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Permalink Reply by blazer1155 on August 5, 2011 at 4:22pm

You would probably be best off with the minimed 723 unit wich holds 300 units all the rest only handle 200 units in 3 days. your are just under the 200 unit mark for 3 days but it is best to have the extra room for more units in the future if you need it and you'll get longer time out of your infusion sites. Good luck , the pump is well worth having.

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Permalink Reply by MossDog on August 5, 2011 at 4:56pm

Most people tend to see about a 25% drop in their insulin needs when moved to a pump.

You also forgot the Accu-Chek Spirit which holds 300 units (actually 315 units).

I have personally, and also seen others, who change their resevoir (or cartridges whatever pump you may be using) more often than their infusion set because they want to get the full 3 days out of the infusion set but wanted one of the smaller pumps to hide easier or for a specific feature of any particular pump. Although I think capacity is important, it is not the only reason to choose or not choose any one particular type of pump.

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Permalink Reply by MossDog on August 5, 2011 at 5:02pm

I think they are all great!

My best suggestion would be to try to set up some way where you can see, hold, and push the buttons of all the pumps.

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