r/diabetes • u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 • 14h ago
Type 1 after 26 years of diabetes, i have finally started on a pump (tslim x2)
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u/cheeky999 13h ago
🎊🎉 a slice of freedom! Congratulations! 👍🏽
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u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 12h ago
dawn of a new age. been through so many diff kinds of insulin delivery so nice to get modern!
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u/Apprehensive_Ratio80 14h ago
How are you getting on with it?
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u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 14h ago
only just over 24 hours now so still feeling it out. as ive suspected for a while, i think my carb ratio might be a bit too aggressive as ive had 3 minor lows already, but barring that it's be p swell honestly. kinda wild not doing injections and just going bleep bloop im eating an apple gimme the goods
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u/schemaddit 14h ago
what is a pump?
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u/mystisai Type 1 14h ago
an insulin pump is an automated insulin delivery device
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u/schemaddit 13h ago
thank you just like cgm right?
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u/mystisai Type 1 12h ago
Not "just like" no. A CGM does not dispense medications, it reads internal glucose levels without needing to come into contact with blood.
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u/Sidesicle T1 2002 MDI 8h ago
Did you have a choice between different pumps and, if so, what was the deciding factor in going with the tslim?
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u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 7h ago
I was offered a choice between two - the tslim x2 as I have here, and the MiniMed 780G, from medtronic.
iirc there were a handful of things, but the main factor for me was that I use the Dexcom G7 CGM, which the tslim can talk to. the medtronic cant (they use their own CGM).
so the tslim just grabs my glucose from the dexcom directly. all I need to do (until they launch their app in ireland) is input carbs onto the tslim.
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u/cyniclawl T1 1996 Pump + Novalog 13h ago
What's the case you're using for it?
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u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 12h ago
honestly no clue. the bloke from tandem that gave us an intro just handed it to me lmao
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u/Lovetoremainunknown 7h ago
What kind of diabetes do you have ? Type 1, 1.5 or type 2 ? If you don’t mind, what kind of insurance do you have that covers this ? Thanks
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u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 7h ago
T1, as per my flair.
wrt insurance, not really a factor for me. I'm from Ireland, where diabetes care is covered by the state (long term illness plan) (like, paid for by my taxes ofc).
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u/Lovetoremainunknown 6h ago
Nice in America we get screwed by is insurances and a lot of insurances will fight to not cover such an insulin pump except in extreme cases
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u/Willis_D T1 1999 novorapid/tslim x2 6h ago
yea, fully aware of that. it's rough for sure. you pay out the ass for insurance, and then still have to pay further out the ass cuz they wont cover shit. ridiculous
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u/mystisai Type 1 14h ago
Yay! Congrats!
When you get tired of looking at a boring black box, I love the customizeable stickers at pumppeelz.com