This was my dream pump!!! Been following it since the early 2000’s! A pump that learns and no more carb counting?! I was all in.
I begged and begged the research center I go to, I would do anything if I could get in this study!
I was very fortunate to be in the study and this was after a few years with Tandem basal IQ and now control IQ. I struggled with it. First it was hard not to make mini doses as I have been taught to do to help keep blood sugars in target. This system needs you to just let things ride. I was very good and just let it do it’s thing but it just never worked well for me. It was the first study I decided to end early. My time in range was in the 50-70% range when my Tandem is always above my goal of 80%.
The iLet pump is a great pump for people who are not seeing an endo. It is a great pump for people that want to let go of needing to do things related to one’s diabetes. It is a great pump if “perfect” numbers are not key for ones happiness.
There is no pump that is perfect for everyone. You really do need to list what you must have, what you might like and what you hate in a pump. Try and meet with trainers and hold it, play with it. Maybe get to try it out.
For me the biggest problem with any pump in the infusion set. The one piece and make or break a pump experience!
Good luck with whatever you end up with. Pumps are not for everyone but I do love the flexibility & better numbers I get with my pump and CGM! My new dream pump has become the Tandem control IQ!