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Comment by Abby on November 30, 2012 at 7:24am

I was told the range was only 2m (me and my consultant couldn't find it in the instruction books but that is what she thought it was), but me and my boyfriend have tried it, I set the bolus and press deliver then walked away slowly, got to 5m (which was the limit of the room) and the meter was still reading to say it was delivering. I know it can't go through wall/door so we didn't try that. Would be interested to know how far it actually is.

Comment by Mike Ratrie on November 30, 2012 at 6:12am

I am just trying to imagine doing things differently from the way I do it now, and I am having some difficulty imagining.

There are a lot of things (bolusing, TBR setting, extended and multiwave, etc) that I do very quickly and frequently without looking at the pump. The meter is used to get a number that feeds my Mike's Brain Bolus Calculator (MBBC), then the meter is set aside until I need to test again.

Comment by Marie B on November 30, 2012 at 4:57am

I just got my training 2 days ago. I am finding the meter and the bolus adviser easy to use. the only thing I don't consider an improvement is the clip holder. it fell off my pj's last night and the pump hit the tile floor hard. at least it fits the old holder, I'm switching to that.

Comment by Mike Ratrie on November 29, 2012 at 7:37pm

I received my Combo training book this week and I go to training on Friday 12/7.

Do any of you who have been using the Combo have any feedback on how you use the pump? Do you find you mostly use the meter and the Bolus Adviser? Does the Bluetooth really only work inside of 6.5 feet/ 2 meters?

Comment by Craig C on November 26, 2012 at 9:11am

Well, got my Combo and thoroughly love it. My only real issue is there's no way to store favorite meals out for carb usage like with the Palm. Fortunately I wrote down all my favorites and I'll place a card in the meter case with that data. My only other complaint is the monstrous lancing device Accu-Chek provides. Being a guy I don't carry a purse to haul that behemoth around in. ;o) That and the fact there's no zipper pocket for extra lancet cartridges. I'm using the OneTouch Delica lancing device and lancets. It's small and practically pain free. I got the meter case from my original Spirit pump which does have a zipper pocket and holds the Delica device perfectly. Now if I could just find a little smaller case so I can get rid of the extra space and it will fit in my slacks pocket a little easier. The best thing about the Combo is that I can stick my pump in my sock and run the infusion set tubing up my leg to my abdomen. Practically disappears.

Comment by Mike Ratrie on November 9, 2012 at 5:29pm

Jake,

Thanks. Yes, I ditched the PDA and have been doing it in my head. I gave the SW about a month - got too tired of trying to fit my wacky life into its view of meal times and bolus calcs.

I am really hoping the new system plays well together, since one of my long-term concerns is what happens when my personal SW (version 1.0) crashes :) :o

Comment by Mike Ratrie on November 9, 2012 at 5:25pm

Rob,

Thanks for the link. Hmmm ... so is the SW only PC compatible?

Comment by Jake on November 9, 2012 at 4:49pm

Think many/most of us ditched the PDA and just do it on paper/in our heads.. Bolus Advice will convince you to let IT do the math.. you can always override it..

Comment by Jake on November 9, 2012 at 4:48pm

Bolus Advice is very different than how pocket compass handles things.. doesn't try to lock you out like pocket compass did.. I think learning how Bolus Advice works is part of why the retraining for upgraders..

Comment by Jake on November 9, 2012 at 4:46pm

Rob beat me to it.. It seems to be a bit more involved and smarter about calculating IOB than with the pocket compass software.. Though I still havent found where it shows the current calculated IOB without doing a fingerstick or entering carb info..

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