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Permalink Reply by timmy on April 4, 2012 at 5:19pm

let us know how ya go, i was thinking of getting the 2020 or medtronic veo

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Permalink Reply by timmy on April 5, 2012 at 3:48pm

the 2020 is available yeh, we dont get the ping. Our options are the accucheck spirit combo, medtronic veo and the 2020. Thats all :(...waterproof is appealing to me!
I have private insurance so the whole pump is covered. Even on the public system atleast 80% of the pump is covered.

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Permalink Reply by MyBustedPancreas on April 5, 2012 at 5:14am

Congrats! The itching can sometimes be due to the adhesive. In warmer weather especially I have this problem and it can drive me crazy. One thing that helps is putting a layer of Opsite Flexifix on my skin BEFORE inserting the infusion set. I use the Opsite stuff so that it is a barrier between my skin and the infusion set. Once I started doing that, I never had an issue with itching again.

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on April 5, 2012 at 5:19am

That's an awesome birthday present! I am not sure what to suggest about itching, I get those occasionally too. I have my new pump waiting for me @ work!

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on April 5, 2012 at 5:33pm

And I forgot it tonight! I don't have a belt clip for it so it's sort of useless but I'm hoping to get going with it this weekend!

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Permalink Reply by karen on April 5, 2012 at 5:44pm

Yay, Tony! Happy Birfday, and Welcome to the club :)

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Permalink Reply by Melitta on April 5, 2012 at 8:56pm

Hi Tony: Congratulations! I have been pumping for 14 years, and using Animas for 8 years. Love Animas! I did find that my TDD (total daily dose) decreased by about 25% when I first went on the pump, so be on the lookout for that. Test a lot to avoid hypos. Happy birthday!

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