I’ve been on the MM 522 and am now a podder. As for the tubing, it’s not that big of a hassle. But holy smokes - when I moved to the pod, I realized the tubing was just about the biggest annoyance in my life (I have a really good life so it’s the little things that get noticed). I was only on the Minimed for 2 years before I switched. I am so freaking happy I made the choice to switch because now I feel like I’m really free of all the trappings of diabetes. Also, I’ve only had 2 pods fail on priming and 2 occlusions (both on day 3), and I’ve been podding since September. And while I usually have a spare pod floating in my purse, in the back of my mind I think I’ll be fine if the pod fails while away from home because I always have a spare needle with me and think “I can just draw insulin out of the pod” if I have to.
