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Permalink Reply by Michael Watson on August 31, 2011 at 8:36am

I was told all kinds of things by various reps of the different available pumps. I decided to verify them all on my own, and did a saline trial of a number of pumps. I ended up choosing the Animas Ping, while a friend of mine unhesitatingly chose the Omnipod. Having tried all of them with saline for one to two weeks each, I can say I experienced no difficulties with the actual infusion on any of them.

I almost never notice the infusion on my Ping at all. Occasionally, if I do a large bolus, I'll feel something at the infusion site that might be described as a sting, but it's VERY minor. And truth be told, when I was on MDI, my own injections were AT LEAST as fast as the Ping gives them to me.

I love the Ping.

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by JackSprat999 on August 31, 2011 at 8:38am

Hallo Rosie,

Don't be fooled by rumors! The Ping has two modes of pumping a bolus: Normal and Slow. The normal mode pumps the entire dose at once while the slow methods breaks the dose into single unit portions with about a two second delay in-between. I always use the slow method and it causes NO pain while the normal method can cause some discomfort, especially when a relatively large bolus is being delivered. It is easily changed but remains the same until you run the set-up again if so desired.

I am sorry, but since the majority of MM sales force are NOT actual pump users, I doubt that they have their facts straight with respect to Animas or perhaps even their own product. Most Animas reps are actual users! I have been with Animas for nine years and I do NOT experience any pain from their pump, infusion sets, methodologies, etc.


All the luck with your new pump! I have no doubt that you will find the Ping quite an excellent choice.

All the best, Jack

Permalink Reply by marti w on August 31, 2011 at 8:51am

i have the precursor to the Ping, the 2020. Sometimes it stings, sometimes it doesn't. you can set your own delivery speed on animas pumps. i find that the stinging sensation, the rare times it happens, is more related to the infusion set's location than the delivery speed. but for me at least, with my 2020, it almost never happens

Permalink Reply by daricel on August 31, 2011 at 9:06am

I'm with Marti. Both my daughter and I have Pings... If it stings, it has more to do with where the site is than the pump. I very rarely feel anything at all. Like the others, I use the slow mode.

Permalink Reply by rosieb on August 31, 2011 at 10:20am

THANK YOU, ALL!
I felt this guy was pulling at straws when he was giving me his spiel, I even caught him in a couple of lies, but I just wanted to be sure I had made the right choice. I'm excited now and will fax my approval letter over to my Animas rep. Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are the best!

Permalink Reply by marti w on August 31, 2011 at 4:50pm

the medtronic rep when i was pump shopping is the reason i decided against medtronic. had already had a pump class, put my hands on the pumps and read the books. he told me outright lies about the other pumps and was unable to answer my questions about medtronic products and water resistance. the answer was in the brochure, i just wanted to see if he knew it. he didn't.
i have had nothing but clear information and great service from animas, whether it's about the pump or about the software

Permalink Reply by Sue on August 31, 2011 at 5:23pm

Yes, Animas has been great to deal with. The pump is just a little machine! Never a bump in the road...I love it!

Permalink Reply by MossDog on August 31, 2011 at 5:28pm

If I had a dollar every time I heard this story..........................

Permalink Reply by Sue on August 31, 2011 at 1:03pm

How interesting that the mini-med people would say this. I would never buy anything from someone who felt they had to discredit the competition...I use the slower injection with my ping...4 seconds between each unit.Sometimes I feel it a little, but not uncomfortable. I guess you could call it a sting, but not bad enough to warrant not using this amazing little pump!!!

Permalink Reply by MossDog on August 31, 2011 at 2:15pm

Agree about trying to discredit the competition. The pump should sell itself plain and simple.

Interestingly the only "sting" I have felt recently is when I was using a Medtronic pump. Like others I think it is more of a placement thing. I also think sometimes it also may be because too long or short catheters. Regardless I have not seen anyone that it is a continous problem for.

Permalink Reply by Sue on August 31, 2011 at 3:08pm

I agree with all who said it was mostly where you put it. I have places the Dr. said should be good, but aren't. Nerves are close to the skin or something...but they just don't work! But after a while, you get to know where the "good" spots are...

Permalink Reply by markese on August 31, 2011 at 2:08pm

When I first got a pump it was the 2020 4 yrs ago and the first bolus did "burn". I have used the "slow" mode ever since. I have a ping now and that was one of the first settings I changed. I could never push my insulin through the syringe very fast either. As others have said the boluses on slow don't hurt, but I can feel a little something almost a cold sensation sometimes.

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