[spike]

Please list your complaints with the 1250, or Animas.

If you've used a 508 or 515, please list what you like better about the Animas, and what you like less.

[Jgood78]

I have only ever used the Animas 1250 and the only complaint I have is self inflicted. The 200 unit resivor..it runs out too soon.

[archimeech]

compared to the MM508 I used to use, I have no complaints.

Jgood, I usually refill my resevoir about 3 times before actually changing it. It's not recommended, of course, but it works.

One thing about the belt clip that I use, it's the swivel one that comes with the pump and it's rather cumbersome. I do catch my pump on a lot more stuff than I used to with the 508.

[spike]

Originally Posted by archimeech

compared to the MM508 I used to use, I have no complaints.

Jgood, I usually refill my resevoir about 3 times before actually changing it. It's not recommended, of course, but it works.

One thing about the belt clip that I use, it's the swivel one that comes with the pump and it's rather cumbersome. I do catch my pump on a lot more stuff than I used to with the 508.

Hmm...I just asked the rep about a clip. she said there's a clip that doesn't rotate. Is that true? do you have 2 types of clips? I've got 2 different clips with my 515. A slip in rotating type (large) and a svelte belt clip that grips the upper and lower edges of the pump--my favorite.

[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by spike

Hmm...I just asked the rep about a clip. she said there's a clip that doesn't rotate. Is that true? do you have 2 types of clips?

I got my pump in Sept and they sent me to cases. I hard black plastic case that has a clip that rotetes and a leather case that does not have a rotating clip.

[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by Jgood78

I have only ever used the Animas 1250 and the only complaint I have is self inflicted. The 200 unit resivor..it runs out too soon.

Same as the above poster. I wish we had 300 unit resivor because I burn up a 200 unit resivor in no time.

[Cyborg]

Originally Posted by spike

Hmm...I just asked the rep about a clip. she said there's a clip that doesn't rotate. Is that true? do you have 2 types of clips? I've got 2 different clips with my 515. A slip in rotating type (large) and a svelte belt clip that grips the upper and lower edges of the pump--my favorite.

My trainer showed me a new clip that is just about to be released to the public. It is very slim line and nothing like the big bulky case-like clip on the swivel that comes with the pump.

[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by Cyborg

My trainer showed me a new clip that is just about to be released to the public. It is very slim line and nothing like the big bulky case-like clip on the swivel that comes with the pump.

Did they say when it was going public ?

[Dewey]

Originally Posted by spike

Please list your complaints with the 1250, or Animas.

If you've used a 508 or 515, please list what you like better about the Animas, and what you like less.

I truly like the Animas, in terms of size & functionality. The 508 was a good pump, but the Paradigm series just didn't cut it for me (for a multitude of reasons). If I were given a choice between the 515 & the 1250, I'd be way more likely to go for the 1250. The only con that I've experienced with it is that there currently is no screen saver, so when the pump's display is in "sleep mode," nothing is displayed on the screen. I'm one who tends to prefer to see something on display. I have a list that I've posted before that you may have seen. I'll repost it, just in case. Again, as I Always say, these pros/cons are based on personal experience & fellow user input, so it's only for reference purposes:

Animas IR-1250 Pros:
1. Smallest pump, easy to handle and use
2. Large display screen, very easy to read (contrast can be changed to darken/lighten text)
3. Can use almost any Luer-lock infusion set
4. Often comes with free products and/or accessories
5. Really Cool color (& custom) covers
6. With the 1250, users can customize tone alarms - Cool for kids of Any age)
7. Has a variety of bolus options (Normal, CarbSmart, ezBG, Combo Bolus, as well as reminders) - and Insulin On Board feature (IOB)
8. Can set BG reminders
9. Can download up to 500 foods from food database to pump along with carb amounts
10. Very durable, sturdy
11. Animas working on closed-loop system and implantable glucose meter, will hopefully release Micro-Pump next year (recently joined with Johnson & Johnson, as well as currently working with DeBiotech on the Micro-Pump)
12. Excellent customer service
13. Best battery life of all pumps on market
14. Not locked into using one brand of meter
15. Interest-free Payment plans available
16. Display Backlight can be turned on/off at user's discretion

