What it's like to have your insulin pump die while you're on vacation

https://blog.lauramichet.com/what-its-like-to-have-the-machine-that-keeps-you-alive-die-while-youre-on-vacation/

#HackerNews #insulinpump #diabetes #healthvacation #medicalemergency #patientexperience

7 Million Insulin Pumps Recalled After Manufacturing Issue

https://blog.taursnd.haus/display/1a041b09-206a-178d-d147-4b0349843635

I don't like just shitting on companies based on my poor experience.

But...

Tandem Diabetes Care is failing all of their users of their Mobi insulin pump.

I know one person on their second replacement. I know one person that, after 2 replacements, switched systems. I know of one person who complained about issues known to plague this system, who I encouraged to contact Tandem, and got a replacement as a result.

I might be facing my second replacement soon.

Their Mobi insulin pump is garbage.

I know people who swear by the T:Slim X2. It seems like a robust insulin pump. Some have described it as a tank.

The Mobi? Seems like it's designed like a toy: It's designed to fail.

For a life sustaining device, this seems like a grotesque failure.

#Diabetes #TandemDiabetesCare #TandemDiabetes #Tandem #Mobi #InsulinPump

Attention #Diabetics, #T1D or #T2D or otherwise:

How do you get your #Tandem or other #insulinpump data into #Nightscout?

I’ve been fighting with #tconnectsync for several days now and am about to toss my laptop out the window. Same goes for #dexcom.

It’s *MY* data. It shouldn’t be this hard to gather it.