tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679184829749921473.post4071582148031423886..comments2023-03-25T00:11:10.182+13:00Comments on Kaitake: Animas rep visit - insulin pumpKaitakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04755124499697549552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679184829749921473.post-37037512777994602462013-08-22T21:50:02.285+12:002013-08-22T21:50:02.285+12:00Sure is! Things are all happening at once - I don&...Sure is! Things are all happening at once - I don't know what to do with myself lol! :)Kaitakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755124499697549552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679184829749921473.post-12304607242540992452013-08-22T21:49:31.072+12:002013-08-22T21:49:31.072+12:00Hi Shannon, that's for your advice! I actually...Hi Shannon, that's for your advice! I actually now have to choose between two very good things: the Animas Vibe with Dexcom CGM or the Medtronic VEO with low glucose suspend + CGM. I think the VEO will be a bit out of my price range (the rep told me it was $12,000) but even with partial govt funding it is still a stretch too far. Both pumps seems like quality products, but I have been pretty sure I wanted the Animas Vibe for a while now. I like the fact that they are in involved in the artificial pancreas project. I guess each company will update their own technology periodically so I just have to start somewhere!Kaitakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755124499697549552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679184829749921473.post-23347930301616410732013-08-16T08:24:42.236+12:002013-08-16T08:24:42.236+12:00Great news on all fronts!!!Great news on all fronts!!!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199324961244085710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679184829749921473.post-50495418658423701762013-08-13T14:22:50.927+12:002013-08-13T14:22:50.927+12:00I've never commented on your blog - or even re...I've never commented on your blog - or even read it before, but I saw the title of this post on Mo's (of Will and Mo) blog, and had to click over. And then I saw that you got to hold an Animas Vibe - SO envious! I'm an endocrinologist in the US, and we've been waiting and waiting and waiting for it to come out here! Right now Dexcom is only available as a stand alone product.<br /><br />Medtronic makes a good pump, too, but their first generation CGM is inferior to Dexcom, in my opinion. In the US we don't have access to Medtronic's newest CGM except when used as part of the professional CGM that is used for diagnostic purposes, which I now use quite often. I've found it to be comparable to Dexcom as far as accuracy and consistency, though as I mentioned, I haven't seen it in action with the pump. The newer CGM is paired with the Medtronic pump that will suspend insulin delivery if your sugar drops low AND you don't push any buttons on your pump to acknowledge you are aware of the low (very cool!) <br /><br />CGM aside, both pumps work great, it really only matters which one you like better. But if the Medtronic pump isn't with their newest CGM, I think you'll be much happier with the Animas/Dexcom combination.<br /><br />Of course, you have no idea who I am, so feel free to take my words with a healthy grain of salt, but I just couldn't resist responding. :) Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647211529119137824noreply@blogger.com