When we go back to her Endo next month they will set us up in what they call “pump classes”. We will have to go to the classes just like we did when she was in the hospital for diagnosis and we learned about how to take care of her…same thing but with the pump. We will get to see all the pumps…hold them…push buttons…and then we choose which one we want. She’s then set up on a 3 day “trial” where she will be hooked to saline and we will see if thats the right one for her before the final prescription is written for one. If we like it…or I should say if SHE likes it…then hers will be ordered and we will have to go back to set up all the rates and such. I guess its a good program. I used to be dead set on MiniMed til I learned all about the other pumps out there. I think we will end up leaving the ultimate decision up to Kacey and what she feels comfortable with since it’s gonna be connected to her all the time. Those websites you gave were GREAT! It was nice to see the breakdown all on one page…Thanks!

Another test would be to call each of the customer service numbers and see what happens. That may tell you a lot about how they value current customers versus prospects.

I do agree that Cozmo is more kid friendly. I would like to go demo all of the different kinds of pumps to try them out. Actually seeing them and trying them would be a lot better than just looking online. I will probably do that when it comes to a CGMS.

Scott – Thank you! They should get better with practice. It’s kind of funny talking to my monitor…

Great VLOG post – Looking forward to more of them in the future.

I like the Cozmo because it seems more “kid friendly”. I know many have recommended the Animas to us but I wasn’t sold on it. I also like that the Cozmo is waterproof and being a child it seems thats the way to go for her. I also like that Cozmo you can use all the different infusion sets (I heard theres more to choose from) and I’ve been told that if you use the MiniMed pump then you’re stuck with those sets. I guess thats why they make us go to pump classes at the hospital….so we can compare and see which we like best once we talk to all the reps.

Here are a few good sites that let you easily compare different pumps. I don’t really remember what made me go with MiniMed now… huh.

http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_technology/insulin_pump_models.php

http://www.insulin-pumpers.org/faq/compf02.html

When you go to prime the pump, the insulin with spray out of the infusion set like a fire hose instead of dripping like normal. As soon as you see this happen, call Medtronic.

New pump works like a charm. I’m not sure I would be too happy if I was outside of the 5 year warranty and had to pay for a new pump. Even with the co-pay it’s still a chunk of change.

I was very pleased with their customer service.

Thanks for the comment Cara!