Well, I would be happy if on the pump itself you could review past Non-bolus glucose readings (post-prandial, no correction)- it stores all of the readings if using the one touch link meter, but will only show the most recent…
Hopefully they will come up with a pump that measures and inject automatucally. that will be like a dream come true. This is what i’ve heard. But they say its few years to come till they discover something similar.
I would like for the new pump to suggest how many carbs I should eat when I have low blood sugar. It would know IOB, current blood sugar and somehow be able to calculate an accurate carb number for me to ingest. Since I am brain dead when LBS anyway, it would be better than just eating everything in site.
Wow, this is wonderful! I hope your timeframe on the patch is correct. Knew it was in the works but thought the wait would be longer. Will the patch pump be compatible with cgms though?
Dave, that is a heck of a good deal. Will you be able to upgrade to the patch pump as well? Anyone know if patch pump communicates with cgms?
Good point, LOL! I would guess bolusing though the screen is a back up, in case you lose the receiver. I would rather have someone else push the buttons until I got the replacement receiver than go on MDI.
Will the new Paradigm also have the smaller introducer needle for the sensors that so many parents have been asking for? It has long been promised.
Minimed just had a press release on Monday.
They are releasing their new pump the Paradigm Veo in the UK first:
http://www.medtronic-diabetes.co.uk/product-information/paradigm-ve…
It looks a bit different then the current MM, but it is pretty much the same. The ‘big’ differences is a smaller basal (same as animas now), and when linked to the CGMS it will shut down if hypo(for up to two hours I believe). Other then that, it is pretty much the same.
They are looking at having the FDA approve 6-day use of the current CGMS sensor. They have plans to release their new, Comfort Sensor, in 2011. It is supposed to be half the size, and twice as accurate. They just bought all assets to PreciSense technology- a Denmark based CGMS development company. Apparently, MM made it clear they are moving towards total finger stick replacement and to be known not as a ‘pump’ company, but as a ‘cgms’ company (good or bad??).
Here is a link to a posters comments on another forum regarding MM’s recent release:
http://forums.childrenwithdiabetes.com/showpost.php?p=446285&po…
ETA: They did show, and do an insertion of the new patch pump. They said it will be on the market in a year…
Take a few minutes and look into the JDRF website info on an artificial pancreas. www.jdrf.ca then go to research. There is a short video. The last that I had heard verbally from JDRF, was that JDRF was still working on the algorithm. They needed a mathematic algorithm that would work for the inactive person through to the active person, through to the U student that might party Friday and Saturday night. It seems that they may have had some successes to date with the algorithm. JDRF is not looking at a closed loop system, artificial pancreas, as a cure. They are only looking at a closed loop system as a way to maintain optimum health, equal to the date of diagnosis, and prevent complications until such time as they can develop a cure.
I understand that JDRF is very focused on stem cell research as the ultimate cure for diabetes and a number of other immune deficiency related illnesses. I live in Canada, so I don`t know what that means in the way of time versus research versus various government approvals, but apparently in the U.S., the president elect Obama, approved an important bill (is that the correct term in the U.S.) that will give stem cell research in the U.S, greater legs. Take a look at www.medra.com and listen to some of the videos about stem cell transplant successes and the fact that the doctor heading up stem cell transplants could not do what he was doing within the U.S. or Canada due to the various government research restrictions. The three videos that you can access on the face page of the website tells me that stem cell research will provide the cure, someday…
My son, he is the one who is type 1 in our family, met a former OHL hockey player, patient of his endocrinoligist a few years back. The introduction was made by my sons endocrinologist. The young lad, formerly a Gloucester Ranger JR A player, a team that my son would like to try out for this year was attending a Western Ontario University. He also is type 1 diabetic and was very involved in stem cell research. We talked hockey tips at the time, you know managing BGs and sports… not stem cell research… I would love to hear how things are progressing on this front these days.
Cheryl
Ack it seems as though the patch pump is the vaporware pump, :+( I really want no tubing! I like the Vue, looks nice but pretty much the same as the 722 with an auto suspend function and a few other cool additions, but nothing too big, same size same shape, seems more durable.
The deltec does give you a correction in carbs. I have used it while quite low. I ate the right number of carbs but not in a form that gave me quick help. After a long period of being low I reverted to eating anything I could get my hands on.
I still think it is useful when you aren’t too low. Those times it is great to know how much will be required to be in the zone.
No actually Medtronic is coming out with a patch pump Click here to read more about it on Diabetes Mine.
Medtronic is having there Sales Meeting in San Antonio this week. Hopefully we will all hear something soon on the Tubeless Pump.
im just now loking at pumps…i hope ths comes out before i make a decision!
My son’s “Revel” minimed should be here on Tuesday! His endo told me it’s much like the current minimed but can give more detailed basil rates, so more fine tunned in a way. I think it will work great for the younger kiddos (my son is 4) because their systoms are so touchy you need a pump that can give less amount of basil at more times… let’s hope it does all that!