I don’t do Facebook. I have an X2. No problems and their tech support is fantastic as was my trainer.
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Robert, it’s absolutely my pleasure.
Yes, that is correct. Now, Tandem advises patients not to extract the “buffer” insulin from the old cartridge, but I do. Often there are some air bubbles left, too, which I believe is part of why they have the “buffer” (the inner bag of the cartridge also has a role in this design, probably). Though I have been advised not to, I usually just pull the insulin out of the old cartridge with the cartridge change syringe, fill the syringe to my 3 day capacity from the vial, pull the air out of the new cartridge (as advised), press the air out of the syringe, and fill the new cartridge. It adds a few seconds, but it works for me. I am lucky to pay less for insulin than it sounds like you do (about $100/vial) and so, by my math, if I didn’t pull the “buffer” out (as I didn’t do when I started using the t:slim), I would lose approximately 200 units a month, or 2.4 vials a year. That still comes out to a noteworthy chunk of money, though, so while it is not advised, I usually draw out the “buffer” insulin as part of my cartridge change.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
I have written multiple blogposts about my Tandem t:slim X2. It is not perfect, but no pump is, and I don’t mince words in my reviews. Just know that almost a year after going with the Tandem X2, I am happy with my pump and with make the same choice today.
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Good Day Laddie, you have a very good user experience and I do need to know from you as I have 2 1/2 months to go before I have to change from my ANIMAS pump. I would like to know since your last posting on the communication issues between the Dex5 and X2 in September, has there been any improvements with that and I read the low glucose suspend update was supposed to be rolling out. If so, how is that going? Thank you.
If I wore my sensors on my abdomen I would probably have no losses in communication with my X2 pump which I either wear in a front pocket or on my waistband. I however wear my sensors on the back of my upper arm and occasionally that location gets blocked from communication with the pump if my arm is against the back of a chair cushion. In general it is not a problem most days although it is something that Tandem must address as it moves forward into artificial pancreas technology.
I don’t know whether you used the Vibe with G4 integration. I thought that Animas did a terrible job with the software of that pump and quickly quit using it as my G4 receiver. I really like how the G5 number shows on the main screen of my Tandem pump. The Tandem software and menus are a huge improvement over Animas.
I think that the low glucose suspend is due in 2018, so I can’t report on that. I personally don’t care much about it just as I didn’t care about it with Medtronic. That being said I am super interested in a pump with predictive basal adjustments such as the 670G, but that wasn’t an option when I chose my Tandem pump. Plus I have used Dexcom sensors for 7 years and am more loyal to Dexcom than to any pump company. I still haven’t forgiven Medtronic for the horrible SofSensors…
Good luck making the right decision for you.
i use the vibe/G4 and i got a transmitter in july and it died like 2 weeks ago.
Laddie
I agree with what you are saying regarding the CGM being more important than a pump. I’ve been using Dexcom for over 9 years and can’t do without. A pump is a pump and yes the Animas pumps menus aren’t that user friendly but you get used to it or any other pump. And Animas pumps work great and they were the first to offer a true waterproof pump, which as an avid swimmer and boater sold me on their pumps 9 years ago and I have upgraded ever since without regret.
Amy2
Something wasn’t right with that short lived transmitter. I’m sure after calling tech support they sent you a new one. Mine have always outlasted the standard replacement time for all the years I’ve been using them.