The first thing I did, when my doctor suggested I look into the pump, was do a web search on insulin pump. One of the first and best resources is the Insulin Pumper’s site.
I joined, and then sat down and read about 3 months of archives.
That immediately ruled out Minimed. I dont think a week goes by without someone complaining about them. I have not noticed that with any other pump company. (Maybe Distronic, but that’s okay, the FDA isn’t letting them do anything in the USA anyway).
Then I sat down and looked at some websites comparing the pumps. Deltec Cozmo and Animas had almost the same features I was looking for. Very adjustable flow rates, water proof (we have a pool), etc.
I was invited to a support group demoing EasyManager Plus and even though the rep wasn’t that good at demoing, I could see that the software put Animas over the top for me. Like I said in my post about EasyManager Plus, I’m a Palm kinda of girl.
After 3 meals on the pump, I’m sold. The Palm/Pump/Desktop model is flexible. Much more flexible than I think the MiniMed Paradigm model is, and more flexible than Cozmo.
So that’s why I made my decision.