She clips it to the inside of her jeans; we now have MM Revel. Animas has a nice slim profile clip, nicer than Minimed’s. Google Tallygear for flat, velcroed waist packs, seem a little more substantial than pumpwear’s waist bands, though those would be good too. Minimed sells a sports waist pump pack that has a piece of plexiglass inserted between plastic window of pouch and pump (removable). This would protect the pump from hits, etc. In the waist bands, you can turn it around and put the pump in the small of the back; Tallygear, same thing. Spi belts are another brand; made for joggers and runners so Spi belt stays stationary.
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I have two daughters using the pump. They have pouches that they love. They are acitive and even do summersaults when wearing them. I just wrap the tubing around the pump and then put it in the pouch. You can buy pouches on-line for $25.00. I know people who sew so they were nice enough to make them, but you can buy them as well. My kids have a velcro strap so they don’t need to wear pants with pockets or belts. They love their pumps!
Go to the web site of Pump Wear Inc. Com they have really cool cary paks for pumps. Even for adults. Check it out. www.pumpwear.com
I make pump pouches for my son. They have a clear plastic window at the front and I make a velcro belt to hold it on his waist. He uses it day & night & has never had any trouble with it breaking & he can bolus without taking it out of the pouch.
Kim
Our 14 year old wears pump clipped to the outside waist of her underpants, between jeans and underpants, although the pump under warranty is the Minimed, so she has to fish it out to bolus. You cannot tell she is wearing it, tubing completely hidden also. Animas Ping, you would not have to fish out the pump from its hiding place. There is a clip you can put on the back of the Animas pumps that you can wind the tubing around it… don’t remember the name of it.may be called the “clip it.” That would mean that you could not use the clip used to secure pump to pants though. Animas has a slim clip, which I think comes in handy. Three new products I think work well. One is the spibelt, a runner’s belt. They have model for diabetics with a hole in the back for the tubing. Thin and very discreet. Pump bands from pumpwear to go around the waist may work out well. Just purchased Tallygear tummietote, which is a spandex band secured by velcro which goes around the waist or hips, depending on size ordered. There are three pockets… one for the pump, one for glucometer, one for money. Probably, he would just slip the pump into one pocket. They will put a clear window in one of the pockets. There is one more product google diabetes belt. It is a very form fitting velcro band, with some elastic to secure the pump, very unique and discreet. I think all the above mentioned products are great. With any one of them, you can turn the belt around to put pump in small of back, hiding it entirely.
Diabelt… Just ordered and received ours. Made by a Diabetic, for a diabetic. I believe the maker of the Diabelt is a male, as that is what his picture indicates. What a unique product. It is a two or three inch black elastic type band, very stretchable, with an elastic type holder for the pump built in to the belt. This is the sleekest, closest to the body pump pack I have ever seen. Have been looking for options for a “bandage style” black formal dress, very form fitting. This is similar to an Ace bandage… it fits that closely. Great product. She can turn this around and wear pump in the small of the back. He sews it shut so you have to stretch it over your head, shoulders, etc. and it is worn around the waist, not the hips. I ordered one her waist size and one two inches larger. Both will fit. Not sure how comfy as she has yet to wear it all day, but I consider this a great option. And priced at $5.95, very inexpensive. Just google “Diabelt” as this product is not extensively advertised.
I am a regular rock climber; I have a camera bag (with a sturdy plastic clip) which I have permanently affixed to the back of my harness. I can then slip my pump in it and snap it closed. This has worked very well for me as it keeps it completely out of my way. (I can provide more details if anyone wants.)
The rest of the time I typically use the clip and attach it to my pants; to keep the tubing out of the way I wrap it around the pump (and through the clip) so that there is not a lot of excess tubing, I then tuck a small amount of it into the top of my pants so that if it gets tugged the pressure is not immediately on the pump. I have been wearing my pump like this for 18 years and it has worked great for me, even during various types of exercise.
My daughter is 6 and on a pump, she likes using the clip (and has a much shorter length of tubing than me). She also likes wearing various waist belts and shirts that have built in pockets for pumps (we’ve tried a few different brands, they have all seemed pretty good). She is using the Sure-T infusion sets (for the medtronic pump), which have an extra point of attachment to the skin to help avoid being tugged out accidentally (although I find that accidentally getting tugged out happens to me less than once a year; a bigger problem for me is when it is hot and I am exercising then the tape can start to peel off).
My son has been wearing a pump for 5 years now. He started wearing the pump when he was 3. Because he was so little when he started pumping the pump looked huge hanging from his waist. So, I came up with an idea to “contain” the pump. I sew little pump-sized pockets into the inside of the waistbands of all of his pants. He puts the pump in the pocket and no one even knows it’s there.
As far as being active with the pump: Riley plays baseball, soccer, and basketball. He has never had any issues wearing his pump and playing sports. Some kids needs to remove the pump to prevent lows. Riley’s lows tend to come on a few hours after activities so he does best not disconnecting. I just sew little pockets into his uniforms and he puts the pump in there.
My 11 year old is super active too. We went to the bike shop and got one of those neoprene belt/sacks. The really small one that stretches. It stays snug against my son and he likes that. He hated the loose bags.