To add to my comment, I should have called it the “Patterns” Program which is on the Medronics pump that I was referring to.
the thing about cancelling the TB is that you can program the pump to cancell the basal by itself; you just program it for a certain amount of hours, and then it shuts off automatically. what i meant was wouldnt it be wonderful if your TB went ON automatically for the days that you need it to, 2 hours before you need it. for example, on your work days which are busy and hectic, you could program your pump to automatically start at, say, 6am, and then last throughout the day until 5pm and then shut off. its a great concept. wouldnt it be nice to have a feature like that 
Either that, or the ability to program bolus profiles to change, say, from weekend to weekday profiles automatically - it wold accomplish the same thing.
Then again, I used to have a separate weekend profile, but have found more consistency by using the same profile all week long and adjusting with boluses or temp basals when necessary. Just made more sense to me, after all, I don’t do exactly the same thing every weekend, so why would I expect weekends to be different in the exact same way? On the other hand, my physical “baseline” is more or less consistent - with the exception of periods of sustained exercise - though those are not every day or week at the same time - so why change the base?
Yes, I think I understood exactly what you mean……schedule a start time and a stop time. I would love to be able to make a decision at 12 noon to start a T.B. to start at 2:00 p.m. and stop at 5:00 p.m. or whatever. I hope Medtronics reads these posts!
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every time i have the opportunity to speak to a Medtronic rep, i give them every darn suggestion that i have. not only would i like this TB to work so seemlessly and easy-breezy, but i would really like a waterproof pump (i refuse to go on the POD). my other matter of contention is that meters do not have a light that shines forward from the entry point for the test strips. some come with a backlight which is great, but how on earth are you supposed to see how much blood you have on your strip and where to aim it and if it is backwards or not in the dark…for example, a movie theater or during the night when you know that if you turn on your bed light you will wake up your husband and this will not be a happy moment. (you end up bringing your meter into the bathroom, for example, and thats a pain in the a–, if you know what i mean) i would also be much much happier if the introducer needle of the infusion set were as thin as a regular syringe. whats up with that???
I have been into this website more frequently lately, because I am getting an upgrade to the new insulin pump 630g. I am in Canada and through a gov’t. program get funded every 5 yrs. for a new pump, as well as $2400.00 yearly to cover the cost of supplies. This new pump sounds like something you might be interested in. It is waterproof, which isn’t too important to me, but obviously it is too you. Check it out, it might have more of the features that you want, and can upgrade. I will be trying CGM for the first time with it, and thankfully there is training for it.
The meter that came with the t:slim pump has this! The One Touch Verio. It’s a really nice feature, especially for overnight testing.
I tried the Verio and although it had this great feature, i got terribly inaccurate High reading from this meter. so, i went back to my trusted One Touch Ultra 2 meter. i get results that match my A1c #s and that really helps me to feel some sense of control over my BGs. but thank you for the input. i dont know why other meters dont have this very simple feature.
which pump is it and who manufactures it? i know that the POD is waterproof, but it does not work with my body type. i am too slender. i am on Medicare in the USA, and i get a new pump every 6 years. i just recently received my latest Medtronic Paradigm upgrade (it works with a sensor if you want it, but Medicare wont cover the cost of sensors of any kind). i wont be due for a new pump for the next 6 years. but please let me know more about it. i am very curious.
thank you,
Daisy Mae
The Animas pumps (Ping and Vibe) are also both fully waterproof.
The Contour One Next meter has a strip light that shines on the test strip and finger. Though I find those strips are tactually distinctive enough that I rarely need it.
It is the Medtronic 630g. So the U.S. website is www.medtronicdiabetes.com. So in there is Minimed 630G so click on that one for a description. It apparently uses an Enlite Sensor. So when talking to Medtronics in Toronto they say the cost of the sensors for it will be $325 for a package of 5. One sensor is supposed to last 6 days. Right now through the gov’t. program I mentioned which is called Assisted Devices Program the $2400 per year covers my supplies which is the reservoir and the infusion tubing and I used the Quick Set. The senors will be an “out of the pocket” expense for me. So it sound like much the same idea of what is cover and what is not for both countries. You would probably use one of the other infusion sets because you are slim. So maybe it is the same pump….but the model number of 630G is the same for both Canada and U.S. Just U.S. use the name Minimed still in front of the model number.
thank you; i looked up the different pumps on their website and found that the 670 would be the greatest one for me, but Medicare wont cover sensors at all (the pump i have now is equipped to use a sensor, but i dont use it), no matter what your MD proposes as far as your individual needs. also, it is not available in the USA yet. the waterproof one looks promising, and i will do more research on that one. however, since Medicare already paid for my newest pump, i highly doubt that they will pay for a different pump. i am permitted one pump every 6 years. no way yet around that policy, and there is no way that i could afford to pay out of pocket for a new pump, no matter how sufisticated. however, by the time that my current one is out of waranty, there should be major advances in the technology. so i look forward to that. but i truly appreciate your information and support.
No the 670 isn’t available here yet either. But I did see where after buying the 630G that I could get the 670 at a cheaper cost through some program. Don’t know how that would work with the Assisted Devices Program, but I will ask just to be informed, when I go the my Diabetic Clinic to organize/train/talk about whatever is necessary for my new 630. But I really think the new 630G that I am getting, will probably be “new enough” for me for awhile, so won’t actively pursue trying to get the 670 unless they advised doing so at my meeting in a couple of weeks.