Which pump do you perfer?

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Permalink Reply by Nicolette on March 29, 2009 at 6:05pm

I heard that MiniMed has been around the longest but a lot of people are now switching to the Animas........

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on March 29, 2009 at 6:06pm

That's not entirely accurate. Minimed is by FAR the market leader.

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Permalink Reply by John on March 29, 2009 at 6:38pm

Here's an interesting article from a few years ago looks like Minimed's market share is declining and Animas is growing......although Minimed is by far the leader. http://www.research.hsbc.com/midas/Res/RDV?p=pdf&key=y8f6w0euwd... .....P.S. I just got a new Ping can't say enough good things...going with either Animas or Minimed you can't go wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Nicolette on March 29, 2009 at 6:08pm

Well, thats just what ive heard. I have just been diagnosed and I dont know much about pumps.

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on March 29, 2009 at 6:36pm

:) I can tell. < g >

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on March 29, 2009 at 6:39pm

Animas and MiniMed make the two pumps that lead the market. The makers of Omnipod are burning through cash like there is no tomorrow ($25 million loss in a quarter), and the Cozmo pump is no more.

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Permalink Reply by Nicolette on March 29, 2009 at 6:59pm

I know that the CoZmo is out...it was in the news. I personally dont care because i dont like that pump anyways :/

I dont like the Omnipod either. My only real 2 choices of the MM and Ping...but I favor Ping

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Permalink Reply by nel peach on March 29, 2009 at 8:11pm

just the fact , that you choose pumping over shots does it for me ...so congrats ...and a short answer to follow your question : I use Medtronic 522 and I like it ;-) ...pumper since 2001

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Permalink Reply by Danielle on March 29, 2009 at 9:50pm

All the pumps are great. It just depends on what features you like best. If you can, have the reps come to your house so you can touch and feel each pump.

I use the MM522, and I love it. For me it is the best choice. Tried the Omnipod, and did not have the best of luck with it. The animas had simply too much scrolling and 'button pushing', I also did not like that you had to 'dial up' the recommended amount of insulin. With the other pumps you just press 'OK' or 'ACT' to confirm the recommended amount, and it delivers...no need to manually put it in. I know it sounds like such a small thing, but I know it would have bugged me over time after constantly using it.

The screen on the Animas was nice, but I heard from quite a few people that it was hard to read outside.

I LOVE the Carelink system MM offers. The information it provides is wonderful. I am a very visual person, so seeing everything in the way Carelink presents it is great.

Obviously, Medtronic is a huge company. Most things you see in a hospital is made by them. There is some comfort in the fact that there is a lot of money backing them. However, I wouldn't leave that to make a final decision.

Good luck with your choice.

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Permalink Reply by Nicolette on March 30, 2009 at 12:31pm

I am trying to have a representative come to my house and actually my mom called the company today and a rep. is supposed to call us back. He is local and might be able to come over and show me the animas pump. my cousin has the minimed, but shes younger then me. She likes it but Im trying to find the right one for me....
is it true that the animas has a lot of problems when you own the pump?? I kid in my school has the animas and has problems like every month.

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Permalink Reply by Di on March 30, 2009 at 5:02pm

I'm another minimed fan. I've only used the minimed, so I can't compare it to the other pumps. Their customer service is great, and they have been helpful when needed.

I think you have to find what works best for you. I chose MM because my doc at the time was a type 1 and used MM. I did look at others (Cozmo...liked it, and almost chose it, but they are going out of business now. Omnipod was relatively new when I started pumping, so I decided against it because there was not a whole lot of info out there on people who were using it. I loved the idea of no tubing, though. I know someone whose daughter wears a pod and absolutely loves it)

So, talk with the reps, ask lots of questions, and see which one you'd be most comfortable with.

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Permalink Reply by Nicolette on March 30, 2009 at 5:12pm

I really favor the animas because of the features like 500 item food count from calorieking.com. But, im going to also meet with a MiniMed representative too so I can compare the two.

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