods are!?
Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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05-10-2008, 11:38 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 5,909
| | Duck behave! 
__________________  Nancy Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular. diagnosed type 1 October 1986
currently using Medtronic MiniMed
paradigm 715 CLEAR  |
05-10-2008, 07:13 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio
Posts: 2,077
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Originally Posted by duck Because...only cool people select the clear. And the ultra-cool people select the Clear 722 over the Clear 522. It's true. It's science. | I think Duck sad it all with this post. Quote:
Originally Posted by duck You wear clear clothing? Post some pics. | Now that was just funny
__________________ Jim  Diagnosed April 1990 Pumping with the Clear 722 along with the CGMS
Last A1C 7.1 ( February 2008 ) Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Of Ohio Website Proud Fan Of NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Jimmie Johnson, Lowes #48 the 2006 AND 2007 Nextel Cup Champion. The opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent
those of my wife who runs our house and makes more important decisions
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05-12-2008, 03:38 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 383
| | | I have the smoke because it looks less like some crazy tech gadget and fits with most clothes. The clear one looks like some computer.
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Diagnosed September 18th, 2006
Pumping with Animas IR 1250 from December 18th, 2006-January 25th, 2007 (I don't like stinging boluses)
Pumping with Minimed 722 since January 25th, 2007 |
05-13-2008, 04:38 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delaware, USA
Posts: 703
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Originally Posted by duck Because...only cool people select the clear. And the ultra-cool people select the Clear 722 over the Clear 522. It's true. It's science. | I guess that I'm just totally un-cool then...I ordered a charcoal/smoke/gray 522. Oh, and it's arriving today!
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Becky
T1 since 1998
Pumping since 1999
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05-13-2008, 07:18 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 6,874
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Originally Posted by RLK I guess that I'm just totally un-cool then...I ordered a charcoal/smoke/gray 522. Oh, and it's arriving today! | LOL...Actually, it means you're a trend-setter (which is even cooler than "ultra-cool!") - You're not following the majority, hehe.
Congrats on getting the 522! 
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning!
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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"If you're born in this world you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America, you're given a front-row seat!"
- George Carlin (1937-2008)
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How dumb do "reincarnated"
members think mods are!?
Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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05-13-2008, 07:29 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 1,206
| | So is "anti-cool" now the " new cool"... I really can't keep up with all these trends I also have the smoke
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Started MM 712 Pump April 2004. MM 722 + Contour Link April 2008. "...type 2 diabetes is associated with obesity... [so] most people assume that the excess weight causes the diabetes. But... it's possible that diabetes causes obesity" "One of the causes of your diabetes is a poor choice of ancestors." - Gretchen Becker - The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed |
05-13-2008, 08:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Princeton, Mn
Posts: 17
| | | After making this initial post, I ordered the Smoke ! Knowing that I would be un-cool ! However, I now read and find that I may be among the Ultra-Cool, because I went my own way...Well at 70 years old, I find thinking of myself as cool not possible, after so many decades of being just ordinary ! To me the smoke color seems as a old friend, that I just couldnt say goodbye too ! My 722 is supposed to arrive today ! I'm working toward CGMS, and this is the first step! Thanks for all the great posts about this, some were so funny ! Have a super day ! Dan |
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