Re: Paradigm 515 Insulin Pump

[Guest guest]

You may find more pump help on insulinpumpers message board. I use a

Deltec Cozmo and prefer it over the Minimed products.

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> Hi!

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> My name is Peggy and I'm a new member here!

> I actually got my best advice when I was

> diagnosed with diabetes from an online forum

> (that was ten years ago when the Internet was

> a lot more expensive to connect to!) ... very

> cool to find there is a new incarnation of

> the same great community!

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> Anyway, I am Type 1, currently using a MM 508

> insulin pump. The warranty is up and I'm

> considering upgrading to a Paradigm 515. Is

> anyone out there using one of those? Or a 512?

> I'm just wondering what folks that have them

> think ...

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> Thanks!

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> Peggy

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/9/2004 8:09:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

photo_muse@... writes:

I'm surprised there aren't at least a few pumpers here.

It can't be that rare, can it?

Hi Peggy,

We do have members using the pump. They may be just as busy as I am getting

ready for Christmas. I'm sure you'll hear from them.

hugs

Eunice

[Guest guest]

<< You may find more pump help on insulinpumpers message board. I

use a Deltec Cozmo and prefer it over the Minimed products. >>

I did post there ... however, not much response. (Actually that

board seems to be slanted a bit anti-MM. I had a couple of people

answer my question, but in a private email.) Anyway, I thought I

might find someone on this board. However, today I found out just

how new the 515 is ... I'm not surprised few people have one.

I looked into the Cozmo ... would cost me about $20 less for pretty

much the same stuff. However, I've been using MM for 10 years and

they've been great. When I got my original pump, the choices were MM

or Disetronic (sp?) and I chose MM. The only reason I can see to NOT

choose one now is that I could use up the 3 or 4 extra boxes of sof-

sets I have. I'm thinking that's not enough of an investment loss to

base my decision on. After some questions and answers with some

Cozmo users (and the two MM users) plus reps for both, I decided to

go with MM again. I should get my pump in next week!

Regardless, I'm surprised there aren't at least a few pumpers here.

It can't be that rare, can it?

Peggy

[Guest guest]

I'm anti-MM for now because they charge $ for everything. With

Deltec (s Medical) everything from software upgrades to add on's

like the meter are ALL free. I can't afford several hundered dollars

every couple of months.

Also, I prefer the new modern look and features of the Cozmo. MM is

still old school for me. The whole activate button annoys the heck

out of me.

Perhaps in the future MM will appeal to me, but for the above reasons

I choose Cozmo.

Pump users are rare. Type 1's only account for 10% of the diabetic

population and about 1% of those are on a pump.

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> << You may find more pump help on insulinpumpers message board. I

> use a Deltec Cozmo and prefer it over the Minimed products. >>

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> I did post there ... however, not much response. (Actually that

> board seems to be slanted a bit anti-MM. I had a couple of people

> answer my question, but in a private email.) Anyway, I thought I

> might find someone on this board. However, today I found out just

> how new the 515 is ... I'm not surprised few people have one.

> Regardless, I'm surprised there aren't at least a few pumpers

here.

> It can't be that rare, can it?

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> Peggy

[Guest guest]

Yes, everything is included initially, but upgrades throughout the

four years are additional, from what I've seen. They just put out

another software upgrade that was $100-150, can't remember.

> I heard that from someone else, too and was rather worried ... but

> when I talked to the MM rep about getting my pump, everything was

> included ... pump, meter, software, a few test strips and

> sets/syringes. The only thing I had to pay extra for was the " Sil-

> serter " ... I've been spoiled, using the Sof-serter for the past 4

> years! (Was only 10% of $13.00 that I had to pay.)

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> Is there something I'm missing here? I'm not sure what it is I'm

not

> getting ...