Comments on: Hey JDRF & BD – This is What I Want in an Insulin Pump

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:02:47 +0000

Ok, let’s discuss some of the “why they can’t do it” here.

1. Reservoir not big enough – could this be because they want to sell you a consumable? Why not let you re-fill the device with a needle?

2. Battery not strong enough to allow for BlueTooth com with IPhone apps etc. – Really? I can communicate with a tiny ear piece and that seems to work just fine. Could it be that the manufactures need to be “proprietary”? Which leaves me with a CGM device communicating with my CGM canula, a pump communicating with my pump canula and oh yeah, a cell phone. VS. a needle and insulin bottle and test kit…

3. On a more serious note: With BD and JDF getting into be together we should all have great concern. THINK for just a minute – what cure or even treatment for ANY disease has every been given back to the people that donated to those organizations. For example, have you ever heard of the Jerry’s Kids pill that helps patients with MD/MS? Have you every heard of a pill/therapy that is directly linked to the BILLIONS of dollars that have been given to the Heart Association, JDF, or any other charity organization? NO. SO we provide the R&D money to these organizations and they develop therapies, pills, treatments that involve a continual revenue stream tied to each patient and ceases to exist if said disease is cured. Now I am fairly sure that this is a conflict of interest. Do we (JDF et. al.) even get royalties on those products?

I have been spared my sight, heart and general health by these “therapies” so please don’t take me as a nut, but rather that continuing to support a system that does not provide cures why not change it. I say give no one any money until such time as they have “cured” diabetes (and we can all agree what that means) then give them all of the money collected for THAT purpose. No charity says “help us find the expensive therapy” rather they use the word CURE.

By: Cherise

Cherise — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:37:18 +0000

What I want in a pump?!? I honestly am happy with the Omnipod but of there was one thing I wanted to have intergrated with the Omnipod would be the CGM. I can’t wait for it to happen; heard it’s suppose to be soon.

By: Traci

Traci — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:15:21 +0000

Love your comments on the type of pump you would like to have. You have some great ideas. Hopefully our pumps will be more personalized in the future!

By: Amalas

Amalas — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:41:23 +0000

I know one of the problems with having the infusion site and the CGM sensor near each other is that the insulin you get via bolus/basal will affect the CGM readings. As in, if they are physically close to each other, your CGM will pick up your mealtime insulin and not know what that means for your reading. That’s why they recommend putting your sensor so many inches away. I wish they could be the same insertion, but I don’t know how they’re going to fix it.

I also don’t know how they would physically fit 600 units of insulin in a pod. It takes up space and that would probably mean a thicker pod. Unless they bring back different densities of insulin (U-500, etc) to make a smaller physical amount pack the same amount of punch.