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Comment by Mike Ratrie on December 7, 2012 at 12:56pm

Just completed the training session for the Combo. While I am pleased with the session and the trainer, I wonder at why it was necessary. It was pretty straightforward, especially for what is essentially an iteration of the Spirit.

Roche has made some progress on reducing the paper waste compared to the huge amount of packaging that came with the Spirit, but it could still be reduced by at least half.

The new meter-centered system will take some adjusting to, but I am looking forward to seeing if I can get in even better control with less variability with this system.

Comment by shari lynn Giarraputo on December 5, 2012 at 4:36pm

Has anybody that purchased the accu chek looked at the tandem TSlim pump as well. Any feedback on either pump

Comment by Jake on December 5, 2012 at 8:06am

There is an agreement with Dexcom but it does not seem to be avalible in the current model of the Combo (at least in the US).. New bolus calculator is great though

Comment by shari lynn Giarraputo on December 5, 2012 at 6:51am

Thanks Dee for the information. I am just trying to minimize walking around with extra stuff. Right now I have a pump, CGM,2 test kits. Way too much stuff. Just got the new Dexcom. I hope to hear what everybody thinks of the pump. I am looking at several pump companies. But heard great things about the accu.

Comment by Dee on December 5, 2012 at 12:16am

Hi Shari, I'm in the UK and here they are not teaming up with Dexcom but are developing their very own CGM system to go with a new pump they are launching, hopefully available here in about 12 months time.

Comment by shari lynn Giarraputo on December 4, 2012 at 8:47pm

Finally looking to let go of my Deltec cozmo insulin pump. I was wondering about some current thoughts on the accu-chek combo. Have they teamed up with Dexcom yet? I will hopefully hear from a rep soon to figure out all the details.

Comment by Mike Ratrie on November 30, 2012 at 10:05am

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Craig, I gave up turning the pump off for the shower, I just unclip and let it run, so I wouldn't have to hear the little alarm beep every minute reminding me that the pump was off - Yes! I know - I am in the shower!!!

Dee, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) rules in the US, so I just learned to ignore the "about 12 months" words. Upgrades will only get into my hands when the FDA says so AND Accu-Chek gears up to make it happen - never before! :)

Hope you get the CGM upgrade sooner rather than later, though.

Comment by Dee on November 30, 2012 at 8:24am

I am in the UK and am due to upgrade my pump. I went to talk to the Roche rep this morning and am going to get the Combo. What she did tell me though was that in about 12 months time, there is a new pump coming out, which will be CGM enabled and will also be able to take the prefilled cartridges. I will be eligible for an automatic upgrade when it comes out. I don't know if this is going to be available in the US though, I know things take different amounts of time in different countries.

Comment by Craig C on November 30, 2012 at 8:00am

Hi Mr. Ratrie - I rarely do anything with the pump itself other than shut it down when I shower. In fact, since I normally wear jeans or slacks I store the pump in one of my socks and run the infusion set tubing up to my abdomen. Kind of 'out of site out of mind'. It's nice only having to mess with one thing.

Comment by Rob Muller, Roche Diabetes Care on November 30, 2012 at 7:56am

Hey all, just wanted to clarify: once the bolus is confirmed on the ACCU-CHEK Combo when the wearer is in range, the wearer can move as far as they want from the remote. They don’t have to stay in range. This is a clear difference between it and other pumps, because of the use of Bluetooth technology.
Also, I'm confirming with the product group, but I'm pretty sure the range is 2m (6.5 feet).
Hope that helps.
Have a great weekend!

Rob

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