My pump buddy Diabetes365 day 16

I'm about to replace my out-of-warranty insulin pump. It's over 18 months old (replacing a Minimed 512 that broke down after 30 months) and I've worn it 24 hours a day for a total of at least 13,000 hours. Here's a picture of the little guy.



And for all that time my plastic pancreas has helped me control my blood sugars and live a closer to normal life. Trust me, it's no substitute for a real working pancreas.

For something that I've worn for that long, it's in good condition and doesn't look like it needs replacement. Insulin pump makers generally provide a 4-year warranty with their pump. And when the warranty's up I want to get a new model so I can take advantage of better features and (hopefully) the even better control.

Next week I should be getting my latest model, a Cozmo 1800. I promise to post some videos of its features and let you know what I think about it.

Insulin pumps are just one form of better treatment. There is no cure for diabetes. Yet.

The diabetes365 project is veryactive with new photos being added every day.

I've made blog posts out of all my diabetes365 pictures.

Note: When a pump is replaced because it broke, the replacement pump is typically a refurbished one. And the pump company doesn't restart the warranty clock with the replacement. So in my case, the replacement pump was only warrantied for an additional 18 months. This actually works to my advantage because I can now replace it without having to wait a total of 4 years.

Labels: buddy, diabetes365, insulin pump

posted by Bernard @ 3:29 AM