Thanks Melissa when I joined here in June 2012 my very first discussion was this: https://forum.tudiabetes.org/topics/thinking-about-a-pump-for-the-first-time-in-37-years
I asked the question because I wanted the information pump companies won't tell you. I got a lot of great information in the replies and ultimately ended up getting a Dexcom first and then an Omnipod after the smaller, sleeker, lighter ones came out. Both devices have markedly improved my blood sugar control and my life. To be able to hop on my bike and go for a ride, get into bed and go to sleep, get on the court to play tennis or racquetball and not worry about going low is very liberating. With the Omnipod there was a pretty steep learning curve in the beginning and I lost a few pods to user error or poor placement but since then I can count on 1 hand the number of errors or pod alarms I have had. Please feel free to add me to "the number of users" who report being very happy with their pods :).
