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Comment by Cyndy Abel on July 10, 2008 at 8:01pm

I agree with MBI 's ideas and Lee Ann ( absolutely yes, yes and yes!) - I am a very new pump user ,but the designs that came with my pump were extremely depressing - accessories that are practical, yet not "medical" and fun even would be great!!

Comment by Lee Ann on July 9, 2008 at 12:35pm

I want underwear that's cute and/or sexy that has a pocket in the waist in the middle of the back. Or a garter belt with the same pocket so I have someplace to put it during marital relations.

Comment by Timothy Bays on July 9, 2008 at 12:31pm

After reading the present posts, it sounds like some of you are describing a case I purchased from Amazon.com. It is called the PumpPak anf holds extra pump supplies. Plenty of room for everythig...even an extra meter, test strips, insulin vials, etc. and ir fits into my mesenger bag quite well, It is about half the size of a notebook/binder and hs double zippers. I hope this helps someone!!

Comment by Stick Me Designs::Rickina on July 2, 2008 at 8:24pm

Holy Bananas!@@@@

Wow what great feedback. MBI I'm very impressed with your willingness to share. And I think your ideas are simply fabulous**

I have to say it does seem like you're complaining about our bags..but no worries I suppose they won't be a perfect fit for everybody although we try very hard to be good at what we're doing.

Your wonderful ideas are certainly noted.

Here's a challenge for you...You may want to look into designing and launching your own fabulous collection..it's a lot of work, but you know what it's worth it and...you'll get exactly what you want...everytime. How's that for satisfaction?? :-)

Great ideas..and great suggestions. Thanks so much*
~Rickina

Comment by Shawn on June 19, 2008 at 11:45am

I would love to see a CGM sensor and transmitter incorporated into the infusion set. I think Omnipod is going to that with Dexcom 1st quarter of 09! I hear that they are also thinking about making 2 reservoirs in the pod 1 insulin and 1 glucagon. That would be cool

Comment by Armand Matte on June 13, 2008 at 8:16pm

I would love to have pre-filled cartridges but from what I understand they can't because Insulin breaks down the plastic after a short period of time.. I think the last I read was after 4-5 days it starts to break down. That's why all the vials are still glass. I would really like a leather type case with no velcro, so that it will fit in with business attire better.. perhaps something like the black leather cases that come with a blackberry pda with a magnetic clip(no shhrippp noise! lol) and some great suggestion are here so far! I would also like to see a travel bag with all the proper sized spots for minimed supplies and a section that would hold a cold gel pack for transporting insulin. I recently paid $100 for a travel bag from medtronic that is supposed to carry my laptop as well and it is smaller than the leather breifcase I use already.. another waste of money!

Comment by Loretta Nobert on June 12, 2008 at 11:17pm

DITTO to EVERYTHING that MidnightButterflyIris said. Those are absolutely great ideas! Everyone has made suggestions for items that I would like as well.
How about making prefilled insulin cartridges that you could just place into the pump without having to go through the trouble of filling the reservior and then struggling to get all those %^$#%#$% tiny bubbles out. Like the Insulin pen - just put the cartridge in the pump and then add the tubing.
I also have trouble seeing the bubbles in the tubing. It would be great if there was a way to make it easier to see if you have pushed all the bubles out or not.

Comment by MidnightButterflyIris on June 11, 2008 at 5:36pm

ok now heres a suggestion/demand from those lurking pump company tech developers...
i can't wait for all pumps ..especially the minimed..to have a separate low bg calculator that can tell you how many carbs you need to eat to bring your bg back up to target... cuz i tried to do it with reverse psychology based on my negative units of correction shown and that flopped because your sensitivity to bring your bg down is different that your sensitivity to bring bg up.. also on the other spectrum, for when you're really high, ...the need to be able to program user settings and have a seperate correction factor.. (based of a different than normal set, different programable sensitivity factor) specific to be for when you have HIGH bg above a certain threshold.. cuz if you just take the pump's reccomended amount of insulin when your bg's like 380, its not gonna fully work!.. cuz it always take more insulin than normal to bring your bg down if your really high! so we need the pumps to be smart about that too and not leave us hanging to mentally guessworking the math on our own every time.

Comment by MidnightButterflyIris on June 11, 2008 at 5:17pm

i also would like to see a meter belt clip/with see thru leatherish pump case that is not bulky but can fit a Ultra smart meter right behind the pump, and a onetouch mini poker and a vial of test stripts on the side and 4 glucose tabs....and thats it. just the basics. nothing i dont need when i'm just going for a walk or run in the neighborhood. call it "Pumpers-RunningMate Case"!

Comment by MidnightButterflyIris on June 11, 2008 at 5:00pm

how bout a hair clip that's tough enough to hold your pump and hide it in your hair.. good for a wedding or evening party or sitting in the hottub.

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