Animas cons:
1. 2ml reservoir may not last as long, depending on user's daily insulin intake
2. No meter to attach to pump or remote
3. There have been some complaints from users about stinging at the sites (due to insulin delivery being "too swift" - not too much insulin, just too quick of a delivery)

Minimed 515/715 Pros:
1. Comes with meter - communicates via RF
2. can choose to either use 515 with 1.8ml res. or 715 with 3ml
3. Has indiglo backlight
4. Small pump
5. Cool colors available (Purple, blue, black smoke and frost)
6. Has clock and battery life on "screen saver", as well as reservoir capacity
7. Working on closed loop system
8. Working on pump to sensor communication (instead of using separate meter) - for 522 pump
9. Battery life ok
10. Pretty sturdy pumps
11. Insulin On Board feature (IOB) (customizable on 515/715)
12. Remote for discreet usage
13. New ThinSet reservoir recently released by Applied Diabetes Research (ADR) that should allow use of luer lock sets. Here's the site that shows a picture of the new reservoirs for the MM515/715 pumps: http://www.applieddiabetesresearch.o...6consumer.html

Minimed Cons:
1. Customer service sometimes sketchy (some have major billing or other customer service issues)
2. Some users feel locked into using one (BD) brand of meter (if used)
3. Locked into using Proprietary infusion sets (limits user choices), if new ADR ThinSet reservoirs are not used
4. Battery life not necessarily as long (sometimes as low as 3 weeks, depending on enabled features). Some users have had great luck with battery life, others have not.

Originally Posted by spike

Hmm...I just asked the rep about a clip. she said there's a clip that doesn't rotate. Is that true? do you have 2 types of clips? I've got 2 different clips with my 515. A slip in rotating type (large) and a svelte belt clip that grips the upper and lower edges of the pump--my favorite.

She must have been talking about the IR-1000 clip (which actually screws in & does not rotate), or the IR-12xx series leather case (which has a hard belt clip that doesn't rotate). Other than those, the IR-1250 holster rotates all the way around.

Originally Posted by jeggeman31

Did they say when it was going public ?

Hey Jim,

They said (according to the presentation I attended) that the Micro-Pump is supposed to be released late 2007 (in the last quarter).....this came from a rep./pumper who's currently on the 1250. Hopefully they won't run into any snags and will have Everything ironed out & ready to roll in the time frame they provided.

[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by Dewey

They said (according to the presentation I attended) that the Micro-Pump is supposed to be released late 2007

O the micro pump, I thought the poster was talking about just a new case that Animas was coming out with.


Thanks

[Cyborg]

Originally Posted by jeggeman31

Did they say when it was going public ?

Unfortunately, no. But the people at animas have been very helpful so far. Maybe a phone call or email might get you one. I haven't worn my pump on a belt clip yet. But the clip was way cooler than the one they currently ship. It clips on and off instantly.

I jerry-rigged a little pouch attached to one of those conference badge clips that go around your neck. I wear mine like a badge of honor and let the tubing come up from the front top of my shirt. If I go out in a public place and feel uncomfortable, I'll just drop it under my shirt. It's just more convenient and easier to get to. At night it goes into a waist-it so it's nice and snug against my body. No flopping around while I sleep.

[jeggeman31]

Well I went ahead and sent them an email asking, just to get things cleared up. I will post their response when I get it

[Poe]

yeah, the 200 u/reservoir is the only drawback i have with this pump... however, i'm so used to changing sites out every 3rd day that if i keep it in longer the site does itch.

[Dewey]

Originally Posted by jeggeman31

O the micro pump, I thought the poster was talking about just a new case that Animas was coming out with.


Thanks

My bad, LOL.

[JediSkipdogg]

I just have one question, and sorry if this comes off harshly. But can I ask why there's a post asking for the cons of an Animas pump? Yet no post asking about the cons of a MM pump? Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it seems like up until Dewey's post, this thread is one sided. Maybe it's just me.