[marielea]

hi everyone!
i will be going in on may 2nd to get my new pump. theres actually a 2hr class on it first. my dr gave me LOTS of info on them...brands, styles, etc. just wondering what you all use? what made you pick the ones you have? i would like a very small one.....better to hide.......
thanks in advance!

[psilocybin]

wrong forum....read the pumping forum there is a billion threads about this subject

[JediSkipdogg]

I went with Animas for the size and because at the time they were so easy to deal with. They still are. But I did all my research during college so it was somewhat harder to find time to talk to people and see pumps in person. So I had to go by what I found online, and one main feature I loved the most was batteries lasting forever (well, about 4-6 months.)

[psilocybin]

cozmo here...for one thing they have beyond the best customer service...also have a neat feature on there website where u can instantly talk live to a cozmore rep. 2) features. 3) cartridge size (guys we are not getting into this one again lol) 4) i like the meal maker features. 5) upgrades of no charge. 6) if anything goes wrong with mypump they have a warehouse about an hour or 2 away from where i live and will have me a new pump within 4 hours of something going wrong with mine(no matter what time of day). 7).....im sick of listing all these things over and over again, there is more personal reasons for my decision just read through the pumping forum you will find them

[marielea]

jeez sorry...didn't see the different forums. i'll just go back to lurking...

[Funnygrl]

No need to lurk. I am sure some mod will move this thread over to the other forum, and it's a perfectly valid question.

What pump are you using now? Edit: never mind, I read your post incorrectly.

I just ordered my cozmo. It should be here next week.

I chose cozmo because it stores all the info in the pump, not just insulin doses, and then transers it wirelessly to the computer, which I think is pretty cool. I also like that they give free software upgrades. And I like how customizable it is. Only problem I had was I thought it was ugly, but then when I actually went to the educator and saw it in person, I liked it better.

[psilocybin]

i appologize for my attitude didnt mean it to sound so rude, i was just in a bad mood

sorry

[sbuff28@charter]

I Just got a MM 515, I like it, pretty simple but does the job.

[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by marielea

i would like a very small one

See some people do like small ones

Okay back to the thread in hand.


I picked the Animas IR1250. After viewing the Animas and the Cozmo. I did not like how bulky the Cozmo was nor did I like the case. Minimed did not get back to me until after I was pumping so that option was out.



One thing you said is that you want one you can hide, why do you want to hide it ?

Wish you the best in your pump search.

[UpNorth]

I have the Animas IR1200. Like the size and design and color *i have the silver* the size of the cartridge suits me quite well too, seeing that i prefer to change cartridge and infusionset at the same time... the big buttons and backlight is a plus too, and love the fact that i can use any infusionset on the market that has luer lock connection

[Dewey]

Originally Posted by psilocybin

cozmo here...for one thing they have beyond the best customer service...also have a neat feature on there website where u can instantly talk live to a cozmore rep. 2) features. 3) cartridge size (guys we are not getting into this one again lol) 4) i like the meal maker features. 5) upgrades of no charge. 6) if anything goes wrong with mypump they have a warehouse about an hour or 2 away from where i live and will have me a new pump within 4 hours of something going wrong with mine(no matter what time of day). 7).....im sick of listing all these things over and over again, there is more personal reasons for my decision just read through the pumping forum you will find them

You can copy what you've typed & save it to a word or other document for later use....Or, you can copy & paste from one thread to another.

Originally Posted by marielea

hi everyone!
i will be going in on may 2nd to get my new pump. theres actually a 2hr class on it first. my dr gave me LOTS of info on them...brands, styles, etc. just wondering what you all use? what made you pick the ones you have? i would like a very small one.....better to hide.......
thanks in advance!

I usually use my Cozmore, but have an Animas as well. Animas pumps are very small, as are the Minimed Paradigms. If you're looking for a more discreet pump, Minimed may be for you, as they offer a remote control (remote sold separately). The best way to decide is to try & see each one in person, and possibly do a trial on each one (i.e. if you've narrowed it down to Cozmore, Animas & Minimed, try to do trials with each company). If you can't do that, reading, researching (like you're doing here & possibly on other sites) & calling each company to have info. sent to you may also help. Here's a post of mine that highlights some of the pros & cons I've experienced with each pump (of pumps used & companies worked with):

Picking a pump

[marielea]

thank you for your replies.

[Tokyo Cate]

Good luck in choosing your pump. You will find very strong opinions about the different options here. It is a good idea to list which features are important to you and make sure that the short-list of pumps you look closely at have all of those features.

If I were to go back to pumping I would want:

• customer support
• long battery life
• batteries that are easy to replace
• 3 ml reservoir
• small-ish size
• some kind of bolus wizard
• some kind of data transfer link
• water resistance
• back light
• sample of all of their infusion sets so that I could choose the best
• BLUE

A lot of the posts here state strongly that MM's customer service has gotten quite poor in recent years which is really disappointing. When I was using MM, I always had excellent service, but that was long ago.

[Funnygrl]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Cate

Good luck in choosing your pump. You will find very strong opinions about the different options here. It is a good idea to list which features are important to you and make sure that the short-list of pumps you look closely at have all of those features.

If I were to go back to pumping I would want:

• customer support
• long battery life
• batteries that are easy to replace
• 3 ml reservoir
• small-ish size
• some kind of bolus wizard
• some kind of data transfer link
• water resistance
• back light
• sample of all of their infusion sets so that I could choose the best
• BLUE

A lot of the posts here state strongly that MM's customer service has gotten quite poor in recent years which is really disappointing. When I was using MM, I always had excellent service, but that was long ago.

Lol, you want a cozmo.

[Tokyo Cate]

Originally Posted by Funnygrl

Lol, you want a cozmo.

I am living "unplugged" on MDI these days and loving it, but if I ever decide to go back to pumping, I will check out the Cozmo.