tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898358710846460897.post6559213227294999072..comments2014-11-29T05:13:44.500-06:00Comments on iPump: Medtronic Revel Pump ReviewJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11573551226018335235noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898358710846460897.post-9370199023005135292011-09-15T13:38:26.107-05:002011-09-15T13:38:26.107-05:00My 7 year old son is starting on this pump in a we...My 7 year old son is starting on this pump in a week. *super scared and nervous* <br /><br />This information has helped ease my worries some! Thank you!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402957662324854041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898358710846460897.post-8683132928268752162011-09-12T14:07:55.398-05:002011-09-12T14:07:55.398-05:00I have been using the Medtronic pump for about fou...I have been using the Medtronic pump for about four years now, first using the Paradigm 722, and three months ago I received the Revel 723 - guess what, I hate the new pump! There is an old Marianne Faithfull song (different words) that keeps running in my head - "why'd ya do it", why'd did ya mess with my pump. <br />For a long term "pumper" the new device is positively dangerous, especially those of us who have used the pump for so long we no longer look at the screen when we bolus. New nag screens (ala Microsoft Vista), with the requirement to answer "Yes/ No" to each action have caused me to miss boluses. New error messages such as "Motor Error" confuse everything, additional counter-intuitive steps to get to key functions, make this edition of the pump horrible to use. <br />Worse, Medtronic should have provided the ability to flash upgrade the software, but they did not. I, for one, am going back to my old 722, and will return the Revel 723 to Medtronic. I definitely will not donate the 723 to some poor sucker; I would rather run the pump over with my car to put it out of its misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898358710846460897.post-22205987453126884372010-09-08T18:39:01.835-05:002010-09-08T18:39:01.835-05:00Susan,
Thanks for sharing! Your son is really luck...Susan,<br />Thanks for sharing! Your son is really lucky to have a mom who is so involved with diabetes. I commend you! It's really exciting to hear that he may/will be going on the pump soon. I'd love to connect with him sometime, just to offer encouragement. You can email me directly. I can assure you that being on the pump will make his life more enjoyable, his diabetes more manageable, and his his overall outlook more positive; even if he's doing GREAT now! However I can help, I am willing.<br /><br />-JamesJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573551226018335235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898358710846460897.post-80998091999222736122010-09-08T18:19:50.231-05:002010-09-08T18:19:50.231-05:00Thanks for this great information, James. My 16-ye...Thanks for this great information, James. My 16-year-old son was diagnosed with T1D last October and will be going for a pump assessment next month. The children's hospital in our area deals with Medtronic and Animas. Your blogs have been very informative and hopefully make our decision much easier.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531839250701708066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898358710846460897.post-25994018260572959412010-09-08T18:18:29.597-05:002010-09-08T18:18:29.597-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531839250701708066noreply@blogger.com